CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, part of RUSSELLVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, teaches 399 students, covering grades pre-K through 4.

CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 10 schools operated by RUSSELLVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that educates 5,591 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 32% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. The state averages about 16.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Pope County (around 64%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.0%; this one delivers 23.7%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Pope County put median household income runs about $57,344, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 25 public schools in Pope County (combined enrollment of about 10,311 students).

Nearest neighbor: PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF RUSSELLVILLE, around 1.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.8%.

CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 407 students in 2018 compared to 399 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

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