Enrollment
245
Elementary
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HECTOR SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050762000471
HECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
11529 SR 27, HECTOR, AR 72843 · (479) 284-3586 · Pope County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL245 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
245 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 | 19 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 10% smaller than its 4th grade class (50).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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 HECTOR SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
35.2%
AR avg 34.9% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
20.4%
AR avg 38.9% . -2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.2% | 20.4% |
| 2023-24 | 32.9% | 23.0% |
% 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
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% 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 HECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 245 | 100.0% | 27.6% |
| BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRADFORD | 249 | 100.0% | 18.4% |
| MAMMOTH SPRING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MAMMOTH SPRING AR | 274 | 100.0% | 39.3% |
| CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWARK | 263 | 98.9% | 38.3% |
| JASPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JASPER | 281 | 98.9% | 41.4% |
| WEST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GREERS FERRY | 284 | 100.0% | 43.3% |
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 HECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Pope County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #326 of 461 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #389 of 465 ▼ 28 | #10 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #233 of 465 ▲ 20 | #6 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 245 | #447 of 531 | #8 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #44 of 480 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.8% | #476 of 480 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #37 of 513 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.7% | #76 of 311 | #1 of 7 |
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
245
-82 (-25%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 385
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 245 | 18.3 | 13.4:1 | 100% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 25 | 14.4:1 | 100% (360) |
| 2022-23 | 320 | 23 | 13.9:1 | 100% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 26 | 12.6:1 | 100% (327) |
| 2017-18 | 313 | 25.8 | 12.2:1 | 75% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 306 | 23 | 13.3:1 | 72% (219) |
| 2010-11 | 329 | 27 | 12.2:1 | 77% (253) |
| 2000-01 | 364 | 31 | 11.7:1 | 71% (257) |
| 1990-91 | 385 | 25 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About HECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, located in HECTOR, Arkansas, is a low-enrollment elementary school. The school enrolls 245 students in pre-K through 4. That compares with an average of about 418 students for elementary schools in Arkansas.
District-wide, HECTOR SCHOOL DISTRICT has 3 schools and 695 students.
By race and ethnicity, HECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 98% White. The county population is about 84% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 5%.
There are 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at HECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 13.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Arkansas is 16.0:1. A total of 245 students, or 100%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 36 points above the 64% average for public schools in Pope County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, HECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of Arkansas schools: 27.6% actual against 22.7% predicted.
Census data for Pope County show median household income comes to about $57,344, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. There are 25 public schools in the county, enrolling about 10,311, HECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
Measured in a straight line, HECTOR MIDDLE SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from HECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The five-mile area around HECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds 2 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, HECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on proficiency.
The federal government classifies HECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's location as Rural: Remote.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 245, down from 327 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for HECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Pope County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,131
Census ACS
Median income
$57,344
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
10,311 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HECTOR SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HECTOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 227 students
- HECTOR MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 223 students
Other schools in HECTOR
- HECTOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 227 students
- HECTOR MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 223 students
Nearby schools
- HECTOR MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 223
- HECTOR HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 227
- DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.7 mi · 455
- DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL9.3 mi · 375
- DOVER HIGH SCHOOL9.4 mi · 375
- CENTER VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.5 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About HECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at HECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 245 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does HECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
HECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does HECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
HECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
How diverse is HECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees HECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by HECTOR SCHOOL DISTRICT in Pope County.
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