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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 13% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
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.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 40.1% |
| 2023-24 | 32.4% | 35.8% |
% 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
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 →
Where MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #222 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #215 of 465 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #207 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #320 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #313 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.0% | #396 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.8% | #366 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #228 of 311 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
368
-45 (-11%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 326
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 368 | 21.5 | 17.1:1 | 60% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 21.2 | 17.4:1 | 65% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 48% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 413 | 24 | 17.2:1 | 56% (233) |
| 2017-18 | 402 | 26.9 | 14.9:1 | 27% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 379 | 20 | 18.9:1 | 55% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 362 | 25 | 14.5:1 | 55% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 375 | 20 | 18.8:1 | 39% (148) |
| 1990-91 | 326 | 21 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in MALVERN, Arkansas, one of the schools in MAGNET COVE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school had 368 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 2 schools in MAGNET COVE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 675 students in total.
White students make up 90% of enrollment at MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Smaller groups are 7% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 17.1 students per teacher and 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.1 above the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 60%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 36.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 37.6%.
MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in Hot Spring County, where the median household income is $55,405, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 15 public schools in the county.
MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL is the public school closest to MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 9.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment dropped 11% from its 2020-21 level of 413.
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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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