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Enrollment
463
Elementary
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 050006201513
KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMY
1020 PLAZA ST., WEST HELENA, AR 72390 · (870) 753-9800 · Phillips County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL463 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
463 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 41 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMY→KIPP:DELTA COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL→KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within KIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
18.6%
AR avg 34.9% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
17.9%
AR avg 38.9% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.6% | 17.9% |
| 2023-24 | 16.8% | 14.8% |
% 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
17.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% 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 KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMY
KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMY's state test result (17.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMY this school | 463 | 100.0% | 17.4% |
| STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORREST CITY | 400 | 100.0% | 20.1% |
| DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR LEADERSHIP & LANGUAGE MAGNET ACAD LITTLE ROCK | 414 | 99.3% | 11.3% |
| THIRTY-FOURTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PINE BLUFF | 399 | 100.0% | 10.0% |
| FAULK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST MEMPHIS | 523 | 100.0% | 9.1% |
| ANNA STRONG LEARNING ACADEMY MARIANNA | 417 | 99.8% | 17.9% |
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 KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #411 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #407 of 465 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #400 of 465 ▲ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 463 | #199 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #197 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.7% | #435 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #14 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #227 of 311 |
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
463
+16 (+4%) vs 2020
+179% since 2010-11, when it was 166
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 463 | 29.6 | 15.6:1 | 100% (463) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 33 | 14.3:1 | 100% (470) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 30 | 15.1:1 | 100% (451) |
| 2020-21 | 447 | 26 | 17.2:1 | 100% (447) |
| 2017-18 | 506 | 26.9 | 18.8:1 | 34% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 29 | 15.3:1 | 100% (443) |
| 2010-11 | 166 | 10 | 16.6:1 | 91% (151) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMY.
About KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMY
KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMY is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of WEST HELENA, Arkansas. Federal data show 463 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Enrollment across the 5 schools in KIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS totals 1,231 students.
Black students account for 93% of the school's enrollment. It is also 4% White. Phillips County's residents are about 61% Black, 33 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 13, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 29.6 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.6:1. The 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas is close to this figure. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. The average for public schools in Phillips County is similar, at 99%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 17.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 22.7%.
In the wider Phillips County area, median household income comes to about $40,134, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 25% of people live in poverty. Phillips County's 9 public schools enroll about 2,669 students and include KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMY.
The closest school to KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMY is CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, located about 0.4 miles away. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMY ranks 6th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 17.4% against a local average of 25.2%.
Locale: Town: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in a town far from an urbanized area. NCES lists KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMY as a charter school.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMY had a net gain of 16 students, or 4%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 17.2 to 15.6 over 4 years.
The KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMY discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Phillips County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,450
Census ACS
Median income
$40,134
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
25%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,669 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- KIPP: BLYTHEVILLE COLLEGE PREPARATORYElementary · 292 students
- KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 181 students
- KIPP:DELTA COLLEGE PREP SCHOOLMiddle · 163 students
- KIPP BLYTHEVILLE COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 132 students
Nearby schools
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 439
- J.F. WAHL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 539
- KIPP:DELTA COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL2.9 mi · 163
- KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL3.0 mi · 181
- BARTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.6 mi · 342
- BARTON HIGH SCHOOL7.6 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMY?
KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMY enrolls approximately 463 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMY serve?
KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMY is approximately 15.6:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMY?
At KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 4% White, 1% Hispanic, 93% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMY in?
KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMY is part of KIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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