The top reported proficiency rate is 19% in Math. The lowest is 11% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on C.b. Partee Elementary School
C.B. Partee Elementary School serves students from kindergarten through sixth grade in Brinkley, a small agricultural and transportation town in the Arkansas Delta. The school is the sole elementary campus of the Brinkley School District, and sits at the center of a community that has experienced steady population decline over recent decades. The town’s economy is anchored by a major rice processing plant, farm-related businesses, and seasonal duck hunting tourism, and the school’s enrollment reflects a small and shrinking local population.
The student body is predominantly African American, with a smaller share of white students and very small numbers of children from other racial or ethnic backgrounds. The school reports a free-and-reduced-price lunch rate that, as calculated, exceeds total enrollment, an unusual figure that likely reflects administrative counting methods or data overlap rather than a literal share of students; a parent may want to clarify this with the school or district. Either way, the community’s median household income is below national levels and the town’s poverty rate is high, so it is reasonable to expect that economic need is a major factor in the school’s context.
State assessment results from the most recent testing year show that proficiency rates are low across all three tested subjects. In mathematics, the share of students scoring proficient or above ranged from a low point in fifth grade to a somewhat higher point in fourth grade, but every grade level tested landed well below the state average. In English language arts, the pattern was similar: fourth grade had the most students meeting the bar, while the upper grades, particularly fifth and sixth, had much smaller shares. In science, the results were also low, with sixth grade registering the weakest performance in the school. Across all grades and subjects, the overall proficiency index places C.B. Partee Elementary above the midpoint among the two districts in Monroe County. This is a distinction that comes with qualification, as the county comparison set contains just one other district, making the contrast thin.
The school does not offer any special program pathways such as a magnet or charter status, and data on course access, staffing, and discipline was not available. Because it serves only elementary and middle grades, there is no graduation rate to report. The district’s most recent strategic or operational changes were not documented in publicly available sources reviewed for this profile, so the school’s direction in the near term is not clear from formal district communications.
For a family considering this school, the key facts are straightforward. C.B. Partee is a small, neighborhood elementary serving a low-income, predominantly African American community in a declining rural town. Academic proficiency is below state averages across the board. The school’s relative standing within its county is better than the one other district, but that is a narrow basis for comparison. The town itself offers limited economic opportunity and a shrinking base of young families, which shapes the school’s enrollment and resource environment. A parent who values small class sizes and a familiar, community-rooted setting may find the school a comfortable fit, but those looking for strong academic outcomes or a range of program options will want to look into current classroom supports and any improvement efforts the district may have underway.
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