KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a close-knit primary school in KIRBY, Arkansas, run under KIRBY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school teaches 216 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Arkansas's public schools average about 418 students each, so KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 48% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in KIRBY SCHOOL DISTRICT (392 students total), KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder breaks down as 10% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Pike County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.1:1. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.4%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Pike County) records that the typical household earns roughly $49,269 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pike County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,093 students), KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: KIRBY HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 37.5%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has expanded 13% since 2018, when it stood at 192 (now 216).

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