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Schools in Siloam Springs · Siloam Springs Schools

Siloam Springs’s public schools outscore 59% of Arkansas districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Siloam Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Arkansas, not nationally.

#62of 123 Arkansas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Arkansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
40%
▲ 0 pts vs AR 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
▲ 2 pts vs AR 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
▲ 0 pts vs AR 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.5K
▼ 8% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.7
AR 12.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
7
3,227 students on the public path
In brief

Siloam Springs’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 179 Arkansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Siloam Springs’s, its schools beat 49%, lower than their 59% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 40% and math 40% in spring 2022, against 40% and 38% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,518 per student, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary and one middle school

From grade 3 the district’s path is Southside Elementary School, then Siloam Springs Middle School. Enrollment is up 10% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Siloam Springs High School Conversion Charter and Sunshine Montessori (private) are in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Siloam Springs’s grade

B Test scoresB− Graduation

B: better than 59% of Arkansas school districts, #62 of 123 Arkansas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Arkansas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Arkansas school districts we grade (261)Better than 59%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arkansas towns with similar household incomes (179)Better than 49%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,730 test results and a graduating class of 330 could put Siloam Springs anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Siloam Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,733 in math, 2,728 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Siloam Springs, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KNorthside Elementary SchoolSiloam Springs SchoolsNo scores
3–4Southside Elementary SchoolSiloam Springs SchoolsB+
7–8Siloam Springs Middle SchoolSiloam Springs SchoolsB+

Siloam Springs’s public schools are run by Siloam Springs Schools. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 39.9% · 2728 students tested
Math40%
State average 38.3% · 2733 students tested

Siloam Springs vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Siloam Springs’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Siloam SpringsBSiloam Springs Schools

West Siloam Springs, OK borders Siloam Springs but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Siloam Springs

7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Siloam Springsby address
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade

Questions about Siloam Springs’s schools

Are Siloam Springs’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Arkansas: the public schools Siloam Springs children attend outscore 59% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #62 of 123 Arkansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 49%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Siloam Springs in?

Siloam Springs Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,702 students in 6 schools (2024–25).

What is Siloam Springs’s graduation rate?

90% of the class of 2023 in Siloam Springs Schools graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas.

How much does Siloam Springs spend per student?

$12,518 in Siloam Springs Schools (FY2024), against $13,585 across Arkansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Siloam Springs?

Yes: Sunshine Montessori (nonsectarian, grades K–2, 7 students). Siloam Springs also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Arkansas. Stars are from neighbors.