Enrollment
365
Elementary
DISTRICT 309 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GURDON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050711000432
CABE ELEMENTARY
1 GO-DEVIL ROAD, GURDON, AR 71743 · (870) 353-4454 · Clark County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- ·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
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
288 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 58 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 7% smaller than its 6th grade class (42).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
CABE ELEMENTARY→GURDON HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within GURDON SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
29.1%
AR avg 34.9% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
25.7%
AR avg 38.9% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.1% | 25.7% |
| 2023-24 | 27.5% | 24.8% |
% 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
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.5%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 CABE ELEMENTARY
CABE ELEMENTARY's state test result (28.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CABE ELEMENTARY this school | 365 | 78.9% | 28.5% |
| MORRILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL MORRILTON | 432 | 81.9% | N/A |
| CUTTER-MORNING STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOT SPRINGS | 357 | 78.4% | 34.1% |
| SIDNEY DEENER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SEARCY | 421 | 78.4% | 29.7% |
| ENGLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENGLAND | 350 | 72.9% | 26.4% |
| HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HORATIO | 313 | 80.2% | 38.3% |
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 CABE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #316 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #339 of 465 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #303 of 465 ▲ 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 365 | #324 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #238 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #199 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.9% | #209 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.0% | #59 of 138 |
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
365
+67 (+22%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 360
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 365 | 22.6 | 16.2:1 | 79% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 23.1 | 12.9:1 | 83% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 17.5 | 15.2:1 | 77% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 20 | 14.9:1 | 75% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 21.4 | 15.3:1 | 34% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 338 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 80% (269) |
| 2010-11 | 303 | 19 | 15.9:1 | 77% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 337 | 24 | 14.0:1 | 53% (178) |
| 1990-91 | 360 | 22 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CABE ELEMENTARY.
About CABE ELEMENTARY
CABE ELEMENTARY is an elementary school with a street address in GURDON, Arkansas. The school enrolls 365 students in pre-K through 6.
GURDON SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 schools with a combined 617 students. CABE ELEMENTARY is one of them.
At CABE ELEMENTARY, 64% of students are White. The remaining students are 20% Black and 15% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 53%.
CABE ELEMENTARY reported 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Arkansas is about 16.0:1. Roughly 79% of students at CABE ELEMENTARY can receive free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Clark County average 68%.
CABE ELEMENTARY holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 30% of Arkansas public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, CABE ELEMENTARY falls in the middle 80% of Arkansas schools: 28.5% actual against 30.5% predicted.
Looking at the county, Clark County, the median household earns about $52,034 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Clark County has 7 public schools with about 2,902 students, including CABE ELEMENTARY.
About 0.2 miles separate CABE ELEMENTARY from the closest public school, GURDON HIGH SCHOOL. Local comparison: CABE ELEMENTARY ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 28.5% versus a 25.7% average.
The federal government classifies CABE ELEMENTARY's location as Rural: Remote.
From 298 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 365 by 2024-25. The school's ratio increased from 14.9:1 to 16.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about CABE ELEMENTARY, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Clark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,125
Census ACS
Median income
$52,034
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,902 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GURDON SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GURDON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 252 students
- CABE MIDDLE SCHOOLCombined
Other schools in GURDON
- GURDON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 252 students
- CABE MIDDLE SCHOOLCombined
Nearby schools
- GURDON HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 252
- PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.3 mi · 363
- Prescott Junior High School13.4 mi · 242
- PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL13.4 mi · 296
- LOUISA PERRITT PRIMARY15.7 mi · 408
- ARKADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOL15.7 mi · 534
Frequently asked questions
About CABE ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at CABE ELEMENTARY?
CABE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 365 students in grades PK-06.
Is CABE ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
CABE ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does CABE ELEMENTARY have?
CABE ELEMENTARY employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
How diverse is CABE ELEMENTARY?
CABE ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 64% White, 15% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees CABE ELEMENTARY?
CABE ELEMENTARY is overseen by GURDON SCHOOL DISTRICT in Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.