Enrollment
379
Elementary
DISTRICT 329 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DES ARC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050519000241
DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2100 HICKORY STREET, DES ARC, AR 72040 · (870) 256-4128 · Prairie County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
281 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 23 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 23% smaller than its 6th grade class (53).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within DES ARC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
48.5%
AR avg 34.9% . +5.6pp since 2023
Math
56.1%
AR avg 38.9% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.5% | 56.1% |
| 2023-24 | 42.9% | 53.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Arkansas's top 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 DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 379 | 74.1% | 49.3% |
| ATKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ATKINS | 370 | 74.6% | 28.2% |
| MCCRORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MCCRORY | 339 | 76.7% | 43.3% |
| ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BIGELOW | 357 | 72.3% | 35.7% |
| RECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RECTOR | 389 | 71.2% | 29.5% |
| PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CORNING | 361 | 78.7% | 32.7% |
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 DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #86 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #81 of 465 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #98 of 465 ▲ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #304 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #190 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.6% | #382 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.1% | #248 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.2% | #36 of 138 |
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
379
+57 (+18%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 334
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 379 | 24.4 | 15.6:1 | 74% (281) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 24.5 | 15.6:1 | 72% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 382 | 22.5 | 17.0:1 | 72% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 23 | 14.0:1 | 70% (227) |
| 2017-18 | 318 | 20.5 | 15.5:1 | 37% (117) |
| 2015-16 | 291 | 23 | 12.7:1 | 74% (215) |
| 2010-11 | 306 | 24 | 12.8:1 | 71% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 345 | 24 | 14.4:1 | 61% (209) |
| 1990-91 | 334 | 20 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
At 2100 HICKORY STREET in DES ARC, Arkansas, DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a mid-sized elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 379 students.
DES ARC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 schools with a combined 658 students. DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of them.
At DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 89% of students are White. The remaining students are 8% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 21%.
A staff of 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Arkansas is similar, at 16.0:1. By family income, 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Prairie County is similar, at 74%.
DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 88% of Arkansas public elementary schools.
A school in Arkansas with DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 32.3%. DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 49.3%.
American Community Survey estimates for Prairie County show that median household income comes to about $51,646, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 4, with about 1,202 students.
Measured in a straight line, DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL is about 1.1 miles from DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The nearest schools with test data average 24.5%, lower than DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 49.3%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
From 322 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 379 by 2024-25. The school's ratio increased from 14.0:1 to 15.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Prairie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,064
Census ACS
Median income
$51,646
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,202 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 279
- HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.4 mi · 315
- HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL13.5 mi · 229
- CARLISLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL18.0 mi · 380
- CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL18.0 mi · 280
- C.B. PARTEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL19.3 mi · 262
Frequently asked questions
About DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 379 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 89% White, 2% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by DES ARC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Prairie County.
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