Enrollment
357
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST END SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050558000267
ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
114 W PANTHER DRIVE, BIGELOW, AR 72016 · (501) 759-2638 · Perry County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% 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.
- B-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
15.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
258 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 30 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (43).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→BIGELOW HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within EAST END SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
32.3%
AR avg 34.9% . -5.1pp since 2023
Math
34.9%
AR avg 38.9% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.3% | 34.9% |
| 2023-24 | 37.4% | 35.4% |
% 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
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 →
Schools most like ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (35.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 357 | 72.3% | 35.7% |
| MAYFLOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MAYFLOWER | 363 | 70.5% | 30.4% |
| DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DES ARC | 379 | 74.1% | 49.3% |
| RECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RECTOR | 389 | 71.2% | 29.5% |
| LOUISE DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MENA | 357 | 68.1% | N/A |
| ATKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ATKINS | 370 | 74.6% | 28.2% |
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 ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #234 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #262 of 465 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #268 of 465 ▼ 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #335 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #177 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.7% | #353 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.3% | #268 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #234 of 311 |
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
357
+24 (+7%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 270
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 357 | 23.1 | 15.4:1 | 72% (258) |
| 2023-24 | 322 | 24.8 | 13.0:1 | 70% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 364 | 25.1 | 14.5:1 | 66% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 333 | 27 | 12.3:1 | 66% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 388 | 27.9 | 13.9:1 | 34% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 64% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 337 | 25 | 13.5:1 | 66% (222) |
| 2000-01 | 398 | 24 | 16.6:1 | 55% (220) |
| 1990-91 | 270 | 18 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school found in BIGELOW, Arkansas. Enrollment stands at 357 students, covering pre-K through 6.
ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in EAST END SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district with 674 students across 2 schools.
At ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 86% of students are White. Smaller groups are 6% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. The diversity index for ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 26%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 15.4:1. The 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas is close to this figure. A total of 258 students, or 72%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Arkansas public elementary schools, ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 47%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of Arkansas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 35.7% and a predicted 33.0%.
American Community Survey estimates for Perry County show that the median household earns about $55,764 a year, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Perry County, 4 public schools serve about 1,565 students.
Among nearby public schools, BIGELOW HIGH SCHOOL is closest at about 2.2 miles. Other public schools within ten miles number at least 8. The school's 35.7% average proficiency ranks 7th among 8 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 7%, from 333 to 357. Students per teacher increased from 12.3 in 2020-21 to 15.4 in 2024-25.
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Perry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,101
Census ACS
Median income
$55,764
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,565 students
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Frequently asked questions
About ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 357 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.4:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of EAST END SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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