BERNICE YOUNG ELEMENTARY

BERNICE YOUNG ELEMENTARY operates as a moderately sized K-5 school in SPRINGDALE, Arkansas, one of the schools within SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 536 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 28% bigger than the state mean of about 418.

BERNICE YOUNG ELEMENTARY is one of 29 schools operated by SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that serves 22,685 students overall.

On the student-mix side, BERNICE YOUNG ELEMENTARY records that White students make up the majority at 59%. Beyond that, the school records 21% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Pacific Islander, 4% Black. Compared to Washington County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting BERNICE YOUNG ELEMENTARY higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Washington County runs at roughly 58%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BERNICE YOUNG ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.1%; this one delivers 50.5%.

Around the school, Washington County reports that median household income runs about $70,639, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Washington County's 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,451 students), BERNICE YOUNG ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HAR-BER HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BERNICE YOUNG ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 33.9%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BERNICE YOUNG ELEMENTARY has edged down 14%, going from 620 students in 2018 to 536 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 79% to 59%.

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