Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAGNET COVE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050919000651
MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
22083 HWY 51, MALVERN, AR 72104 · (501) 337-9131 · Hot Spring County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
220 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within MAGNET COVE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
38.0%
AR avg 34.9% . +5.6pp since 2023
Math
40.1%
AR avg 38.9% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
368
-34 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 14.9:1
% White
90%
was 93%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a medium-sized elementary campus in MALVERN, Arkansas, overseen by MAGNET COVE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 368 students spanning grades pre-K through 6.
MAGNET COVE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 675 students. MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Beyond that, the school shows 7% multiracial, 2% Hispanic.
Looking at school resources, MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.1:1. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.6%; this one delivers 36.8%.
In the broader community, census data for Hot Spring County shows median household income runs about $55,405, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hot Spring County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,410 students), MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 27.7%.
MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked down 8%, going from 402 students in 2018 to 368 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.
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Hot Spring County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,180
Census ACS
Median income
$55,405
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,410 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MAGNET COVE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 307 students
Other schools in MALVERN
- MALVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 781 students
- MALVERN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 559 students
- GLEN ROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 507 students
- GLEN ROSE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 468 students
- GLEN ROSE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 327 students
- MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 307 students
Nearby schools
- MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 307
- WILSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL5.0 mi · 272
- MALVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.1 mi · 781
- GLEN ROSE HIGH SCHOOL6.0 mi · 468
- GLEN ROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.0 mi · 507
- GLEN ROSE MIDDLE SCHOOL6.0 mi · 327
Frequently asked questions
About MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 368 students in grades PK-06.
Is MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 17.1:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MAGNET COVE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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