Enrollment
316
Elementary
DISTRICT 354 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050633000352
BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1400 D ST, BARLING, AR 72923 · (479) 452-0211 · Sebastian County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% 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.
- BBeats 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
17.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
247 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
40.7%
AR avg 34.9% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
48.9%
AR avg 38.9% . +16.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.7% | 48.9% |
| 2023-24 | 36.9% | 32.9% |
% 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
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.8%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 316 | 78.2% | 36.6% |
| BERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BERRYVILLE | 423 | 75.4% | N/A |
| DWIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RUSSELLVILLE | 234 | 82.5% | 27.3% |
| BERRYVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL BERRYVILLE | 406 | 73.4% | 37.1% |
| CAVANAUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT SMITH | 303 | 71.9% | 47.8% |
| BEARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT SMITH | 297 | 78.1% | 30.9% |
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 BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Sebastian County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #223 of 461 | #11 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #132 of 465 ▲ 126 | #5 of 23 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #161 of 465 ▲ 42 | #8 of 23 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #371 of 531 | #14 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #355 of 480 | #8 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #98 of 480 | #13 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.2% | #216 of 513 | #12 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #89 of 311 | #10 of 18 |
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
316
-67 (-17%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 418
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
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 | 316 | 17.8 | 17.7:1 | 78% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 19.4 | 17.9:1 | 74% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 330 | 18.9 | 17.5:1 | 75% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 20 | 19.1:1 | 73% (279) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 24.7 | 16.0:1 | 37% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 413 | 26 | 15.9:1 | 78% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 377 | 22 | 17.1:1 | 66% (247) |
| 2000-01 | 352 | 23 | 15.3:1 | 53% (185) |
| 1990-91 | 418 | 19 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school. Its address is in BARLING, Arkansas. There are 316 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 24% below the average for elementary schools in Arkansas.
The district, FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT, operates 27 schools serving 14,164 students.
At BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 53% of students are White. The school is also 28% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That is lower than the 68% White share among all Sebastian County residents. The diversity index for BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. Across elementary schools in Arkansas, the average ratio is 16.0:1. The school has 78% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 65% average for public schools in Sebastian County is 13 points lower.
On the allk12 Grade, BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at B-, ahead of 54% of Arkansas public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 30.8% at BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.6%.
For Sebastian County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $57,790, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 44 public schools and about 20,239 students.
About 0.9 miles separate BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL from the closest public school, FORT SMITH VIRTUAL ACADEMY. The five-mile area around BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds 7 other public schools. Local comparison: BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 8th of 8 nearby schools, at 36.6% versus a 46.1% average.
Under the NCES locale system, BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Suburb: Mid-size.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 316, down from 383 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 19.1:1 to 17.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Sebastian County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
128,900
Census ACS
Median income
$57,790
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
20,239 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,231 students
- SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,053 students
- RAMSEY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 801 students
- DORA KIMMONS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 753 students
- L. A. CHAFFIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 753 students
- WILLIAM O. DARBY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 711 students
Nearby schools
- FORT SMITH VIRTUAL ACADEMY0.9 mi · 106
- JOHN P. WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 514
- L. A. CHAFFIN MIDDLE SCHOOL2.2 mi · 753
- EUPER LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.6 mi · 397
- BONNEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.1 mi · 287
- SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL4.5 mi · 2,053
Frequently asked questions
About BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 316 students in grades PK-05.
Is BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the student diversity at BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 53% White, 28% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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