Enrollment
217
Elementary
DISTRICT 213 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERMITAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050771000484
HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
206 W. SCHOOL DRIVE HERMITAGE, HERMITAGE, AR 71647 · (870) 463-8500 · Bradley County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL217 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.5:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
217 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 | 37 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 19% smaller than its 6th grade class (26).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within HERMITAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
23.8%
AR avg 34.9% . -7.6pp since 2023
Math
22.0%
AR avg 38.9% . -9.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.8% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.4% | 31.4% |
% 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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
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 HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 217 | 100.0% | 27.4% |
| COSSATOT RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WICKES | 200 | 98.5% | 49.9% |
| THOMAS C BRUNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WARREN | 217 | 100.0% | 34.9% |
| CARNALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT SMITH | 172 | 91.3% | 18.5% |
| COSSATOT RIVER PRIMARY SCHOOL VANDERVOORT | 170 | 98.2% | N/A |
| KENSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KENSETT | 294 | 90.1% | 26.2% |
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 HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #330 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #377 of 465 ▼ 106 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #358 of 465 ▼ 90 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 217 | #473 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #47 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.1% | #121 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #39 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.9% | #73 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
217
-13 (-6%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 320
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 217 | 16 | 13.5:1 | 100% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 227 | 15.3 | 14.8:1 | 100% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 231 | 15.5 | 14.9:1 | 100% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 230 | 19 | 12.1:1 | 100% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 278 | 24.1 | 11.5:1 | 5% (15) |
| 2015-16 | 272 | 23 | 11.8:1 | 83% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 290 | 24 | 12.1:1 | 78% (227) |
| 2000-01 | 287 | 17 | 16.9:1 | 71% (205) |
| 1990-91 | 320 | 16 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Among the schools in HERMITAGE, Arkansas, is HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a low-enrollment elementary school. It serves 217 students in pre-K through 6. The average among elementary schools in Arkansas is roughly 418 students; this school is 48% smaller than that.
HERMITAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT has a total of 2 schools and 425 students, HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
At HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, White students make up 55% of the student body. The next largest groups are 28% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 3% Native American. County-wide, about 54% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.5:1, with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. On average, elementary schools in Arkansas have 16.0:1, compared with 13.5:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Arkansas public elementary schools, HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 22.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 27.4%.
Bradley County has these Census figures: the median household income is $41,476, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 18% of people live in poverty. In all, Bradley County has 7 public schools and roughly 1,865 students.
HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL is located about 0.4 miles from HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among its closest neighbors with test data, HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 4th of 9 on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
The school enrolled 217 students in 2024-25, 13 fewer than the 230 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio rising from 12.1:1 to 13.5:1.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Bradley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,208
Census ACS
Median income
$41,476
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,865 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Hermitage Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Hermitage Elementary. HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Hermitage ElementaryVirginia Beach, VA · 552 students
- Hermitage ElementaryHermitage, TN · 291 students
- HERMITAGE ELEM.HERMITAGE, MO · 138 students
Nearby schools
- HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 208
- WARREN HIGH SCHOOL13.5 mi · 480
- THOMAS C BRUNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.5 mi · 217
- WARREN MIDDLE SCHOOL13.6 mi · 331
- WARREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.6 mi · 412
- HAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL17.4 mi · 277
Frequently asked questions
About HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 217 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 13.5:1 (16 FTE teachers).
How diverse is HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 55% White, 28% Hispanic, 14% Black.
Is HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HERMITAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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