FOUNTAIN LAKE ELEMENTARY

FOUNTAIN LAKE ELEMENTARY, a medium-sized elementary campus in HOT SPRINGS, Arkansas, part of FOUNTAIN LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT, serves 491 students, covering grades pre-K through 4.

FOUNTAIN LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,248 students. FOUNTAIN LAKE ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FOUNTAIN LAKE ELEMENTARY logs that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.0:1 average. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Garland County (around 72%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FOUNTAIN LAKE ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.5%.

Across the wider county, Garland County reports that median household income runs about $57,181, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Garland County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,391 students), of which FOUNTAIN LAKE ELEMENTARY is one.

FOUNTAIN LAKE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FOUNTAIN LAKE ELEMENTARY at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 36.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 16%: 588 students in 2018 compared to 491 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged up from 84% to 88% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.