Enrollment
216
Elementary
DISTRICT 196 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIRBY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050849000565
KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2614 HWY 27N., KIRBY, AR 71950 · (870) 398-4213 · Pike County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL216 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% 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.
- BBeats 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
11.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.5:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
168 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 16 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 37% smaller than its 6th grade class (35).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→KIRBY HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within KIRBY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
39.5%
AR avg 34.9% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
34.7%
AR avg 38.9% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.5% | 34.7% |
| 2023-24 | 38.1% | 34.9% |
% 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
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (37.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 216 | 77.8% | 37.8% |
| EUREKA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EUREKA SPRINGS | 227 | 72.2% | 51.7% |
| BOBBY BARRETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MOUNT IDA | 218 | 81.2% | 34.3% |
| OMAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA | 247 | 78.1% | 34.0% |
| ALPENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALPENA | 219 | 71.2% | 44.6% |
| VIOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VIOLA | 193 | 75.6% | 51.2% |
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 KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #210 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #265 of 465 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #180 of 465 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 216 | #474 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #4 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.9% | #387 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.8% | #220 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
216
-15 (-6%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 249
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 216 | 19.5 | 11.1:1 | 78% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 216 | 19.4 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 250 | 18.5 | 13.5:1 | 100% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 231 | 17 | 13.6:1 | 100% (231) |
| 2017-18 | 192 | 17.1 | 11.2:1 | 39% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 155 | 18 | 8.6:1 | 77% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 206 | 17 | 12.1:1 | 66% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 231 | 19 | 12.2:1 | 52% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 249 | 18 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students in KIRBY, Arkansas, as a low-enrollment elementary school. The student body numbers 216 students, from pre-K through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Arkansas is about 418, so this school runs 48% smaller than that.
KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is run by KIRBY SCHOOL DISTRICT, whose 2 schools enroll 392 students.
KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 89% White. It is also 10% Hispanic. For comparison, Pike County is about 87% White. By the diversity index, KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 20%.
Its teaching staff equals 19.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 11.1:1. That ratio is under the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. Around 78% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Arkansas public elementary schools, KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Arkansas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.8%; the prediction is 30.9%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Pike County, median household income is about $49,269, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 7 public schools in Pike County, which together enroll about 2,093 students.
The nearest other public school, KIRBY HIGH SCHOOL, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 4 other public schools sit within ten miles of KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 4th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 6%, from 231 to 216. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.6:1 to 11.1:1 over the same years.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Pike County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,115
Census ACS
Median income
$49,269
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,093 students
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Frequently asked questions
About KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 216 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 89% White, 10% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by KIRBY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Pike County.
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