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Schools in Stamps · Lafayette County School District

Stamps’s public schools score below 97% of Arkansas districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Stamps’s districts is 9%, below the Arkansas average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Stamps, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Arkansas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Arkansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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
14%
▼ 26 pts vs AR 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
9%
▼ 29 pts vs AR 38%
2021–22
Spent per student
$18.3K
▲ 34% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.2
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
472 students on the public path
In brief

Stamps’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 14% of tested students were proficient in reading and 9% in math, against 40% and 38% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,256 per student, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Lafayette County High School. Enrollment is down 11% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Stamps’s grade

D− Test scores

D−: better than 3% of Arkansas school districts. Test scores are below the Arkansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Arkansas school districts we grade (261)Better than 3%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arkansas towns with similar household incomes (201)Better than 2%
D−DA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 302 test results could put Stamps anywhere from D− to D. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Stamps’s students in the tested grades sat them (304 in math, 301 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Lafayette County Elementaryin LewisvilleD
7–12Lafayette County High SchoolLafayette County School DistrictD

Stamps’s public schools are run by Lafayette County School District, which also serves Buckner, Garland and Lewisville. 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.

Lafayette County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 472 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 8.2 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$18,256AR $13,585 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading14%
State average 39.9% · 301 students tested
Math9%
State average 38.3% · 304 students tested

Stamps vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
StampsD−Lafayette County

Every school in Stamps

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).

District schools in Stampsby address
Lafayette County High School
High · Grades 7–12
D
228 students6:1Rate it →
Also serving Stampsin other towns
Lafayette County Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lewisville
D
244 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Stamps’s schools

Are Stamps’s schools good?

On Arkansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Stamps children attend score below 97% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 2%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Stamps in?

Lafayette County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 472 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Stamps spend per student?

$18,256 in Lafayette County School District (FY2024), against $13,585 across Arkansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.