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LINDA CHILDERS KNAPP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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Test scores
ATLAS 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About LINDA CHILDERS KNAPP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As an average-sized primary school in SPRINGDALE, Arkansas, LINDA CHILDERS KNAPP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls 607 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 418 students per school, that is 45% bigger than typical.
Across the 29 schools in SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT (22,685 students total), LINDA CHILDERS KNAPP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, LINDA CHILDERS KNAPP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 67%. The remainder is composed of 16% Pacific Islander, 12% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 16.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Washington County's rate of about 58%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LINDA CHILDERS KNAPP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.3%; this one delivers 22.8%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Washington County indicate median household income runs about $70,639, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Washington County's 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,451 students), LINDA CHILDERS KNAPP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: J. O. KELLY MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LINDA CHILDERS KNAPP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 19.5%.
The campus sits in an urban setting.
Over the past 7-year window. LINDA CHILDERS KNAPP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 34% since 2018, when it stood at 915 (now 607). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 25.2:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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