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Enrollment
500
Elementary
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOXIE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050799000517
HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
602 SW HARTIGAN, HOXIE, AR 72433 · (870) 886-2401 · Lawrence County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL500 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% 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
18.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
500 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 60 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 18% smaller than its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→HOXIE HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within HOXIE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
28.5%
AR avg 34.9% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
23.2%
AR avg 38.9% . -5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.5% | 23.2% |
| 2023-24 | 28.8% | 28.3% |
% 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
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
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 HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 500 | 100.0% | 28.4% |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MOUNTAIN VIEW | 497 | 99.4% | 44.2% |
| HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HACKETT | 474 | 100.0% | 27.3% |
| YELLVILLE-SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YELLVILLE | 442 | 99.3% | 46.8% |
| HARRISBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HARRISBURG | 428 | 99.3% | 32.9% |
| CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY CHERRY VALLEY | 415 | 100.0% | 39.5% |
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 HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #318 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #367 of 465 ▼ 59 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #312 of 465 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 500 | #154 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #386 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.5% | #443 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #45 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #123 of 138 |
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
500
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 542
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 500 | 27.5 | 18.2:1 | 100% (500) |
| 2023-24 | 499 | 26.7 | 18.7:1 | 100% (499) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 30 | 16.7:1 | 99% (499) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 30 | 16.2:1 | 100% (485) |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 43 | 11.4:1 | 62% (303) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 40 | 12.2:1 | 83% (405) |
| 2010-11 | 497 | 37 | 13.4:1 | 77% (385) |
| 2000-01 | 476 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 70% (334) |
| 1990-91 | 542 | 29 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Federal records list HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as an elementary school in HOXIE, Arkansas. The student body numbers 500 students, from pre-K through 6.
HOXIE SCHOOL DISTRICT is made up of 2 schools with 860 students in all.
White students are the large majority at HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 94% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The White share in Lawrence County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 12%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and a ratio of 18.2:1. That ratio is over the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 100% of students. For comparison, public schools in Lawrence County average 74%.
Measured against Arkansas public elementary schools, HOXIE 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.
In Arkansas, HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 28.4% actual against a predicted 22.7%.
Lawrence County has these Census figures: median household income is about $44,882, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 9 public schools in Lawrence County.
The closest public school, HOXIE HIGH SCHOOL, is less than a tenth of a mile from HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 4th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 500, 3% above the 485 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 18.2:1, from 16.2:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,238
Census ACS
Median income
$44,882
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,293 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Hoxie Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Hoxie Elementary. HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Hoxie ElemHoxie, KS · 253 students
Nearby schools
- HOXIE HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 360
- WALNUT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 437
- WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 630
- IMBODEN AREA CHARTER SCHOOL15.3 mi · 70
- SLOAN-HENDRIX HIGH SCHOOL15.4 mi · 398
- HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL15.4 mi · 263
Frequently asked questions
About HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 500 students in grades PK-06.
Is HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
How diverse is HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by HOXIE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Lawrence County.
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