Top Rankings
Ashdown School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Arkansas for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 278 students in Ashdown School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Arkansas.
Public Middle School in Ashdown School District have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the Arkansas public middle school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 23% (versus the 43% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 37% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Arkansas public middle school average of 41% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (AR)
# Schools
3 Schools
352 Schools
# Students
1,281 Students
145,209 Students
# Teachers
117 Teachers
13,361 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Ashdown School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 256 school districts in Arkansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has increased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#177 out of 258 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
40%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
36%
Graduation Rate
92%
88%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)28.6%
22.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.56
0.60
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
6%
15%
% Black
25%
18%
% White
61%
59%
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
7%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,526 is higher than the state median of $12,976. The school district revenue/student has grown by 19% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,897 is higher than the state median of $12,888. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$17 MM
$6,371 MM
Spending
$17 MM
$6,327 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,526
$12,976
Spending / Student
$12,897
$12,888
Best Ashdown School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Ashdown Junior High School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
600 South Ellen Street
Ashdown, AR 71822
(870) 898-5138
Ashdown, AR 71822
(870) 898-5138
Gr: 6-8 | 278 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 37%
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