Enrollment
150
Elementary
DISTRICT 145 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DERMOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050517000238
DERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
525 EAST SPEEDWAY STREET, DERMOTT, AR 71638 · (870) 538-1010 · Chicot County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL150 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
10.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.8:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
150 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 | 10 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 85% larger than its 6th grade class (13).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
DERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→DERMOTT HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within DERMOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
24.0%
AR avg 34.9% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
11.4%
AR avg 38.9% . -2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.0% | 11.4% |
| 2023-24 | 25.3% | 13.9% |
% 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
17.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% 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 DERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (17.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 150 | 100.0% | 17.7% |
| MARVELL-ELAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MARVELL | 121 | 100.0% | 7.8% |
| EARLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EARLE | 195 | 99.5% | 11.3% |
| NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OSCEOLA | 132 | 97.7% | N/A |
| WEAVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST MEMPHIS | 228 | 100.0% | 11.1% |
| COLLEGE STATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COLLEGE STATION | 150 | 86.7% | 14.8% |
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 DERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #410 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.4% | #443 of 465 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #353 of 465 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 150 | #504 of 531 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #29 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.2% | #32 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
150
-71 (-32%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 351
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 150 | 14 | 10.8:1 | 100% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 148 | 18.3 | 8.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 190 | 18.4 | 10.3:1 | 100% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 221 | 20 | 11.1:1 | 100% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 215 | 23.3 | 9.2:1 | 33% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 233 | 21 | 11.1:1 | 99% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 224 | 19 | 11.8:1 | 99% (221) |
| 2000-01 | 363 | 20 | 18.1:1 | 83% (302) |
| 1990-91 | 351 | 18 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About DERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Located in DERMOTT, Arkansas, DERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a very small elementary school. The school enrolls 150 students in pre-K through 6. Across elementary schools in Arkansas, the average enrollment is about 418.
Besides DERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, DERMOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 1 other school. The district enrolls 289 students.
Black students are 97% of those enrolled at DERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Census estimates put the Black share of Chicot County's population at about 53%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 5, compared with 70 nationally.
DERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reported 14 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 10.8:1. Elementary schools in Arkansas have an average ratio of 16.0:1. Roughly 100% of students at DERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Chicot County is close, at 100%.
Among Arkansas public elementary schools, DERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 17%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at DERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are 5.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (17.7% actual, 22.7% predicted).
The county, Chicot County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $39,045 a year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. The county has 7 public schools and about 1,147 students.
Of the public schools around it, DERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is closest to DERMOTT HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 22.4% on proficiency, and DERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is below that at 17.7%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school's student count decreased 32% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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Chicot County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,765
Census ACS
Median income
$39,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,147 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DERMOTT
- DERMOTT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 139 students
- ARKANSAS CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL-DERMOTTHigh · 16 students
Nearby schools
- DERMOTT HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 139
- ARKANSAS CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL-DERMOTT0.8 mi · 16
- MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.4 mi · 547
- MCGEHEE HIGH SCHOOL8.8 mi · 326
- CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL8.9 mi · 248
- LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL15.3 mi · 277
Frequently asked questions
About DERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend DERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 150 students in grades PK-06.
Is DERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
DERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at DERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at DERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is DERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 97% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees DERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by DERMOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT in Chicot County.
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