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HAPPY HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 6% smaller than its 4th grade class (103).
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.5% | 47.6% |
| 2023-24 | 48.9% | 46.9% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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%.
Schools most like HAPPY HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HAPPY HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (50.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAPPY HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 521 | 47.0% | 50.4% |
| BUTTERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAYETTEVILLE | 567 | 47.3% | 52.2% |
| SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BENTON | 469 | 45.0% | 48.1% |
| SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CABOT | 551 | 46.1% | 46.5% |
| LAKESIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL HOT SPRINGS | 583 | 50.8% | N/A |
| ARKANSAS ARTS ACADEMY ELEMENTARY ROGERS | 523 | 43.8% | 46.3% |
Where HAPPY HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #77 of 461 | #9 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #144 of 465 ▼ 12 | #13 of 34 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #71 of 465 ▲ 5 | #9 of 34 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 521 | #129 of 531 | #17 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #412 of 480 | #26 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #160 of 480 | #17 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.0% | #437 of 513 | #26 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.6% | #103 of 138 | #9 of 11 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 521 | 28 | 18.6:1 | 47% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 27 | 19.0:1 | 44% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 25 | 21.3:1 | 43% (229) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 27 | 17.4:1 | 41% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 498 | 27.4 | 18.2:1 | 22% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 470 | 25 | 18.8:1 | 43% (200) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 24 | 17.2:1 | 50% (205) |
| 2000-01 | 340 | 19 | 17.9:1 | 40% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 461 | 22 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
About HAPPY HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HAPPY HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school for students in FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas. The school reports 521 students in pre-K through 4. The school's enrollment is 25% above the 418 average for elementary schools in Arkansas.
HAPPY HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits within FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 17 schools and 10,291 students.
At HAPPY HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, White students make up 63% of the student body. After that, the student body is 16% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 8% Black. For comparison, Washington County is about 63% White. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at HAPPY HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 28 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 18.6:1. That is higher than the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. The school counts 245 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 47%. For comparison, public schools in Washington County average 58%.
HAPPY HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 78% of Arkansas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with HAPPY HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in Arkansas is predicted to score 42.3%. HAPPY HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 50.4%, 8.1 points above that line.
Census estimates describe Washington County this way: the median household income is $70,639, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. In all, Washington County has 76 public schools and roughly 42,451 students.
The closest public school to HAPPY HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is FAYETTEVILLE VIRTUAL ACADEMY A DIST CONVERSION CHARTER SCH, about 0.2 miles away. HAPPY HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. HAPPY HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
HAPPY HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
HAPPY HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment climbed from 469 in 2020-21 to 521 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 18.6:1, from 17.4:1.
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