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Enrollment
685
Elementary
DISTRICT 695 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050225000003
ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
1220 WEST COLLUM LANE, ALMA, AR 72921 · (479) 632-2166 · Crawford County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL685 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
347 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 70%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 218 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 220 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 247 | 36% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
34.5%
AR avg 34.9% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
40.1%
AR avg 38.9% . +1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.5% | 40.1% |
| 2023-24 | 32.1% | 38.2% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL this school | 685 | 50.7% | 34.9% |
| ALMA PRIMARY SCHOOL ALMA | 704 | 50.7% | N/A |
| PINE HAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BAUXITE | 753 | 46.5% | 33.7% |
| HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HEBER SPRINGS | 743 | 55.2% | 50.1% |
| MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MANILA | 601 | 50.7% | 39.6% |
| PRAIRIE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRAIRIE GROVE | 763 | 47.2% | 42.5% |
Matched among Arkansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Crawford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #245 of 461 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #213 of 465 ▼ 4 | #4 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #242 of 465 ▲ 16 | #4 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 685 | #39 of 531 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #446 of 480 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.2% | #315 of 480 | #8 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.7% | #421 of 513 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #258 of 311 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
685
-39 (-5%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 563
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 19.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 685 | 35.7 | 19.2:1 | 51% (347) |
| 2023-24 | 700 | 35.2 | 19.9:1 | 53% (373) |
| 2022-23 | 723 | 36.6 | 19.8:1 | 47% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 724 | 38 | 19.1:1 | 59% (428) |
| 2017-18 | 728 | 36.1 | 20.2:1 | 28% (207) |
| 2015-16 | 717 | 37 | 19.4:1 | 56% (402) |
| 2010-11 | 798 | 41 | 19.5:1 | 56% (443) |
| 2000-01 | 644 | 35 | 18.4:1 | 43% (274) |
| 1990-91 | 563 | 28 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.
About ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
Located in ALMA, Arkansas, ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is a large elementary school. Its grade span covers grades 3 through 5, with 685 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in Arkansas average about 418 students, which makes this school 64% bigger than average.
ALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT, which runs ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, has 4 schools and 3,092 students.
The share of White students at ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is 81%. Other groups make up 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Native American. In Crawford County overall, the White share is about 81%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL scores 33%.
ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL has 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 19.2:1. Elementary schools in Arkansas average 16.0:1, 3.3 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 51% at ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL. For comparison, public schools in Crawford County average 65%.
ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 32% of Arkansas public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 41.0% at ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.9%.
Looking at the county, Crawford County, median household income comes to about $64,132, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 23, with about 10,496 students.
Measured in a straight line, ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL is about 1.5 miles from ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is 4th of 8 on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Mid-size: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school shrank from 724 students in 2020-21 to 685 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Crawford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,139
Census ACS
Median income
$64,132
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
10,496 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ALMA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 981 students
- ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 722 students
- ALMA PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 704 students
Other schools in ALMA
- ALMA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 981 students
- ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 722 students
- ALMA PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 704 students
Nearby schools
- ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 722
- ALMA HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 981
- ALMA PRIMARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 704
- JAMES R. TATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.9 mi · 459
- VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOL5.9 mi · 1,232
- OLIVER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.2 mi · 441
Frequently asked questions
About ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLHow large is ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 685 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL serve?
ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is approximately 19.2:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
At ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 81% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is overseen by ALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT in Crawford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.