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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEEBE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050288000054

BEEBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

1201 W CENTER ST, BEEBE, AR 72012 · (501) 882-5463 · White County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL904 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Arkansas public elementary schools
  • BTest 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

Enrollment
904
Elementary
DISTRICT 672 · STATE 418
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
576 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 70%
Community
6
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K11313%
Grade 224127%
Grade 327530%
Grade 427530%
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
76485%
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
455%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
374%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 19% · US 15%
Asian
40%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
536%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
46752%
Female
43748%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
BEEBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→BEEBE MIDDLE SCHOOL→BEEBE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL→BEEBE HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
BEEBE EARLY CHILDHOODKG–01
Based on grade levels within BEEBE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)
English Language Arts
35.8%
AR avg 34.9% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
49.9%
AR avg 38.9% . +6.2pp since 2023

What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.

ATLAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2535.8%49.9%
2023-2438.1%43.7%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 BEEBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BEEBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
BEEBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school90463.7%41.3%
GREENE CTY TECH PRIMARY SCHOOL
PARAGOULD
71058.2%N/A
WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WALNUT RIDGE
63061.1%25.2%
HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HEBER SPRINGS
74355.2%50.1%
WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JONESBORO
75655.0%42.2%
SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SOUTHSIDE
85252.1%42.1%
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 BEEBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArkansasIn White County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
41.3%#169 of 461#5 of 11
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
49.9%#123 of 465
▲ 27
#4 of 11
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
35.8%#229 of 465
▼ 37
#6 of 11
▼ 3
Enrollment
ranked largest first
904#6 of 531#1 of 12
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.5:1#404 of 480#9 of 12
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
27.8%#344 of 480#7 of 12
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
63.7%#337 of 513#9 of 12
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+1.3%#129 of 138N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
904
+140 (+18%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 962
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2590448.918.5:164% (576)
2023-2491252.517.4:158% (532)
2022-2387147.618.3:154% (466)
2020-217644915.6:160% (456)
2017-1889249.518.0:128% (254)
2015-168854818.4:158% (509)
2010-115192620.0:155% (286)
2000-013161916.6:140% (127)
1990-919625118.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BEEBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About BEEBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BEEBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a high-enrollment elementary school in Arkansas, located in BEEBE. Grades offered run from 2 through 4, with 904 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Arkansas average about 418 students.

BEEBE SCHOOL DISTRICT is the local district for BEEBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. It runs 5 schools with 3,392 students.

The student body at BEEBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 85% White. The rest of enrollment is 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Black. That is close to the 87% White share among all White County residents. BEEBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 28%, against a US figure of 70%.

Its teaching staff equals 48.9 full-time positions, a ratio of 18.5:1. That is higher than the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 64%.

BEEBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded B by allk12, scoring above 61% of Arkansas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

BEEBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (41.3%) and its predicted rate (36.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Arkansas schools.

Census Bureau estimates for White County show that the median household income is $55,249, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. There are 27 public schools in White County, enrolling about 12,342 students in all.

The closest other public school is BEEBE MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, BEEBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on average proficiency.

The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).

2024-25 enrollment was 904, an 18% gain from 764 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 18.5 students per teacher, compared with 15.6 in 2020-21.

Community posts for BEEBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

White County at a glance

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Population
77,838
Census ACS
Median income
$55,249
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
12,342 students

Quick facts

School name
BEEBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
BEEBE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
1201 W CENTER ST, BEEBE, AR 72012
Phone
(501) 882-5463
County
White County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
02–04
Total enrollment
904
Teachers (FTE)
49
Student–teacher ratio
18.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
576 (64%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
050288000054
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in BEEBE SCHOOL DISTRICT
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Other Beebe Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Beebe Elementary. BEEBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About BEEBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at BEEBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BEEBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 904 students in grades 02-04.
What grades does BEEBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
BEEBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades 02-04.
How many students per teacher at BEEBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.5:1 students per teacher at BEEBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is BEEBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BEEBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees BEEBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BEEBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by BEEBE SCHOOL DISTRICT in White County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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