Enrollment
315
Elementary
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DARDANELLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050493000213
DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
900 N 4TH, DARDANELLE, AR 72834 · (479) 229-3707 · Yell County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
236 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
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ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
31.6%
AR avg 34.9% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
43.3%
AR avg 38.9% . +8.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
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
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
315
-57 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.2:1
% White
63%
was 62%
% Hispanic
30%
was 34%
% Black
4%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
Located at 900 N 4TH, in DARDANELLE, Arkansas, DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is a close-knit elementary school that works with 315 students (grades 4 through 5), operated by DARDANELLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, Arkansas's public schools average about 418 students each, so DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL sits 25% smaller than that benchmark.
DARDANELLE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,116 students; DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is among them.
Looking at the student body, DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL logs that 63% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 30% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. The state averages about 16.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 75% of students at DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.0%; this one delivers 34.3%.
In the broader community, census data for Yell County shows median household earnings sit near $55,934, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Yell County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,945 students), of which DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL, around 1.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 37.4%.
The campus sits in a town-center setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 15%: 372 students in 2018 compared to 315 in 2025.
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Yell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,134
Census ACS
Median income
$55,934
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,945 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DARDANELLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 686 students
- DARDANELLE PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 615 students
- DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 500 students
Other schools in DARDANELLE
- DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 686 students
- DARDANELLE PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 615 students
- DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 500 students
Nearby schools
- DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 686
- DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 500
- DARDANELLE PRIMARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 615
- SEQUOYAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.9 mi · 542
- OAKLAND HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.3 mi · 503
- RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL3.3 mi · 1,281
Frequently asked questions
About DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLHow many students attend DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 315 students in grades 04-05.
Is DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is approximately 16.4:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL are roughly 63% White, 30% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL in?
DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is part of DARDANELLE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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