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Enrollment
743
Elementary
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEBER SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050756000466
HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1100 W PINE ST, HEBER SPRINGS, AR 72543 · (501) 362-8155 · Cleburne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL743 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
410 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 81 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 106 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Based on grade levels within HEBER SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
51.5%
AR avg 34.9% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
53.4%
AR avg 38.9% . +12.9pp since 2023
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 53 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 are up about 13 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.5% | 53.4% |
| 2023-24 | 48.3% | 40.5% |
% 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
50.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (50.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 743 | 55.2% | 50.1% |
| WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JONESBORO | 756 | 55.0% | 42.2% |
| GREENE CTY TECH PRIMARY SCHOOL PARAGOULD | 710 | 58.2% | N/A |
| SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SOUTHSIDE | 852 | 52.1% | 42.1% |
| HACKLER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL MOUNTAIN HOME | 837 | 50.4% | 42.1% |
| ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ALMA | 685 | 50.7% | 34.9% |
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 HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #80 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #94 of 465 ▲ 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #72 of 465 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 743 | #24 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #153 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.4% | #385 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.2% | #391 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #259 of 311 |
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
743
+23 (+3%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 667
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 743 | 48.9 | 15.2:1 | 55% (410) |
| 2023-24 | 689 | 50.7 | 13.6:1 | 60% (416) |
| 2022-23 | 756 | 40.6 | 18.6:1 | 61% (461) |
| 2020-21 | 720 | 46 | 15.7:1 | 51% (366) |
| 2017-18 | 789 | 54.4 | 14.5:1 | 30% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 809 | 60 | 13.5:1 | 56% (457) |
| 2010-11 | 830 | 54 | 15.4:1 | 59% (491) |
| 2000-01 | 748 | 49 | 15.3:1 | 48% (362) |
| 1990-91 | 667 | 40 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public elementary school run by HEBER SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT in HEBER SPRINGS, Arkansas. The school had 743 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Arkansas is about 418, so this school runs 78% larger than that.
HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belongs to HEBER SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district of 3 schools and 1,617 students.
The student body at HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 89% White. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 20%, meaning two students picked at random have a 20% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 15.2 students per teacher and 48.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 0.8 below the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 55%.
Measured against Arkansas public elementary schools, HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Arkansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's results are 10.8 points above predicted: 50.1% against 39.3%.
Among Cleburne County residents, the median household income is $55,798, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 10 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: HEBER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment grew 3% from its 2020-21 level of 720.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Cleburne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,226
Census ACS
Median income
$55,798
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HEBER SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HEBER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 483 students
- HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 391 students
Other schools in HEBER SPRINGS
- HEBER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 483 students
- HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 391 students
Nearby schools
- HEBER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 483
- HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 391
- WEST SIDE HIGH SCHOOL9.2 mi · 213
- WEST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.2 mi · 284
- ROSE BUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.5 mi · 399
- ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL11.5 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 743 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.2:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by HEBER SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT in Cleburne County.
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