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What tradition at DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL should never be changed?
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Enrollment
518
Elementary
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEWITT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050000100218
DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1718 S GRANDVIEW, DEWITT, AR 72042 · (870) 946-4651 · Arkansas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL518 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
321 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 | 40 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 11% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Based on grade levels within DEWITT SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
32.2%
AR avg 34.9% . -7.7pp since 2023
Math
34.3%
AR avg 38.9% . -0.7pp 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 34 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.2% | 34.3% |
| 2023-24 | 39.9% | 35.0% |
% 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →
Where DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #226 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #267 of 465 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #270 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 518 | #131 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #169 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.0% | #261 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.0% | #349 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #304 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
518
+20 (+4%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 379
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 518 | 33.8 | 15.3:1 | 62% (321) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 34.4 | 14.0:1 | 67% (325) |
| 2022-23 | 530 | 37.9 | 14.0:1 | 63% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 35 | 14.2:1 | 65% (324) |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 38.1 | 13.7:1 | 33% (170) |
| 2015-16 | 519 | 37 | 14.0:1 | 71% (369) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | 41 | 13.1:1 | 65% (349) |
| 2000-01 | 433 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 53% (229) |
| 1990-91 | 379 | 24 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in DEWITT, Arkansas, administered by DEWITT SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school counts 518 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Arkansas is about 418 students.
DEWITT SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 1,153 students in 3 schools, including DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
By race and ethnicity, DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 74% White. After that, the student body is 14% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 43%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.3:1, with 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Arkansas have a similar average ratio of 16.0:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 62% of enrollment. The 72% average for public schools in Arkansas County is 10 points higher.
Compared with Arkansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's results are within a point of predicted: 36.3% against 36.8%.
DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in Arkansas County, where median household income is about $53,164, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 8 public schools in Arkansas County, which together enroll about 2,737 students.
Of nearby public schools, DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. On proficiency, DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is ahead of the 26.4% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 8.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 498 to 518. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 15.3:1, from 14.2:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Arkansas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,515
Census ACS
Median income
$53,164
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,737 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DEWITT SCHOOL DISTRICT
- DEWITT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 364 students
- DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 271 students
Other schools in DEWITT
- DEWITT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 364 students
- DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 271 students
Nearby schools
- DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 364
- DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 271
- STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL18.4 mi · 234
- STUTTGART HIGH SCHOOL18.4 mi · 499
- PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL18.6 mi · 641
- MEEKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL18.8 mi · 210
Frequently asked questions
About DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 518 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.3:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 74% White, 6% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by DEWITT SCHOOL DISTRICT in Arkansas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.