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Nemo Vista School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Springfield and Center Ridge.

Springfield’s Schools page →

Students
513
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,875
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Debt
$0.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Nemo Vista School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 92% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% more per student than the AR average
  • 7 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.9M, about $1,686 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 92% of the 261 Arkansas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Springfield 438Center Ridge 211

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Springfield. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsSouth Conway County School District
6–82 middle schoolsSouth Conway County School District
9–122 high schoolsSouth Conway County School District

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency50%
State average 38.3% · 276 students tested
Reading / language arts53%
State average 39.9% · 276 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.9% · 31 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,875 per student · 9% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 37%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 69%Federal 10%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
500’20
533’21
538’22
464’23
513’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 2%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools.

Nemo Vista Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Center Ridge
B+
274 students15:1
Nemo Vista Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Center Ridge
A
109 students10:1
Nemo Vista High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Center Ridge
B
130 students3:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arkansas.