MAGAZINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MAGAZINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary campus of low-enrollment scale in MAGAZINE, Arkansas, part of MAGAZINE SCHOOL DISTRICT, enrolling 295 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 29% leaner than the typical public school in Arkansas, which averages around 418 students.

MAGAZINE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 524 students. MAGAZINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, MAGAZINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

Looking at school resources, MAGAZINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting MAGAZINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Logan County runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, MAGAZINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.4%; this one delivers 43.8%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Logan County indicate median household income runs about $58,555, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Logan County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,557 students), MAGAZINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MAGAZINE HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MAGAZINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 34.5%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 16%: 352 students in 2018 compared to 295 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

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