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Enrollment
502
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLESTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050420000157
CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
125 WEST MAIN, CHARLESTON, AR 72933 · (479) 965-2460 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
16.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
257 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 15% smaller than its 6th grade class (73).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within CHARLESTON SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
38.5%
AR avg 34.9% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
49.3%
AR avg 38.9% . +7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.5% | 49.3% |
| 2023-24 | 34.5% | 42.2% |
% 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
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (40.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 502 | 51.2% | 40.4% |
| MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MELBOURNE | 458 | 51.7% | 53.5% |
| GREENE CTY TECH INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL PARAGOULD | 501 | 53.5% | 40.4% |
| GREENE CTY TECH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARAGOULD | 501 | 53.9% | 39.9% |
| MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MANILA | 601 | 50.7% | 39.6% |
| GLEN ROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MALVERN | 507 | 55.2% | 36.9% |
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 CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #176 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #129 of 465 ▲ 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #198 of 465 ▲ 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #151 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #226 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.0% | #434 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.2% | #414 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #271 of 311 |
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
502
+63 (+14%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 391
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 502 | 31.3 | 16.0:1 | 51% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 33.6 | 13.8:1 | 56% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 33.2 | 13.7:1 | 47% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 54% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 525 | 32.7 | 16.1:1 | 31% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 515 | 33 | 15.6:1 | 56% (286) |
| 2010-11 | 463 | 30 | 15.4:1 | 48% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 445 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 30% (135) |
| 1990-91 | 391 | 23 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in CHARLESTON, Arkansas, and is classified as an elementary school. It serves 502 students in pre-K through 6. The average among elementary schools in Arkansas is roughly 418 students; this school is 20% bigger than that.
CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 2 schools in CHARLESTON SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 912 students in total.
The student body at CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 93% White. Other groups include 3% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 13% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates with 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.0:1. That matches the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas fairly closely. About 51% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Among public schools in Franklin County, the average eligibility rate is 61%.
allk12 grades CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a B-. The grade compares the school only with Arkansas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of Arkansas schools: 40.4% actual against 40.8% predicted.
In Franklin County (population about 17,326), the median household income is $55,886, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. There are 8 public schools in Franklin County, enrolling about 3,039 students in all.
CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within ten miles number 6. The school's 40.4% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's location as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment at CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL climbed 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 439 to 502 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.2:1 to 16.0:1 over the same years.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,326
Census ACS
Median income
$55,886
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,039 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CHARLESTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 410 students
Other Charleston Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Charleston Elementary. CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 5.
- Charleston ElementaryLos Banos, CA · 374 students
- Charleston Elementary SchoolCharleston, TN · 358 students
- Charleston Elementary SchoolCHARLESTON, MS · 316 students
- Charleston Elementary SchoolWest Charleston, VT · 118 students
Nearby schools
- CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 410
- COUNTY LINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.2 mi · 327
- COUNTY LINE HIGH SCHOOL7.4 mi · 229
- LAVACA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.4 mi · 322
- LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL7.6 mi · 234
- LAVACA HIGH SCHOOL7.6 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 502 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by CHARLESTON SCHOOL DISTRICT in Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.