Enrollment
278
Elementary
DISTRICT 204 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DECATUR SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050498000220
DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY
9083 MT. OLIVE RD, DECATUR, AR 72722 · (479) 321-5780 · Benton County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- CTest 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
13.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
278 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 10% larger than its 4th grade class (42).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
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ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
31.0%
AR avg 34.9% . +8.5pp since 2023
Math
30.0%
AR avg 38.9% . +8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.5% | 21.2% |
% 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
26.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY
DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY's state test result (26.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY this school | 278 | 100.0% | 26.0% |
| TILLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT SMITH | 343 | 90.4% | 14.2% |
| CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RUSSELLVILLE | 399 | 92.5% | 27.2% |
| HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HERMITAGE | 217 | 100.0% | 27.4% |
| PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT SMITH | 387 | 89.9% | 20.1% |
| KING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VAN BUREN | 437 | 86.3% | 22.1% |
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 DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Benton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #342 of 461 | #39 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #304 of 465 ▲ 70 | #38 of 39 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #284 of 465 ▲ 90 | #39 of 39 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #421 of 531 | #44 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #54 of 480 | #3 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #104 of 480 | #13 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #28 of 513 | #1 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.4% | #30 of 138 | #2 of 13 |
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
278
+41 (+17%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 286
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 278 | 20.3 | 13.7:1 | 100% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 277 | 18 | 15.4:1 | 100% (277) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 17.9 | 15.2:1 | 100% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 237 | 16 | 14.8:1 | 100% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 229 | 18.1 | 12.6:1 | 73% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 367 | 24 | 15.3:1 | 81% (299) |
| 2010-11 | 341 | 19 | 17.9:1 | 82% (281) |
| 2000-01 | 285 | 22 | 12.9:1 | 54% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 286 | 24 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY.
About DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY
DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY is a low-enrollment elementary school in Arkansas, located in DECATUR. The school reports 278 students in pre-K through 4. The school's enrollment is 33% smaller than the 418 average for elementary schools in Arkansas.
DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY is one school in DECATUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, a system of 3 schools with 613 students.
DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 44%. Other reported shares: 44% Hispanic, 6% Pacific Islander, 3% Native American, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 60% White among all Benton County residents. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. Eligible students account for 100% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Benton County is 37%.
The allk12 Grade for DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY is C. Compared with Arkansas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 34% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 22.7% at DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 26.0%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Benton County show that the median household income is $93,506, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Besides DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY, Benton County has 87 other public schools.
The shortest distance from DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY to another public school is about 1.7 miles, to DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY is 6th on average proficiency.
DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Federal data show a 17% enrollment rise, from 237 in 2020-21 to 278 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 14.8 in 2020-21 to 13.7 in 2024-25.
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Benton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
303,632
Census ACS
Median income
$93,506
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
57,071 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DECATUR SCHOOL DISTRICT
- DECATUR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 173 students
- DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 162 students
Other schools in DECATUR
- DECATUR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 173 students
- DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 162 students
Nearby schools
- DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 173
- DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 162
- GLENN DUFFY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.5 mi · 496
- GRAVETTE UPPER ELEMENTARY4.6 mi · 480
- GRAVETTE MIDDLE SCHOOL4.7 mi · 508
- GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL5.0 mi · 649
Frequently asked questions
About DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY?
DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 278 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY serve?
DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY?
DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 44% White, 44% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY?
DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY is overseen by DECATUR SCHOOL DISTRICT in Benton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.