Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 275 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050282000050
BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
700 SCHOOL STREET, BAY, AR 72411 · (870) 781-3300 · Craighead County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% 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.
- C+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
13.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
192 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 20% smaller than its 6th grade class (49).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→BAY HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within BAY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
34.0%
AR avg 34.9% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
29.9%
AR avg 38.9% . -8.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 34 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 down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 29.9% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 317 | 60.6% | 35.9% |
| VALLEY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VALLEY SPRINGS | 315 | 63.5% | 51.1% |
| NORFORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORFORK | 273 | 60.8% | 48.3% |
| OUACHITA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DONALDSON | 280 | 57.9% | 49.5% |
| SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOPE | 348 | 61.8% | 34.9% |
| MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MALVERN | 368 | 59.8% | 36.8% |
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 BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Craighead County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #232 of 461 | #7 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #305 of 465 ▼ 92 | #8 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #247 of 465 ▼ 53 | #8 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #369 of 531 | #16 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #58 of 480 | #4 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.7% | #452 of 480 | #20 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.6% | #361 of 513 | #15 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #287 of 311 | #8 of 9 |
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
317
0 (0%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 364
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 317 | 23 | 13.8:1 | 61% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 23.2 | 13.9:1 | 63% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 321 | 26.2 | 12.3:1 | 63% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 317 | 23 | 13.8:1 | 66% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 25.4 | 12.8:1 | 35% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 319 | 24 | 13.3:1 | 71% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 305 | 21 | 14.5:1 | 56% (171) |
| 2000-01 | 328 | 23 | 14.3:1 | 55% (179) |
| 1990-91 | 364 | 21 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school that serves part of BAY, Arkansas. The latest federal count shows 317 students in kindergarten through 6. The average for elementary schools in Arkansas is about 418 students, so this school is 24% smaller than average.
BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits within BAY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 2 schools and 550 students.
BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 95% White. Other reported shares: 3% Black. That compares with about 72% White among all Craighead County residents. BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 10%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers at BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.8:1. Among elementary schools in Arkansas, the typical ratio is 16.0:1. The lunch program counts 61% of students at BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 41% of Arkansas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the prediction is 37.3% and the result is 35.9%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Craighead County, median household income is about $59,548, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 37 public schools operate in Craighead County, serving about 20,332 students.
The next-closest public school is BAY HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within ten miles of BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On proficiency, BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is ahead of the 20.0% nearby average, ranking 1st of 8.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 317 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 317.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Craighead County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
113,249
Census ACS
Median income
$59,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
20,332 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Bay Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Bay Elementary. BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Bay Elementary SchoolSEABROOK, TX · 519 students
- BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPATCHOGUE, NY · 430 students
- Bay ElementarySan Lorenzo, CA · 422 students
Nearby schools
- BAY HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 233
- TRUMANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.5 mi · 477
- TRUMANN HIGH SCHOOL5.5 mi · 515
- TRUMANN PREK AND PARENT CENTER5.6 mi · 97
- TRUMANN MIDDLE SCHOOL5.8 mi · 418
- NETTLETON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL6.4 mi · 566
Frequently asked questions
About BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 317 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by BAY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Craighead County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.