GUY-PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

GUY-PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a cozy elementary school in GUY, Arkansas, operated by GUY PERKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 247 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Arkansas's public schools average about 418 students each, so GUY-PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 41% below that benchmark.

GUY PERKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 402 students; GUY-PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GUY-PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (85%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 6% multiracial, 5% Black, 4% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, GUY-PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.0:1 average. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Faulkner County's rate of about 52%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GUY-PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.2%; this one delivers 30.9%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Faulkner County indicate median household income runs about $67,289, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Faulkner County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,977 students), GUY-PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: GUY-PERKINS HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GUY-PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 42.4%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. GUY-PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has expanded 11% since 2018, when it stood at 222 (now 247). Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 11% to 5%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for GUY-PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.