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DELBERT PETE & PAT ALLEN ELEMENTARY
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About DELBERT PETE & PAT ALLEN ELEMENTARY
DELBERT PETE & PAT ALLEN ELEMENTARY is one of the roomy K-5 schools in SILOAM SPRINGS, Arkansas, part of SILOAM SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 671 students on its rolls from grades 1 through 2. That puts it 61% larger than the typical public school in Arkansas, which averages around 418 students.
DELBERT PETE & PAT ALLEN ELEMENTARY is one of 6 schools operated by SILOAM SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 4,702 students overall.
In terms of who attends, DELBERT PETE & PAT ALLEN ELEMENTARY records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 39% White, 13% multiracial, 4% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, DELBERT PETE & PAT ALLEN ELEMENTARY has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.0:1 average. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Benton County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Benton County put the typical household earns roughly $93,506 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. DELBERT PETE & PAT ALLEN ELEMENTARY is one of 88 public schools in Benton County (combined enrollment of about 57,071 students).
SILOAM SPRINGS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Five-year trend. DELBERT PETE & PAT ALLEN ELEMENTARY's enrollment has grew 5% since 2018, when it stood at 637 (now 671). White enrollment moved from 52% to 39% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 in 2025.
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