HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-tier elementary campus in HOXIE, Arkansas, part of HOXIE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school enrolls 500 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 2 schools in HOXIE SCHOOL DISTRICT (860 students total), HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.0:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Lawrence County's rate of about 74%.

With demographic context factored in, HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.3%; this one delivers 29.4%.

Across the wider county, census data for Lawrence County shows the typical household earns roughly $44,882 per year, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lawrence County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,293 students), of which HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: HOXIE HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 31.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 489 students in 2018 compared to 500 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.