Enrollment
122
Elementary
DISTRICT 170 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JASPER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050824000563
KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
220 MADISON 2620, KINGSTON, AR 72742 · (479) 665-2835 · Madison County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL122 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
10.7:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
119 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 7 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 18% larger than its 6th grade class (11).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
16.3%
AR avg 34.9% . -17.1pp since 2023
Math
32.6%
AR avg 38.9% . -38.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 39 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.3% | 32.6% |
| 2023-24 | 33.4% | 71.5% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.6%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (35.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 122 | 97.5% | 35.5% |
| RURAL SPECIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOX | 112 | 97.3% | 34.9% |
| OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OARK | 107 | 97.2% | 21.5% |
| WEINER ELEMENTARY WEINER | 126 | 97.6% | 47.5% |
| WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY WESTERN GROVE | 153 | 98.0% | 17.4% |
| TIMBO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TIMBO | 98 | 96.9% | 40.2% |
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 KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #237 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #281 of 465 ▼ 270 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #421 of 465 ▼ 172 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 122 | #510 of 531 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.5% | #140 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 2024-25Enrollment
122
+18 (+17%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 161
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 122 | 11.4 | 10.7:1 | 98% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 113 | 12.5 | 9.0:1 | 65% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 126 | 12.3 | 10.3:1 | 67% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 104 | 10 | 10.4:1 | 73% (76) |
| 2017-18 | 144 | 11 | 13.1:1 | 38% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 152 | 11 | 13.8:1 | 72% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 161 | 13 | 12.4:1 | 81% (130) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL runs as a very small elementary school in KINGSTON, Arkansas. The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 122 students. That compares with an average of about 418 students for elementary schools in Arkansas.
Across its 6 schools, JASPER SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 884 students. KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.
At KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 89% of students are White. The remaining students are 8% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Census figures show Madison County is about 70% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 21%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.7:1. The school has 11.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 10.7:1 compares with an average of 16.0:1 for elementary schools in Arkansas. Federal data show 98% of students (119) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 73% average for public schools in Madison County.
KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 60% of Arkansas public elementary schools.
In Arkansas, KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 35.5% actual against a predicted 23.6%.
Looking at the county, Madison County, median household income comes to about $56,798, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 8 public schools and about 2,501 students.
KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's nearest public school is KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOL (less than a tenth of a mile). Compared with its nearest neighbors, KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd of 7 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Rural: Remote.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 122, up from 104 in 2020-21.
This page collects posts and questions about KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,329
Census ACS
Median income
$56,798
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,501 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JASPER SCHOOL DISTRICT
- JASPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 281 students
- JASPER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 205 students
- OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 107 students
- KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 92 students
- OARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 77 students
Other Kingston Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 14 states are named Kingston Elementary. KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 14th largest of the 15.
- Kingston ElementaryHesperia, CA · 808 students
- Kingston Elementary SchoolBenton, LA · 768 students
- Kingston ElementaryKingston, TN · 736 students
- Kingston Elementary SchoolBerea, KY · 608 students
- Kingston Elementary SchoolKingston, OK · 601 students
Nearby schools
- KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 92
- HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL12.3 mi · 581
- HUNTSVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL12.7 mi · 479
- WATSON PRIMARY SCHOOL12.8 mi · 516
- HUNTSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL12.9 mi · 470
- JASPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL18.5 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 122 students in grades PK-06.
Is KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 10.7:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 89% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by JASPER SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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