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Schools in Smithville

Smithville’s public schools

Hillcrest School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Smithville. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Arkansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Arkansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.2K
▲ 26% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
6.7
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
442 students on the public path
In brief

Smithville’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Smithville’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Hillcrest Elementary School places highest (better than 92%); Hillcrest High School lowest (53%). See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Smithville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Hillcrest Elementary Schoolin StrawberryA
7–12Hillcrest High Schoolin StrawberryB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hillcrest School District.

The district

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

Hillcrest School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 442 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 6.7 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$17,171AR $13,585 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 39.9% · 244 students tested
Math38%
State average 38.3% · 244 students tested

Smithville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Smithville—Hillcrest

Every school in Smithville

2 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).

Also serving Smithvillein other towns
Hillcrest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Strawberry
A
263 students15:1Rate it →
Hillcrest High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Strawberry
B−
179 students4:1Rate it →

Questions about Smithville’s schools

Are Smithville’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Smithville. Hillcrest School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Smithville. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Smithville in?

Hillcrest School District.

Where do Smithville kids go to high school?

Hillcrest High School.

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What Smithville families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.