Enrollment
351
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050375000125
MAGNESS CREEK ELEMENTARY
16150 HWY 5, CABOT, AR 72023 · (501) 743-3565 · Lonoke County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% 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.
- CBeats 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
12.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
147 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 29 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (63).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
42.8%
AR avg 34.9% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
52.4%
AR avg 38.9% . +9.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.8% | 52.4% |
| 2023-24 | 40.1% | 42.5% |
% 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
42.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 MAGNESS CREEK ELEMENTARY
MAGNESS CREEK ELEMENTARY's state test result (42.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAGNESS CREEK ELEMENTARY this school | 351 | 41.9% | 42.1% |
| SULPHUR ROCK MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BATESVILLE | 333 | 45.0% | 46.1% |
| WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SEARCY | 398 | 46.2% | 58.0% |
| WESTBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BENTON | 371 | 39.6% | 48.0% |
| BROOKLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL BROOKLAND | 384 | 40.4% | N/A |
| PEA RIDGE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL PEA RIDGE | 399 | 35.3% | 49.6% |
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 MAGNESS CREEK ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Lonoke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #160 of 461 | #7 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #102 of 465 ▲ 57 | #7 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #141 of 465 ▲ 25 | #7 of 12 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #340 of 531 | #11 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #24 of 480 | #2 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.7% | #285 of 480 | #8 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.9% | #461 of 513 | #12 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #172 of 311 | #6 of 10 |
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
351
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 294
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 351 | 27.5 | 12.8:1 | 42% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 27.6 | 12.6:1 | 37% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 355 | 26.7 | 13.3:1 | 35% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 26 | 13.8:1 | 40% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 398 | 29.5 | 13.5:1 | 21% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 29 | 13.4:1 | 33% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 31% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 251 | 15 | 16.7:1 | 40% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 294 | 15 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MAGNESS CREEK ELEMENTARY.
About MAGNESS CREEK ELEMENTARY
MAGNESS CREEK ELEMENTARY sits in CABOT, Arkansas, and is classified as an elementary school. It serves 351 students in pre-K through 4.
Besides MAGNESS CREEK ELEMENTARY, CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 16 other schools. The district enrolls 10,672 students.
White students make up a majority at MAGNESS CREEK ELEMENTARY, at 78%. The next largest groups are 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 2% Black. The school's diversity index is 38%, meaning two students picked at random have a 38% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.8:1, with 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 3.2 students per teacher below the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 42%. Compared with the 52% average for public schools in Lonoke County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against Arkansas public elementary schools, MAGNESS CREEK ELEMENTARY 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.
MAGNESS CREEK ELEMENTARY is 2.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (42.1% versus 44.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Arkansas.
In Lonoke County (population about 75,272), the median household income is $72,828, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. MAGNESS CREEK ELEMENTARY is one of 25 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to MAGNESS CREEK ELEMENTARY is MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ELEM SCHOOL, at a distance of about 1.7 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, MAGNESS CREEK ELEMENTARY ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put MAGNESS CREEK ELEMENTARY in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (358) to 2024-25 (351). Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.8:1 to 12.8:1.
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Lonoke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
75,272
Census ACS
Median income
$72,828
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
13,478 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CABOT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,170 students
- CABOT JUNIOR HIGH NORTHMiddle · 920 students
- CABOT MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTHMiddle · 828 students
- CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMYHigh · 827 students
- CABOT MIDDLE SCHOOL SOUTHMiddle · 747 students
- CABOT JUNIOR HIGH SOUTHMiddle · 699 students
Other schools in CABOT
- CABOT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,170 students
- CABOT JUNIOR HIGH NORTHMiddle · 920 students
- CABOT MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTHMiddle · 828 students
- CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMYHigh · 827 students
- CABOT MIDDLE SCHOOL SOUTHMiddle · 747 students
- CABOT JUNIOR HIGH SOUTHMiddle · 699 students
Nearby schools
- MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ELEM SCHOOL1.7 mi · 494
- NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.5 mi · 370
- CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY5.2 mi · 827
- CABOT LEARNING ACADEMY5.3 mi · 28
- CABOT HIGH SCHOOL5.4 mi · 2,170
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.4 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About MAGNESS CREEK ELEMENTARYHow large is MAGNESS CREEK ELEMENTARY?
MAGNESS CREEK ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 351 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does MAGNESS CREEK ELEMENTARY serve?
MAGNESS CREEK ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does MAGNESS CREEK ELEMENTARY have?
MAGNESS CREEK ELEMENTARY employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
How diverse is MAGNESS CREEK ELEMENTARY?
MAGNESS CREEK ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees MAGNESS CREEK ELEMENTARY?
MAGNESS CREEK ELEMENTARY is overseen by CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT in Lonoke County.
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