Enrollment
249
Elementary
DISTRICT 217 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRADFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050348000106
BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
504 W MAIN STREET, BRADFORD, AR 72020 · (501) 344-8245 · White County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL249 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
13.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.0:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
249 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 38 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 46% smaller than its 6th grade class (37).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within BRADFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
21.4%
AR avg 34.9% . +10.6pp since 2023
Math
19.7%
AR avg 38.9% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.4% | 19.7% |
| 2023-24 | 10.8% | 13.9% |
% 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
18.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (18.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 249 | 100.0% | 18.4% |
| HECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HECTOR | 245 | 100.0% | 27.6% |
| MAMMOTH SPRING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MAMMOTH SPRING AR | 274 | 100.0% | 39.3% |
| CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWARK | 263 | 98.9% | 38.3% |
| JASPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JASPER | 281 | 98.9% | 41.4% |
| WEST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GREERS FERRY | 284 | 100.0% | 43.3% |
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 BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In White County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #399 of 461 | #11 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #394 of 465 ▲ 22 | #11 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #381 of 465 ▲ 65 | #11 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 249 | #441 of 531 | #12 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #33 of 480 | #1 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.5% | #475 of 480 | #12 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #23 of 513 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #141 of 311 | #3 of 8 |
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
249
-11 (-4%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 327
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 249 | 18.9 | 13.2:1 | 100% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 230 | 19.1 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 274 | 17.5 | 15.7:1 | 100% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 260 | 18 | 14.4:1 | 100% (260) |
| 2017-18 | 295 | 20 | 14.8:1 | 61% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 291 | 19 | 15.3:1 | 100% (291) |
| 2010-11 | 294 | 20 | 14.7:1 | 80% (234) |
| 2000-01 | 329 | 20 | 16.4:1 | 55% (182) |
| 1990-91 | 327 | 19 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
At 504 W MAIN STREET in BRADFORD, Arkansas, BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a small elementary school. Students in pre-K through 6 attend, and enrollment is 249 students. The school's enrollment is 40% smaller than the 418 average for elementary schools in Arkansas.
BRADFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT is responsible for 2 schools, BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL included, with 434 students in all.
White students make up 97% of enrollment at BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other students are 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 87% White share among all White County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 5% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and a ratio of 13.2:1. This ratio sits 2.8 below the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 100% of students. That is higher than the 60% average for public schools in White County.
Measured against Arkansas public elementary schools, BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Arkansas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 18.4%; the prediction is 22.7%.
Among White County residents, the median household income is $55,249, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 27 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. On state test proficiency, BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 8th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
The school enrolled 249 students in 2024-25, 11 fewer than the 260 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.4:1 to 13.2:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
White County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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Nearby schools
- BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 185
- BALD KNOB HIGH SCHOOL9.8 mi · 326
- BALD KNOB MIDDLE SCHOOL9.9 mi · 216
- H.L. LUBKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.0 mi · 517
- AUGUSTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.4 mi · 184
- AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL11.4 mi · 145
Frequently asked questions
About BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 249 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 13.2:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of BRADFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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