Enrollment
313
Elementary
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HORATIO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050786000501
HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
205 ISBELL, HORATIO, AR 71842 · (870) 832-1930 · Sevier County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
251 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 19% smaller than its 6th grade class (54).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→HORATIO HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within HORATIO SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
38.0%
AR avg 34.9% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
48.2%
AR avg 38.9% . +8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 38 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 48.2% |
| 2023-24 | 33.2% | 39.4% |
% 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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.0%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 313 | 80.2% | 38.3% |
| CUTTER-MORNING STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOT SPRINGS | 357 | 78.4% | 34.1% |
| JUDSONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JUDSONIA | 307 | 77.2% | 28.4% |
| JOANN WALTERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DIERKS | 288 | 86.5% | 31.8% |
| DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DARDANELLE | 315 | 74.9% | 34.3% |
| CADDO HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORMAN | 348 | 85.3% | 41.3% |
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 HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #209 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #139 of 465 ▲ 59 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #206 of 465 ▲ 43 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 313 | #377 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #49 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.9% | #269 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.2% | #198 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.1% | #16 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
313
-97 (-24%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 318
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 313 | 23 | 13.6:1 | 80% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 24.1 | 13.7:1 | 84% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 31 | 12.0:1 | 77% (289) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 33 | 12.4:1 | 79% (324) |
| 2017-18 | 498 | 35.1 | 14.2:1 | 37% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 76% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 461 | 32 | 14.4:1 | 69% (316) |
| 2000-01 | 342 | 25 | 13.7:1 | 57% (194) |
| 1990-91 | 318 | 14 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school in HORATIO, Arkansas, under HORATIO SCHOOL DISTRICT. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 313 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Arkansas average about 418 students.
HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among 2 schools run by HORATIO SCHOOL DISTRICT, which serves 648 students.
By race and ethnicity, HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 73% White. After that, the student body is 21% Hispanic and 4% Native American. Census figures show Sevier County is about 57% White. HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 42%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 23 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.6:1. The 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 80% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Sevier County, the average is about the same, 79%.
Compared with Arkansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's results are 8.2 points above predicted: 38.3% against 30.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for Sevier County show that median household income is about $53,527, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 9% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 8 public schools in Sevier County, which together enroll about 3,013 students.
The next-closest public school is HORATIO HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.7 miles away. In all, 6 other public schools sit within ten miles of HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students dropped from 410 to 313 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 13.6 students per teacher, compared with 12.4 in 2020-21.
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Sevier County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,712
Census ACS
Median income
$53,527
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
9%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,013 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- HORATIO HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 335
- DEQUEEN PRIMARY6.2 mi · 555
- DEQUEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.3 mi · 558
- DEQUEEN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL6.4 mi · 348
- DEQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL6.4 mi · 550
- DEQUEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL6.4 mi · 354
Frequently asked questions
About HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 313 students in grades KG-06.
Is HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
How diverse is HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 73% White, 21% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HORATIO SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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