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Enrollment
571
Elementary
DISTRICT 581 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051266001027
JOHN TYSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1967 CHAPMAN AVENUE, SPRINGDALE, AR 72765 · (479) 750-8862 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL571 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
18.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
410 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 40 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
53.5%
AR avg 34.9% . +4.1pp since 2023
Math
50.8%
AR avg 38.9% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.5% | 50.8% |
| 2023-24 | 49.4% | 47.5% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Arkansas's top 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 JOHN TYSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JOHN TYSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN TYSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 571 | 71.8% | 48.5% |
| THURMAN G. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SPRINGDALE | 483 | 74.5% | 35.4% |
| LISA ACADEMY SPRINGDALE SPRINGDALE | 450 | 73.8% | 42.0% |
| DEQUEEN PRIMARY DE QUEEN | 555 | 79.3% | N/A |
| BONNIE GRIMES ELEM. SCHOOL ROGERS | 458 | 69.7% | 42.2% |
| HARP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SPRINGDALE | 559 | 78.5% | 28.9% |
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 JOHN TYSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #92 of 461 | #10 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #114 of 465 ▲ 9 | #8 of 34 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #56 of 465 ▲ 19 | #6 of 34 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 571 | #92 of 531 | #10 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #424 of 480 | #28 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #128 of 480 | #13 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.8% | #274 of 513 | #17 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #136 of 138 | #11 of 11 |
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
571
+98 (+21%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 487
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 571 | 30.5 | 18.7:1 | 72% (410) |
| 2023-24 | 573 | 30.6 | 18.8:1 | 75% (428) |
| 2022-23 | 556 | 27.9 | 20.0:1 | 70% (391) |
| 2020-21 | 473 | 27 | 17.5:1 | 77% (362) |
| 2017-18 | 567 | 31.9 | 17.8:1 | 48% (272) |
| 2015-16 | 587 | 32 | 18.3:1 | 81% (476) |
| 2010-11 | 534 | 29 | 18.4:1 | 69% (369) |
| 2000-01 | 558 | 30 | 18.6:1 | 52% (292) |
| 1990-91 | 487 | 25 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JOHN TYSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About JOHN TYSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SPRINGDALE, Arkansas, is home to JOHN TYSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 571 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Arkansas is about 418 students.
District-wide, SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT has 29 schools and 22,685 students.
JOHN TYSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment is 55% Hispanic. Other groups make up 32% White, 7% Pacific Islander, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 19% of Washington County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, JOHN TYSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 60%.
Federal staffing data show 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at JOHN TYSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and a ratio of 18.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Arkansas is 16.0:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 72% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Washington County averages 58%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for JOHN TYSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is A. Compared with Arkansas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 85% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
JOHN TYSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 15.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 48.5% actual versus 33.1% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Arkansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Washington County show that median household income is about $70,639, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. JOHN TYSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 76 public schools in Washington County, which together enroll about 42,451 students.
The closest public school, SOUTHWEST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, is about 0.5 miles from JOHN TYSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, JOHN TYSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st in a group of 9 nearby schools.
JOHN TYSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has an NCES locale of City: Small.
The number of students climbed from 473 to 571 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 18.7:1, from 17.5:1.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
256,765
Census ACS
Median income
$70,639
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
42,451 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HAR-BER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,271 students
- SPRINGDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,207 students
- DON TYSON SCHOOL OF INNOVATIONCombined · 1,976 students
- HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 890 students
- CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 852 students
- HELLSTERN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 849 students
Other schools in SPRINGDALE
- HAR-BER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,271 students
- SPRINGDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,207 students
- DON TYSON SCHOOL OF INNOVATIONCombined · 1,976 students
- HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 890 students
- CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 852 students
- HELLSTERN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 849 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTHWEST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 694
- WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 605
- WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 498
- GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 676
- GEORGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 723
- HELEN TYSON MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 676
Frequently asked questions
About JOHN TYSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is JOHN TYSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
JOHN TYSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 571 students in grades PK-05.
Is JOHN TYSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
JOHN TYSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JOHN TYSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JOHN TYSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 18.7:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at JOHN TYSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at JOHN TYSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 32% White, 55% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is JOHN TYSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
JOHN TYSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.