ELKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 349 N CENTER, in ELKINS, Arkansas, ELKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a compact elementary-level community that instructs 283 students (grades 3 through 5), part of ELKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 418 students per school, that is 32% smaller than typical.

ELKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 4 schools operated by ELKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that hosts 1,462 students overall.

Demographically, ELKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

On the income-and-resources front, ELKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Washington County (around 58%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, ELKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of Arkansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 40.5%; ELKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 57.6%, +17.1 points above that line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Washington County put the typical household earns roughly $70,639 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Washington County's 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,451 students), ELKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

ELKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ELKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 55.9%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 3%: 276 students in 2018 compared to 283 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 89% to 82%. Class-load math has fell: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

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