De Queen School District
Public
Regional · 3 towns Grades K–12 BSchool Grade
Public schools for De Queen, Lockesburg and Gillham.
At a glance
2,365Students enrolled
5Schools
3Towns served
$12,497Spent per student
13:1Student–teacher ratio
78%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs AR
Math proficiency44%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 36.8%
Graduation rate (4-year)82%
State average 88.6%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$12,497
per student each year · 8% below the AR average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
2,295’20
2,323’21
2,320’22
2,354’23
2,365’24
Students
Hispanic · 59%1,396
White · 29%681
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 5%115
Two or more races · 3%76
Black · 2%53
American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%33
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools5 in district
DEQUEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades 3–5 · 558 students · De Queen
B+PublicDEQUEEN PRIMARYElementary · Grades K–2 · 555 students · De Queen
PublicDEQUEEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 6–7 · 354 students · De Queen
B+PublicDEQUEEN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLSecondary · Grades 8–9 · 348 students · De Queen
A-PublicDEQUEEN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 10–12 · 550 students · De Queen
B-PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.