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Schools in Yellville · Yellville-Summit School District

Yellville’s public schools outscore 67% of Arkansas districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Yellville, 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 100% 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
42%
▲ 2 pts vs AR 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
▲ 3 pts vs AR 38%
2021–22
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 0% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.1
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
1,041 students on the public path
In brief

Yellville’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 201 Arkansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Yellville’s, its schools beat 73%, higher than their 67% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 41% in spring 2022, against 40% and 38% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,558 per student, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Yellville-Summit Middle School, then Yellville-Summit High School. 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 Yellville’s grade

B+ Test scores

B+: better than 67% of Arkansas school districts. Test scores are above the Arkansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Arkansas school districts we grade (261)Better than 67%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arkansas towns with similar household incomes (201)Better than 73%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 585 test results could put Yellville anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Yellville’s students in the tested grades sat them (585 in math, 585 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Yellville-Summit Elementary SchoolYellville-Summit School DistrictA−
5–8Yellville-Summit Middle SchoolYellville-Summit School DistrictNo scores
9–12Yellville-Summit High SchoolYellville-Summit School DistrictC+

Yellville’s public schools are run by Yellville-Summit School District, which also serves Summit. 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.

Yellville-Summit School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,041 students, up 4% since 2022–23 · 8.1 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$13,558AR $13,585 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 39.9% · 585 students tested
Math41%
State average 38.3% · 585 students tested

Yellville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
YellvilleB+Yellville-Summit
Summit—Yellville-Summit

Every school in Yellville

3 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 Yellvilleby address
Yellville-Summit Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
A−
442 students19:1Rate it →
Yellville-Summit Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
287 students11:1Rate it →
Yellville-Summit High School
High · Grades 9–12
C+
312 students4:1Rate it →

Questions about Yellville’s schools

Are Yellville’s schools good?

By Arkansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Yellville children attend outscore 67% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 73%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Yellville in?

Yellville-Summit School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,041 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Yellville kids go to high school?

Yellville-Summit High School, with 312 students; its own test results earn a C+.

How much does Yellville spend per student?

$13,558 in Yellville-Summit 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.