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How has CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
725
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050306001199
CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY
1550 GAMBLE ROAD, CENTERTON, AR 72719 · (479) 696-3400 · Benton County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL725 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- A-Test 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
18.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
145 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 70%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 134 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 135 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 140 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 151 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 165 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (134) is 19% smaller than its 4th grade class (165).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
50.9%
AR avg 34.9% . +10.5pp since 2023
Math
61.2%
AR avg 38.9% . +16.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 16 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.9% | 61.2% |
| 2023-24 | 40.4% | 45.0% |
% 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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY
CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY's state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY this school | 725 | 20.0% | 50.9% |
| VAUGHN ELEMENTARY BENTONVILLE | 647 | 21.9% | 51.4% |
| ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BENTONVILLE | 583 | 14.9% | 65.3% |
| FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROGERS | 580 | 20.3% | 56.2% |
| APPLE GLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BENTONVILLE | 497 | 19.5% | 69.5% |
| VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JONESBORO | 668 | 32.2% | N/A |
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 CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Benton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #74 of 461 | #19 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #43 of 465 ▲ 100 | #15 of 39 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #77 of 465 ▲ 86 | #20 of 39 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 725 | #28 of 531 | #3 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #383 of 480 | #30 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #171 of 480 | #22 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.0% | #500 of 513 | #33 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.1% | #39 of 138 | #3 of 13 |
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
725
+66 (+10%) vs 2020
0% since 2010-11, when it was 726
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 725 | 40 | 18.1:1 | 20% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 791 | 40 | 19.8:1 | 18% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 747 | 36.1 | 20.7:1 | 24% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 659 | 36 | 18.3:1 | 19% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 619 | 40.8 | 15.2:1 | 16% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 694 | 46 | 15.1:1 | 33% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 726 | 43 | 16.9:1 | 37% (266) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY.
About CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY
At 1550 GAMBLE ROAD in CENTERTON, Arkansas, CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY operates as a large elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 4 attend the school, which enrolls 725 students. The average among elementary schools in Arkansas is roughly 418 students; this school is 73% larger than that.
Across its 24 schools, BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 19,575 students. CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY is one of those schools.
CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY's enrollment is 64% White. The next largest groups are 16% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. The White share in Benton County as a whole is similar, at about 60%. The chance that two students picked at random at CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 55%.
Federal staffing data show 40 full-time-equivalent teachers at CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY and a ratio of 18.1:1. That ratio is over the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 20% of students. That is lower than the 37% average for public schools in Benton County.
allk12 grades CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY a B. The grade compares the school only with Arkansas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Arkansas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 52.4%. CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY scores 50.9%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Benton County show that median household income is about $93,506, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 88 public schools in Benton County, with a combined enrollment of about 57,071.
The nearest public school is BENTONVILLE WEST HIGH SCHOOL, at about 0.4 miles. CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 58.5% proficiency; CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY posts 50.9%.
Under the NCES locale system, CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY is Suburb: Large.
CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY had 659 students in 2020-21 and 725 in 2024-25, a 10% increase.
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Benton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
303,632
Census ACS
Median income
$93,506
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
57,071 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BENTONVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,579 students
- BENTONVILLE WEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,661 students
- GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 846 students
- LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 723 students
- J. WILLIAM FULBRIGHT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 718 students
- EVENING STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 716 students
Nearby schools
- BENTONVILLE WEST HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 2,661
- ARDIS ANN MIDDLE SCHOOL2.4 mi · 576
- ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 583
- GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.5 mi · 846
- FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY ELEMENTARY ONLINE3.8 mi · 14
- FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMIES OF ARKANSAS BENTONVILLE3.8 mi · 787
Frequently asked questions
About CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY?
CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 725 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY serve?
CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY is approximately 18.1:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY?
At CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 64% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY in?
CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARY is part of BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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