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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
37.4%
AR avg 33.9%
Math
35.4%
AR avg 36.5%
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 37 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 34 and 36.
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
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.4%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
357
-31 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 13.9:1
% White
86%
was 81%
% Hispanic
6%
was 13%
% Black
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Located at 114 W PANTHER DRIVE, in BIGELOW, Arkansas, ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized primary school that caters to 357 students (grades pre-K through 6), one of the schools within EAST END SCHOOL DISTRICT.
EAST END SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 674 students; ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
In terms of who attends, ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (86%) are White; the rest consists of 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic.
On the resource side, ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. The state averages about 16.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 72% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.4%, the actual is 34.3%, a residual of +2.0 points.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Perry County) records that the typical household earns roughly $55,764 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Perry County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,565 students), ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: BIGELOW HIGH SCHOOL, around 2.2 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 42.9%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked down 8%, going from 388 students in 2018 to 357 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 13% to 6% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.
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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
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- BIGELOW HIGH SCHOOL2.2 mi · 317
- RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL8.3 mi · 547
- WOODROW CUMMINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.3 mi · 450
- CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.6 mi · 514
- PERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL8.7 mi · 427
- JIM STONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.0 mi · 357
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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