Enrollment
294
Elementary
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050840000559
KENSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
701 W DANDRIDGE ST, KENSETT, AR 72082 · (501) 742-3221 · White County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL294 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% 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.
- C+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
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
265 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (45).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Based on grade levels within RIVERVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
26.0%
AR avg 34.9% . +5.9pp since 2023
Math
33.6%
AR avg 38.9% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.0% | 33.6% |
| 2023-24 | 20.1% | 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
26.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.3%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 KENSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KENSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (26.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 294 | 90.1% | 26.2% |
| RANDY HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BLEVINS | 196 | 89.3% | 19.0% |
| ASBELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAYETTEVILLE | 319 | 87.5% | 29.3% |
| JOANN WALTERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DIERKS | 288 | 86.5% | 31.8% |
| CABE ELEMENTARY GURDON | 365 | 78.9% | 28.5% |
| CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RUSSELLVILLE | 399 | 92.5% | 27.2% |
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 KENSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In White County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #340 of 461 | #10 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #272 of 465 ▲ 37 | #8 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #339 of 465 ▲ 60 | #9 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 294 | #398 of 531 | #11 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #147 of 480 | #5 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #92 of 480 | #2 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.1% | #160 of 513 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #81 of 311 | #1 of 8 |
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
294
-45 (-13%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 269
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 294 | 19.4 | 15.2:1 | 90% (265) |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 19.1 | 15.2:1 | 98% (283) |
| 2022-23 | 302 | 18.9 | 16.0:1 | 89% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 21 | 16.1:1 | 78% (266) |
| 2017-18 | 373 | 25.3 | 14.7:1 | 35% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 408 | 30 | 13.6:1 | 84% (344) |
| 2010-11 | 407 | 30 | 13.6:1 | 78% (317) |
| 2000-01 | 264 | 17 | 15.5:1 | 73% (194) |
| 1990-91 | 269 | 17 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KENSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About KENSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KENSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school with an address in KENSETT, Arkansas. The school serves pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 294 students. Elementary schools in Arkansas have about 418 students on average; enrollment here is 30% lower.
RIVERVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,120 students.
White students are 55% of those enrolled at KENSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The next largest groups are 19% Hispanic, 16% Black, and 10% multiracial. In White County overall, about 87% of residents are White. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at KENSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
KENSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a ratio of 15.2 students per teacher, from 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 15.2:1 compares with an average of 16.0:1 for elementary schools in Arkansas. Lunch program data show 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 60% average for public schools in White County is 30 points.
KENSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 30% of Arkansas public elementary schools.
KENSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (26.2% versus 26.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Arkansas.
White County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $55,249 a year, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in White County number 27, with about 12,342 students.
Of the public schools around it, KENSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is closest to RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL, about 1.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, KENSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 7th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around KENSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's student count decreased 13% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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White County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
77,838
Census ACS
Median income
$55,249
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
12,342 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RIVERVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT
- RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 340 students
- JUDSONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 307 students
- RIVERVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 179 students
Nearby schools
- RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 340
- RIVERVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 179
- SIDNEY DEENER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 421
- JUDSONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.5 mi · 307
- AHLF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL3.9 mi · 576
- MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.1 mi · 445
Frequently asked questions
About KENSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend KENSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
KENSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 294 students in grades PK-06.
Is KENSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
KENSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does KENSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
KENSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at KENSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At KENSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 55% White, 19% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is KENSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
KENSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of RIVERVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.