BUTTERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a moderately sized elementary school in FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, BUTTERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL teaches 567 students from grades pre-K through 4, part of FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 36% bigger than the state mean of about 418.

Within FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 17 schools and 10,291 students, BUTTERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, BUTTERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that White students make up the majority at 55%. Beyond that, the school reports 20% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 10% Black, 3% Pacific Islander.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, BUTTERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.6:1. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 47% 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), BUTTERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Washington County indicate median household income runs about $70,639, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Washington County's 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,451 students), BUTTERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF FAYETTEVILLE, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, BUTTERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 63.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. BUTTERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 7% since 2018, when it stood at 529 (now 567). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 69% to 55%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for BUTTERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.