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Schools in Thornton

Thornton’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools 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
25%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.0K
▲ 10% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
6.7
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
446 students on the public path
In brief

Thornton’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Thornton’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Bearden Elementary School places highest (better than 22%); Bearden High School lowest (10%). 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 Thornton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Bearden Elementary Schoolin BeardenC−
7–12Bearden High Schoolin BeardenD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bearden 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.

Bearden School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 446 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 6.7 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$14,969AR $13,585 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading25%
State average 39.9% · 293 students tested
Math22%
State average 38.3% · 293 students tested

Thornton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Thornton—Bearden

Every school in Thornton

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 Thorntonin other towns
Bearden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Bearden
C−
219 students11:1Rate it →
Bearden High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Bearden
D
227 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Thornton’s schools

Are Thornton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Thornton. Bearden School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Thornton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Thornton in?

Bearden School District.

Where do Thornton kids go to high school?

Bearden High 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.