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Schools in Widener

Widener’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Arkansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
15%
2021–22
Math proficiency
14%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 0% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
AR 12.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,946 students on the public path
In brief

Widener’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Widener’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Stewart Elementary School places highest (better than 8%); Forrest City High School lowest (3%). 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 Widener, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Central Elementary Schoolin Forrest CityNo scores
3–5Stewart Elementary Schoolin Forrest CityD
7–8Forrest City Junior High Schoolin Forrest CityD
9–12Forrest City High Schoolin Forrest CityD−

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

Forrest City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,078 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$13,567AR $13,585 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading15%
State average 39.9% · 1153 students tested
Math14%
State average 38.3% · 1163 students tested

Widener vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Widener—Forrest City

Every school in Widener

4 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 Widenerin other towns
Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Forrest City
713 students29:1Rate it →
Stewart Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Forrest City
D
400 students18:1Rate it →
Forrest City Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Forrest City
D
270 students16:1Rate it →
Forrest City High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Forrest City
D−
563 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Widener’s schools

Are Widener’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Widener. Forrest City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Widener. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Widener in?

Forrest City School District.

Where do Widener kids go to high school?

Forrest City 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.