Enrollment
219
Elementary
DISTRICT 201 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALPENA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050228000006
ALPENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
300D SOUTH DENVER, ALPENA, AR 72611 · (866) 425-7362 · Boone County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL219 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
156 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 15% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
ALPENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→ALPENA HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within ALPENA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
40.3%
AR avg 34.9% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
58.8%
AR avg 38.9% . +21.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 21 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.3% | 58.8% |
| 2023-24 | 40.9% | 37.6% |
% 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
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →
Where ALPENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #124 of 461 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #60 of 465 | #4 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #171 of 465 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 219 | #470 of 531 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #176 of 480 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.9% | #460 of 480 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.2% | #280 of 513 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.0% | #48 of 311 | #1 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
219
-37 (-14%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 283
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 219 | 14.2 | 15.4:1 | 71% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 201 | 15.4 | 13.1:1 | 78% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 235 | 18 | 13.1:1 | 65% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 256 | 18 | 14.2:1 | 70% (179) |
| 2017-18 | 300 | 17.9 | 16.8:1 | 40% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 302 | 19 | 15.9:1 | 67% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 332 | 21 | 15.8:1 | 69% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 324 | 17 | 19.1:1 | 58% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 283 | 13 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ALPENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About ALPENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ALPENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, located in ALPENA, Arkansas, is a small elementary school. The school has 219 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in Arkansas average about 418 students, which makes this school 48% below average.
ALPENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of ALPENA SCHOOL DISTRICT, where 2 schools serve 402 students.
At ALPENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 96% of students are White. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put Boone County at about 94% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 8%.
Its staff includes 14.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.4 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. ALPENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 71%. The average for public schools in Boone County is 62%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For ALPENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the prediction is 33.4% and the result is 44.6%.
Looking at the county, Boone County, median household income comes to about $55,143, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 18, with about 5,818 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates ALPENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL from the closest public school, ALPENA HIGH SCHOOL. Other public schools within ten miles: 6. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 41.9%; ALPENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's is 44.6%, ranking 5th of 9.
ALPENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 219, down from 256 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 15.4 students per teacher, compared with 14.2 in 2020-21.
ALPENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,138
Census ACS
Median income
$55,143
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,818 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- ALPENA HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 183
- GREEN FOREST INTERMED SCHOOL8.0 mi · 551
- GREEN FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.1 mi · 445
- GREEN FOREST HIGH SCHOOL8.2 mi · 429
- HARRISON MIDDLE SCHOOL9.6 mi · 865
- HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL9.7 mi · 843
Frequently asked questions
About ALPENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend ALPENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ALPENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 219 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does ALPENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
ALPENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at ALPENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at ALPENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at ALPENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ALPENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 96% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Is ALPENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
ALPENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALPENA SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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