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Schools in Arcola

Arcola’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Mississippi’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Mississippi’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
21%
2021–22
Math proficiency
20%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.5K
▲ 41% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.7
MS 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
534 students on the public path
In brief

Arcola’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Arcola’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s 762 public schools. Sanders Elementary School places highest (better than 10%); Simmons 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 Arcola, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Sanders Elementary Schoolin HollandaleD
6–8Simmons Jr. High Schoolin HollandaleNo scores
9–12Simmons High Schoolin HollandaleD

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

Hollandale School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 534 students, down 3% since 2022–23 · 12.7 per teacher (MS 13.9)
$17,514MS $12,392 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading21%
State average 41.7% · 289 students tested
Math20%
State average 47% · 277 students tested

Arcola vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Mississippi towns that share Arcola’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Arcola—Hollandale

Every school in Arcola

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Mississippi’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Arcolain other towns
Sanders Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hollandale
D
246 students14:1Rate it →
Simmons Jr. High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hollandale
116 students14:1Rate it →
Simmons High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hollandale
D
172 students11:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Deer Creek School
Grades PK–12
Private · Nonsectarian
247 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Arcola’s schools

Are Arcola’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Arcola. Hollandale School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Arcola. 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 Mississippi’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Arcola in?

Hollandale School District.

Where do Arcola kids go to high school?

Simmons High School.

Are there private schools in Arcola?

Yes: Deer Creek School (grades PK–12, 247 students).

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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.