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Brinkley 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 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 167 students in Brinkley School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Arkansas.
Public Middle School in Brinkley School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Arkansas public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 17% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 74% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Arkansas public middle school average of 41% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (AR)
# Schools
2 Schools
352 Schools
# Students
389 Students
147,541 Students
# Teachers
61 Teachers
13,335 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
6:1
6:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Brinkley School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 258 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 85% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#242 out of 259 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)20%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
40%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
12%
36%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)85%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.44
0.60
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
1%
2%
% Hispanic
1%
14%
% Black
71%
19%
% White
24%
59%
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
3%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,021 is higher than the state median of $13,132. The school district revenue/student has grown by 17% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,365 is higher than the state median of $13,043. The school district spending/student has grown by 17% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$6,371 MM
Spending
$6 MM
$6,327 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,021
$13,132
Spending / Student
$15,365
$13,043
Best Brinkley School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Brinkley High School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
100 Tiger Dr
Brinkley, AR 72021
(870) 734-5005
Brinkley, AR 72021
(870) 734-5005
Grades: 7-12
| 167 students
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