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Emerson High School in Emerson, AR serves grades 7–12 with a total enrollment of 149 students and a student–teacher ratio of 7:1, which is lower than the state average ratio.
Math proficiency at Emerson High is 30–34%, which is lower than the Arkansas state average of 39%, showing a decline from prior years when proficiency reached as high as 50–54%.
Reading proficiency is 40–44%, approximately equal to the state average of 40%, but below the district average of 57%, and has declined from above 50% in earlier years.
Science proficiency ranges between 30–34%, which is lower than the state average of 36% and district average of 48%.
Graduation rates remain steady at 80%, which is lower than the state average of 88%, while minority enrollment accounts for 34% of the student body amid stable total enrollment over recent years.
Serving 807 students in grades 9-12, Magnolia High School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in Arkansas for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 21% (which is lower than the Arkansas state average of 39%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 31% (which is lower than the Arkansas state average of 40%).
The student-teacher ratio of 11:1 is lower than the Arkansas state level of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 65% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Arkansas state average of 42% (majority Black).