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What's the biggest difference between CENTERPOINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
450
Elementary
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTERPOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050669001652
CENTERPOINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
637 HWY 8 E, AMITY, AR 71921 · (870) 356-2912 · Pike County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL450 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
348 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 70%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
CENTERPOINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→CENTERPOINT HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within CENTERPOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
41.4%
AR avg 33.9%
Math
54.5%
AR avg 36.5%
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 34 and 36.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.5%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Arkansas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
450
-30 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.9:1
% White
79%
was 74%
% Hispanic
18%
was 23%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CENTERPOINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CENTERPOINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary schools in AMITY, Arkansas, run under CENTERPOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 450 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.
CENTERPOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,005 students; CENTERPOINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
On the student-mix side, CENTERPOINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 79%; the rest looks like 18% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, CENTERPOINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of Arkansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 30.5%; CENTERPOINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 49.0%, +18.5 points above that line.
Around the school, Pike County reports that median household income runs about $49,269, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. CENTERPOINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 7 public schools in Pike County (combined enrollment of about 2,093 students).
The closest other public school is CENTERPOINT ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURE & SKILLED TRADE, roughly 0.4 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, CENTERPOINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 35.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CENTERPOINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has shrank 6%, going from 480 students in 2018 to 450 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share shrank from 23% to 18%.
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Pike County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,115
Census ACS
Median income
$49,269
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,093 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CENTERPOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CENTERPOINT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 551 students
- CENTERPOINT ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURE & SKILLED TRADEHigh · 4 students
Other schools in AMITY
- CENTERPOINT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 551 students
- CENTERPOINT ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURE & SKILLED TRADEHigh · 4 students
Nearby schools
- CENTERPOINT ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURE & SKILLED TRADE0.4 mi · 4
- CENTERPOINT HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 551
- KIRBY HIGH SCHOOL7.8 mi · 176
- KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.8 mi · 216
- CADDO HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.1 mi · 348
- CADDO ACADEMY11.1 mi · 237
Frequently asked questions
About CENTERPOINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CENTERPOINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CENTERPOINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 450 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CENTERPOINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CENTERPOINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CENTERPOINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CENTERPOINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.8:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CENTERPOINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At CENTERPOINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 79% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is CENTERPOINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
CENTERPOINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CENTERPOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.