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
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
16.4:1
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 167 | 53% |
| Grade 5 | 148 | 47% |
Student demographics
51%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DARDANELLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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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.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.6% | 43.3% |
| 2023-24 | 30.8% | 34.4% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL's state test result (34.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL this school | 315 | 74.9% | 34.3% |
| HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HORATIO | 313 | 80.2% | 38.3% |
| BERRYVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL BERRYVILLE | 406 | 73.4% | 37.1% |
| BALLMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT SMITH | 286 | 67.1% | 41.6% |
| BERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BERRYVILLE | 423 | 75.4% | N/A |
| JAMES R. TATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VAN BUREN | 459 | 76.3% | 32.1% |
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 DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #252 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #181 of 465 ▲ 65 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #278 of 465 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 315 | #372 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #258 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.4% | #214 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.9% | #239 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #145 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
315
-27 (-8%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 708
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 315 | 19.3 | 16.4:1 | 75% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 20.5 | 14.8:1 | 73% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 302 | 20.9 | 14.5:1 | 71% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 342 | 22 | 15.6:1 | 71% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 372 | 23 | 16.2:1 | 46% (170) |
| 2015-16 | 311 | 18 | 17.3:1 | 77% (239) |
| 2010-11 | 625 | 37 | 16.9:1 | 72% (450) |
| 2000-01 | 575 | 31 | 18.6:1 | 59% (340) |
| 1990-91 | 708 | 35 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.
About DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
DARDANELLE, Arkansas, is home to DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, a small elementary school. The school had 315 students in grades 4 through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Arkansas) has about 418 students.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in DARDANELLE SCHOOL DISTRICT totals 2,116 students.
At DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, White students make up 63% of the student body. After that, the student body is 30% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Yell County is about 78% White. The school's diversity index is 51%, meaning two students picked at random have a 51% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.4:1. That is close to the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. Eligible students account for 75% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 44% of Arkansas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.3%, compared with a predicted 32.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Arkansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Yell County this way: the median household income is $55,934, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. In all, Yell County has 12 public schools and roughly 3,945 students.
Nearby, DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL is about 1.3 miles away. Within five miles of DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL as Town: Remote.
2024-25 enrollment was 315, an 8% decrease from 342 in 2020-21.
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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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