GOSNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

GOSNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a large elementary campus in GOSNELL, Arkansas, operated by GOSNELL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 648 students spanning grades K through 6. By comparison, Arkansas's public schools average about 418 students each, so GOSNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 55% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in GOSNELL SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,215 students total), GOSNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, GOSNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 55% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 28% Black, 8% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, GOSNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting GOSNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 80% of students at GOSNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, GOSNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Arkansas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 29.7%; actual is 47.1%, +17.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Mississippi County put median household earnings sit near $52,548, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. GOSNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 22 public schools in Mississippi County (combined enrollment of about 6,930 students).

Nearest neighbor: GOSNELL HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GOSNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GOSNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 14.4%.

GOSNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a town-center location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GOSNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked down 10%, going from 721 students in 2018 to 648 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 66% to 55% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.