HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the close-knit elementary campuss in HORATIO, Arkansas, operated by HORATIO SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 313 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. That puts it 25% below the typical public school in Arkansas, which averages around 418 students.

HORATIO SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 648 students. HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 73% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 21% Hispanic, 4% Native American. By comparison, Sevier County as a whole is about 57% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.0:1 average. Roughly 80% of students at HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.3%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Sevier County) shows that median household earnings sit near $53,527, roughly 9% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Sevier County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,013 students), HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

HORATIO HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 37.5%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 37%: 498 students in 2018 compared to 313 in 2025.

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