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Enrollment
474
Elementary
DISTRICT 412 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HACKETT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050717000436
HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
102 NORTH OAK STREET, HACKETT, AR 72937 · (479) 638-8606 · Sebastian County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
474 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 70%
Community
6
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 | 60 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 29% smaller than its 6th grade class (62).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→HACKETT HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within HACKETT SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
26.4%
AR avg 34.9% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
32.7%
AR avg 38.9% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.4% | 32.7% |
| 2023-24 | 21.0% | 27.5% |
% 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
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 →
Schools most like HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (27.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 474 | 100.0% | 27.3% |
| HARRISBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HARRISBURG | 428 | 99.3% | 32.9% |
| HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOXIE | 500 | 100.0% | 28.4% |
| CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY CHERRY VALLEY | 415 | 100.0% | 39.5% |
| YELLVILLE-SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YELLVILLE | 442 | 99.3% | 46.8% |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MOUNTAIN VIEW | 497 | 99.4% | 44.2% |
Matched among Arkansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Sebastian County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #331 of 461 | #14 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #280 of 465 ▲ 35 | #13 of 23 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #335 of 465 ▲ 54 | #14 of 23 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #184 of 531 | #7 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #81 of 480 | #1 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.0% | #366 of 480 | #21 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #36 of 513 | #1 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +53.9% | #6 of 138 | 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
474
+59 (+14%) vs 2020
+62% since 1990-91, when it was 292
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 474 | 33.5 | 14.2:1 | 100% (474) |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 39.1 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 493 | 31.8 | 15.5:1 | 100% (493) |
| 2020-21 | 415 | 29 | 14.3:1 | 100% (415) |
| 2017-18 | 308 | 21.3 | 14.5:1 | 69% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 310 | 20 | 15.5:1 | 66% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 319 | 21 | 15.2:1 | 59% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 308 | 22 | 14.0:1 | 38% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 292 | 21 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Federal records list HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as an elementary school in HACKETT, Arkansas. It enrolled 474 students in pre-K through 6 for the 2024-25 school year.
HACKETT SCHOOL DISTRICT is made up of 2 schools with 824 students in all.
The large majority of students at HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 87%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 8% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Among all residents of Sebastian County, the White share is about 68%. By the diversity index, HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 24%.
Its teaching staff equals 33.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Arkansas average 16.0:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 100%. That is 35 points above the 65% average for public schools in Sebastian County.
HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 27.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 22.7%.
HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in Sebastian County, where median household income is about $57,790, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 44 public schools in Sebastian County, with a combined enrollment of about 20,239.
Of nearby public schools, HACKETT HIGH SCHOOL is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in 6th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 415 in 2020-21 and 474 in 2024-25, a 14% gain.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Sebastian County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
128,900
Census ACS
Median income
$57,790
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
20,239 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Hackett Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Hackett Elementary. HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Hackett ElementaryBeloit, WI · 434 students
Nearby schools
- HACKETT HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 350
- Pocola Elementary School5.8 mi · 381
- Pocola High School6.1 mi · 208
- Pocola Middle School6.1 mi · 142
- HAAS HALL ACADEMY FORT SMITH6.5 mi · 101
- WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.9 mi · 839
Frequently asked questions
About HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 474 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.2:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HACKETT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.