CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a well-populated K-5 school in CROSSETT, Arkansas, CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves 699 students from grades pre-K through 4, one of the schools within CROSSETT SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 67% above the state mean of about 418.

CROSSETT SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,620 students. CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that White students make up the majority at 56%. Other groups include 35% Black, 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 68% of students at CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.8%.

Around the school, census data for Ashley County shows median household income runs about $44,266, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ashley County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,317 students), of which CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: CROSSETT MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 23.9%.

CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has shrank 12%, going from 791 students in 2018 to 699 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 64% to 56% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

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