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How has MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
601
Elementary
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANILA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050004600667
MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
419 E OLYMPIA STREET, MANILA, AR 72442 · (870) 561-3145 · Mississippi County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL601 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
305 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 | 79 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 14% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→MANILA HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within MANILA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
49.3%
AR avg 34.9% . +13.9pp since 2023
Math
37.8%
AR avg 38.9% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.3% | 37.8% |
| 2023-24 | 35.4% | 34.9% |
% 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Mississippi County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #187 of 461 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #241 of 465 | #5 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #86 of 465 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 601 | #75 of 531 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #307 of 480 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.2% | #425 of 480 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.7% | #417 of 513 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.0% | #17 of 138 | N/A |
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
601
+44 (+8%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 601 | 35.4 | 17.0:1 | 51% (305) |
| 2023-24 | 613 | 34.3 | 17.9:1 | 60% (365) |
| 2022-23 | 610 | 38.3 | 15.9:1 | 61% (373) |
| 2020-21 | 557 | 37 | 15.1:1 | 66% (369) |
| 2017-18 | 466 | 34.2 | 13.7:1 | 39% (180) |
| 2015-16 | 477 | 34 | 14.0:1 | 68% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 416 | 30 | 13.9:1 | 66% (274) |
| 2000-01 | 566 | 38 | 14.9:1 | 54% (307) |
| 1990-91 | 484 | 25 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in MANILA, Arkansas. The school serves 601 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Arkansas is roughly 418 students; this school is 44% larger than that.
MANILA SCHOOL DISTRICT, which runs MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, has 2 schools and 1,077 students.
About 93% of the student body at MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White. Other reported shares: 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 57% White among all Mississippi County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 14% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 17.0:1 comes from the school's 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. The lunch program counts 51% of students at MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 84% average for public schools in Mississippi County, the school's rate is lower.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would score about 41.0%. It scores 39.6%, 1.4 points below that figure.
In the county around the school, Mississippi County, the median household income is $52,548, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Mississippi County is home to 22 public schools and about 6,930 public school students.
Nearest public school: MANILA HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. Within ten miles are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
The school enrolled 601 students in 2024-25, 44 more than the 557 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.0:1.
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Mississippi County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,126
Census ACS
Median income
$52,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,930 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- MANILA HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 476
- BUFFALO ISLAND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.3 mi · 404
- BUFFALO ISLAND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL10.8 mi · 316
- SENATH-HORNERSVILLE MIDDLE SCH11.5 mi · 211
- GOSNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.2 mi · 648
- GOSNELL HIGH SCHOOL12.3 mi · 567
Frequently asked questions
About MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 601 students in grades PK-06.
Is MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
What is the student diversity at MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by MANILA SCHOOL DISTRICT in Mississippi County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.