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Enrollment
340
Elementary
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050296000062
ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY, BENTON, AR 72019 · (501) 778-3300 · Saline County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
225 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 70%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 22% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Based on grade levels within BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
27.4%
AR avg 34.9% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
29.6%
AR avg 38.9% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 down about 1 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.4% | 29.6% |
| 2023-24 | 25.5% | 31.0% |
% 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
27.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Saline County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #334 of 461 | #15 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #307 of 465 | #14 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #323 of 465 | #15 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #352 of 531 | #17 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #107 of 480 | #1 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #28 of 480 | #4 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.2% | #320 of 513 | #3 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.1% | #54 of 311 | #1 of 14 |
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
340
-151 (-31%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 472
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 340 | 23.3 | 14.6:1 | 66% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 22.9 | 15.1:1 | 66% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 527 | 28.1 | 18.8:1 | 64% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 32 | 15.3:1 | 60% (296) |
| 2017-18 | 460 | 33.3 | 13.8:1 | 39% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 39 | 14.7:1 | 69% (396) |
| 2010-11 | 564 | 32 | 17.6:1 | 66% (373) |
| 2000-01 | 487 | 29 | 16.8:1 | 47% (227) |
| 1990-91 | 472 | 26 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BENTON, Arkansas, is home to ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a small elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 340 students in kindergarten through 4.
BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT includes 8 schools. Together they enroll 5,806 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White (47%). Other groups make up 23% Hispanic, 18% Black, and 11% multiracial. Saline County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school's share is lower. The chance that two students picked at random at ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.6:1, with 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 66%. The average for public schools in Saline County is 47%.
ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 27.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 35.2%.
Across Saline County, median household income is about $79,046, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The public schools of Saline County number 33 and enroll about 20,022.
Nearby, BENTON HIGH SCHOOL is about 0.2 miles away. ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency of 27.1% compares with 44.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had 491 students in 2020-21 and 340 in 2024-25, a 31% decrease.
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Saline County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
127,479
Census ACS
Median income
$79,046
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
20,022 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BENTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,363 students
- BENTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,298 students
- BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 971 students
- RINGGOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 511 students
- PERRIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 465 students
- MT. VIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 431 students
Other schools in BENTON
- BENTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,363 students
- BENTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,298 students
- BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 971 students
- RINGGOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 511 students
- SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 469 students
- PERRIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 465 students
Nearby schools
- BENTON HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 1,298
- BENTON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 1,363
- BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 971
- PERRIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 465
- RINGGOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 511
- CALDWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 427
Frequently asked questions
About ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 340 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.6:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 47% White, 23% Hispanic, 18% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT in Saline County.
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