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What's something FOUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
514
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOUKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050636000379
FOUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
370 EAST RED CUT ROAD, FOUKE, AR 71837 · (870) 653-4165 · Miller County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
350 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 78 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 18% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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 FOUKE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
27.4%
AR avg 34.9% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
36.7%
AR avg 38.9% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 up about 5 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.4% | 36.7% |
| 2023-24 | 28.7% | 32.1% |
% 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 FOUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Miller County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #278 of 461 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #250 of 465 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #324 of 465 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #139 of 531 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #211 of 480 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.4% | #424 of 480 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.1% | #304 of 513 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.2% | #124 of 311 | N/A |
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
514
-64 (-11%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 430
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 514 | 32.5 | 15.8:1 | 68% (350) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 29 | 18.4:1 | 72% (385) |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 32.3 | 17.1:1 | 68% (378) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 32 | 18.1:1 | 68% (394) |
| 2017-18 | 621 | 33.2 | 18.7:1 | 41% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 561 | 32 | 17.5:1 | 68% (383) |
| 2010-11 | 576 | 32 | 18.0:1 | 64% (371) |
| 2000-01 | 302 | 25 | 12.1:1 | 49% (149) |
| 1990-91 | 430 | 24 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FOUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About FOUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FOUKE, Arkansas, is home to FOUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 514 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Arkansas) has about 418 students.
Federal data list 3 schools in FOUKE SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 1,107 students enrolled.
Most students at FOUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White: 92% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The school's White share is 26 points above the 67% share among Miller County residents. By the diversity index, FOUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 14%.
FOUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.8:1. Elementary schools in Arkansas average about 16.0:1, a similar figure. FOUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 68%. The gap from the 80% average for public schools in Miller County is 12 points.
FOUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.6% is 2.9 points below the 34.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Among Miller County residents, median household income is about $48,836, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 19% of residents are in poverty. FOUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 16 public schools in Miller County, which together enroll about 6,217 students.
The closest public school to FOUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is PAULETTE SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of FOUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are 2 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, FOUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 514, 11% below the 578 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 18.1:1 to 15.8:1.
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Miller County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,360
Census ACS
Median income
$48,836
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
6,217 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FOUKE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- FOUKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 349 students
- PAULETTE SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 244 students
Other schools in FOUKE
- FOUKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 349 students
- PAULETTE SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 244 students
Nearby schools
- PAULETTE SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 244
- FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 349
- ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL7.5 mi · 287
- GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL7.6 mi · 258
- GENOA CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.8 mi · 365
- GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL7.8 mi · 303
Frequently asked questions
About FOUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is FOUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FOUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 514 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does FOUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
FOUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FOUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FOUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.8:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is FOUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FOUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees FOUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FOUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by FOUKE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Miller County.
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