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Enrollment
527
Elementary
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OZARK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051101001700
ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL
1601 WALDEN DRIVE, OZARK, AR 72949 · (479) 667-4745 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL527 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
361 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 125 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 151 | 29% |
Student demographics
22%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
ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL→OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOL→OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within OZARK SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
31.2%
AR avg 34.9% . -8.3pp since 2023
Math
49.0%
AR avg 38.9% . -7.8pp 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 49 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 are down about 8 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.2% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.5% | 56.8% |
% 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #166 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #131 of 465 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #283 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 527 | #121 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #59 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.3% | #373 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.5% | #302 of 513 |
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
527
-19 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 527 | 38.2 | 13.8:1 | 69% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 40.8 | 13.9:1 | 62% (352) |
| 2022-23 | 576 | 40.5 | 14.2:1 | 67% (384) |
| 2020-21 | 546 | 41 | 13.3:1 | 64% (351) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL.
About ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL
Federal records list ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL as an elementary school in OZARK, Arkansas. Its grade span covers pre-K through 3, with 527 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in Arkansas average about 418 students, which makes this school 26% above average.
OZARK SCHOOL DISTRICT is the local district for ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL. It runs 4 schools with 1,673 students.
Roughly 88% of students at ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL are White. Other students are 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Franklin County residents are about 87% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 22%.
There are 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 13.8:1. The school's 13.8:1 compares with an average of 16.0:1 for elementary schools in Arkansas. By family income, 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
In Arkansas, ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 41.6% actual against a predicted 34.4%.
The county, Franklin County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $55,886 a year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL, Franklin County has 8 public schools.
About 0.1 miles separate ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL from the closest public school, OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The five-mile area around ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL holds 2 other public schools. Local comparison: ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL ranks 1st of 9 nearby schools, at 41.6% versus a 29.1% average.
NCES describes the area around ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL had a net loss of 19 students, or 3%.
On allk12, people connected to ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,326
Census ACS
Median income
$55,886
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,039 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OZARK SCHOOL DISTRICT
- OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 629 students
- OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 266 students
- OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 251 students
Other schools in OZARK
- OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 629 students
- OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 251 students
- PLEASANT VIEW CAMPUS SCHOOLMiddle · 127 students
Nearby schools
- OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 251
- OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 629
- OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOL5.7 mi · 266
- PLEASANT VIEW CAMPUS SCHOOL7.2 mi · 127
- WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL11.1 mi · 306
- MARVIN PRIMARY SCHOOL12.0 mi · 185
Frequently asked questions
About ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOLHow large is ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL?
ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 527 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL serve?
ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-03.
How many students per teacher at ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL?
ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL?
ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL is overseen by OZARK SCHOOL DISTRICT in Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.