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Enrollment
699
Elementary
DISTRICT 540 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CROSSETT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050480000201
CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1100 CAMP ROAD, CROSSETT, AR 71635 · (870) 364-6521 · Ashley County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL699 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
17.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
478 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 120 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 120 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (120) is 6% larger than its 4th grade class (113).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Based on grade levels within CROSSETT SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
19.1%
AR avg 34.9% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
27.9%
AR avg 38.9% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.1% | 27.9% |
| 2023-24 | 21.4% | 27.1% |
% 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
23.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (23.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 699 | 68.4% | 23.8% |
| WYNNE PRIMARY SCHOOL WYNNE | 588 | 69.6% | N/A |
| ASHDOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASHDOWN | 621 | 72.6% | 31.4% |
| PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARKADELPHIA | 783 | 68.1% | 30.1% |
| WYNNE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL WYNNE | 510 | 71.6% | 38.3% |
| HERBERT CARTER GLOBAL COMMUNITY MAGNET SCHOOL MARION | 670 | 64.3% | 23.2% |
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 CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #355 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #320 of 465 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #396 of 465 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 699 | #35 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #339 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #162 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.4% | #303 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #173 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
699
+19 (+3%) vs 2020
+113% since 1990-91, when it was 328
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 699 | 39.8 | 17.6:1 | 68% (478) |
| 2023-24 | 702 | 38.7 | 18.1:1 | 68% (480) |
| 2022-23 | 733 | 40.6 | 18.1:1 | 68% (498) |
| 2020-21 | 680 | 40 | 17.0:1 | 67% (455) |
| 2017-18 | 791 | 52.5 | 15.1:1 | 30% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 789 | 61 | 12.9:1 | 72% (572) |
| 2010-11 | 809 | 56 | 14.4:1 | 67% (545) |
| 2000-01 | 435 | 23 | 18.9:1 | 52% (227) |
| 1990-91 | 328 | 17 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public elementary school run by CROSSETT SCHOOL DISTRICT in CROSSETT, Arkansas. The school serves pre-K through 4. Enrollment is 699 students. That is 67% bigger than the average of about 418 students for elementary schools in Arkansas.
CROSSETT SCHOOL DISTRICT is the district for CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. It has 3 schools and 1,620 students.
White students are 56% of those enrolled at CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Next come 35% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 69% White among all Ashley County residents. A diversity index of 56% means there is a 56% chance two randomly chosen students at CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
With 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.6:1. Elementary schools in Arkansas average 16.0:1, 1.6 fewer students per teacher than here. The school has 68% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 14% of Arkansas public elementary schools.
A school with CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in Arkansas is predicted to score 34.4%. CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 23.8%, 10.6 points below that line.
In Ashley County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $44,266, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. There are 8 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,317, CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
Among nearby public schools, CROSSETT MIDDLE SCHOOL is closest at about 0.7 miles. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 4th on average proficiency.
CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Town: Remote.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 699, up from 680 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Ashley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,429
Census ACS
Median income
$44,266
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,317 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CROSSETT SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CROSSETT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 476 students
- CROSSETT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 445 students
Other schools in CROSSETT
- CROSSETT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 476 students
- CROSSETT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 445 students
Nearby schools
- CROSSETT MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 445
- CROSSETT HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 476
- HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOL10.7 mi · 508
- HAMBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL10.9 mi · 344
- NOBLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.7 mi · 416
- ALLBRITTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.7 mi · 293
Frequently asked questions
About CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 699 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 56% White, 5% Hispanic, 35% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CROSSETT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.