BLYTHEVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL

BLYTHEVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL is a small elementary campus in BLYTHEVILLE, Arkansas, one of the schools within BLYTHEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school works with 343 students in grades pre-K through 2.

Across the 5 schools in BLYTHEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,295 students total), BLYTHEVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, BLYTHEVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (80%). Beyond that, the school shows 10% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Mississippi County as a whole is about 34% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting BLYTHEVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at BLYTHEVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Mississippi County's rate of about 84%.

Across the wider county, census data for Mississippi County shows median household earnings sit near $52,548, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Across Mississippi County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,930 students), BLYTHEVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

KIPP BLYTHEVILLE COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BLYTHEVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL.

BLYTHEVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. BLYTHEVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 43% since 2018, when it stood at 602 (now 343). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 14% to 10%. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for BLYTHEVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.