Scott Charter School, Scott AR - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Scott Charter School

Scott Charter School sits squarely within a charter network, Academics Plus Public Charter Schools, and serves students from kindergarten through twelfth grade on a campus in the unincorporated community of Scott, Arkansas. This is a small school with an enrollment to match, and it draws from a rural stretch of Pulaski County where the land is still farm country and the nearest substantial job centers are a drive away. The school is located off Alexander Road, near the Scott Plantation Settlement and a collection of historic sites, but the surrounding area is very low-density, auto-dependent, and lacking a traditional downtown.

The academic picture available comes from a single year of state testing data under the ATLAS assessment. Across every tested grade and subject, the share of students scoring at proficient or above levels is low, and a parent comparing this school to others in Pulaski County will see an overall proficiency score that falls below the midpoint of the county's districts. In third-grade math, for example, a quarter of students reached the proficient mark, while in fourth-grade math the figure was lower, and in sixth-grade math it was lower still. English language arts results followed a similar pattern, with proficiency rates in the mid-to-low range across grades three through seven. Science results were a bit more uneven: seventh-grade science showed a comparatively higher share of students meeting the bar, while fifth-grade science was lower. Eighth-grade results for all subjects were suppressed in the data, which can happen when the number of tested students is very small. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say from this alone whether the school's performance is improving, holding steady, or declining.

The student body is composed of roughly equal proportions of Black and White students, with a smaller share of Hispanic students and a handful of students who identify as two or more races. More than half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a marker that the school serves a community with significant economic need. Enrollment is distributed from kindergarten through twelfth grade, with the largest single class sizes in the elementary and middle grades and a thin high school program; the senior class is particularly small. Data on special education identification and English learner status was not included in the available records.

The school operates a kindergarten-through-grade-twelve program, but the size of the high school grades raises a practical question for any family considering this as a long-term pathway. With very small numbers of students in each of the ninth through twelfth grades, the breadth of course offerings, including Advanced Placement, dual credit, and elective options, is something a family would want to explore directly with the school. The school's charter status means it has some flexibility in its operations, but no details about specific programs, career pathways, or extracurriculars were provided in the source material.

No graduation rate was reported in the data, so it is not possible to assess how many students finish high school here. It is worth noting that a school with a very small senior cohort may have results that are suppressed or unstable from year to year, and a parent should ask the school directly for its graduation and postsecondary outcomes.

The community of Scott itself is a tiny place. The 2020 census counted fewer than one hundred residents. The area is agricultural and historic, with landmarks like Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park and the Plantation Agriculture Museum within easy reach, but no commercial core, no sidewalk network, and no public transit. The charter school is the only school operating within the community's boundaries; the nearby Pulaski County Special School District does not run a school in Scott, and families who do not choose the charter option are zoned to schools in other parts of the county. Housing in the area carries a value that is above the state average but below the national median, based on available ZIP-code-level data.

For families already living in or near Scott, this school is the local option and eliminates a long bus ride. For anyone farther away, it is a deliberate choice that requires driving. The academic results place this school among the lower-performing in Pulaski County, and any family considering it will want to learn more about the instructional approach, the high school course catalog, and the supports in place for students who are not yet meeting state benchmarks.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 325%

School 25% · District 52% · ▼ 27 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 414%

School 14% · District 66% · ▼ 52 pts below district

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 529%

School 29% · District 47% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 613%

School 13% · District 35% · ▼ 22 pts below district

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 718%

School 18% · District 37% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 310%

School 10% · District 53% · ▼ 43 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 421%

School 21% · District 66% · ▼ 45 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 519%

School 19% · District 41% · ▼ 22 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 621%

School 21% · District 46% · ▼ 25 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 725%

School 25% · District 46% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Science

Grade 315%

School 15% · District 54% · ▼ 39 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 429%

School 29% · District 65% · ▼ 36 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 514%

School 14% · District 41% · ▼ 26 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 617%

School 17% · District 31% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 731%

School 31% · District 56% · ▼ 25 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.