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IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

5555 EAST AR 56, VIOLET HILL, AR 72584 · (870) 322-7229 · Izard County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL286 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Arkansas public elementary schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+Beats 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

Enrollment
286
Elementary
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 418
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
283 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K6121%
Kindergarten4315%
Grade 14415%
Grade 24315%
Grade 34616%
Grade 44917%

This year's kindergarten class (43) is 12% smaller than its 4th grade class (49).

Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
26492%
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
114%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 19% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
62%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 0%
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
Male
14049%
Female
14651%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→IZARD COUNTY CONS MIDDLE SCHOOL→IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)
English Language Arts
27.2%
AR avg 34.9% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
45.6%
AR avg 38.9% . +19.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 up about 20 points.

ATLAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2527.2%45.6%
2023-2427.1%26.1%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.1%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 30% 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 IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (30.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school28699.0%30.4%
MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MARSHALL
28498.9%44.6%
MIDLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FLORAL
291100.0%27.5%
CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEWARK
26398.9%38.3%
WEST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GREERS FERRY
284100.0%43.3%
SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BEE BRANCH
26998.9%40.5%
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 IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Arkansas
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
30.4%#290 of 461
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
45.6%#166 of 465
▲ 161
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
27.2%#326 of 465
▲ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
286#410 of 531
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.2:1#150 of 480
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
14.6%#422 of 480
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
99.0%#113 of 513
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 2024-25
Enrollment
286
+68 (+31%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 326
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2528618.815.2:199% (283)
2023-2422518.412.2:199% (222)
2022-232701815.0:173% (198)
2020-212181415.6:179% (172)
2017-1819914.913.4:133% (66)
2015-162251515.0:180% (180)
2010-112141712.6:175% (160)
2000-012902412.1:173% (211)
1990-913261719.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school serving families in VIOLET HILL, Arkansas. Students in pre-K through 4 attend the school, which enrolls 286 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Arkansas average about 418 students.

IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 3 schools with a combined 697 students. IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of them.

About 92% of the student body at IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The White share in Izard County as a whole is similar, at about 89%. IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 15%, against a US figure of 70%.

Its 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.2:1. This ratio sits 0.8 below the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 99%. That is 23 points above the 76% average for public schools in Izard County.

allk12 grades IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a B-. The grade compares the school only with Arkansas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 23.1%.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Izard County show that the median household income is $49,405, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 8 public schools in the county.

IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL is the public school closest to IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 4.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 8th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

NCES describes the area around IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.

Enrollment at IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL climbed 31% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 218 to 286 students.

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Izard County at a glance

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Population
14,009
Census ACS
Median income
$49,405
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,883 students

Quick facts

School name
IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
5555 EAST AR 56, VIOLET HILL, AR 72584
Phone
(870) 322-7229
County
Izard County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
286
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
15.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
283 (99%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
050002101299
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How large is IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 286 students in grades PK-04.
Is IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.2:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT in Izard County.
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