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Lavaca School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Arkansas for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 231 students in Lavaca School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Arkansas.
Public Middle School in Lavaca School District have an average math proficiency score of 38% (versus the Arkansas public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 21% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Arkansas public middle school average of 39% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (AR)
# Schools
3 Schools
354 Schools
# Students
837 Students
146,189 Students
# Teachers
92 Teachers
13,185 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
District Rank
Lavaca School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 259 school districts in Arkansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#138 out of 259 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
40%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
36%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.31
0.58
# American Indian Students
15 Students
838 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
1%
# Asian Students
7 Students
2,206 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
54 Students
20,956 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
14%
# Black Students
4 Students
26,963 Students
% Black Students
1%
18%
# White Students
694 Students
88,522 Students
% White Students
83%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
1,484 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
62 Students
5,220 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
59
46
# Students in K Grade:
55
539
# Students in 1st Grade:
59
592
# Students in 2nd Grade:
49
630
# Students in 3rd Grade:
65
597
# Students in 4th Grade:
59
1,275
# Students in 5th Grade:
60
5,232
# Students in 6th Grade:
54
20,764
# Students in 7th Grade:
53
37,218
# Students in 8th Grade:
64
38,384
# Students in 9th Grade:
68
18,004
# Students in 10th Grade:
72
8,392
# Students in 11th Grade:
69
7,529
# Students in 12th Grade:
51
6,948
# Ungraded Students:
-
39
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,450 in this school district is less than the state median of $12,914. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,983 is less than the state median of $12,826. The school district spending/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$10 MM
$6,371 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$6,327 MM
Revenue / Student
$11,450
$12,914
Spending / Student
$10,983
$12,826
Best Lavaca School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lavaca Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
603 N Division St
Lavaca, AR 72941
(479) 674-5618
Lavaca, AR 72941
(479) 674-5618
Grades: 5-8
| 231 students
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