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Enrollment
370
Elementary
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARMADUKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050001600690
MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2020 GREYHOUND DR, MARMADUKE, AR 72443 · (870) 597-2711 · Greene County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% 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.
- BBeats 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
16.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
232 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 70%
Community
1
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 | 75 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 19% larger than its 6th grade class (31).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within MARMADUKE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
34.0%
AR avg 34.9% . -7.1pp since 2023
Math
40.9%
AR avg 38.9% . -10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 40.9% |
| 2023-24 | 41.1% | 50.9% |
% 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
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 370 | 62.7% | 42.8% |
| PANGBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PANGBURN | 401 | 64.8% | 44.1% |
| MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MALVERN | 368 | 59.8% | 36.8% |
| ROSE BUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROSE BUD | 399 | 60.7% | 38.7% |
| BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BAY | 317 | 60.6% | 35.9% |
| SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOPE | 348 | 61.8% | 34.9% |
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 MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Greene County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #149 of 461 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #203 of 465 ▼ 108 | #3 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #246 of 465 ▼ 91 | #5 of 6 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #314 of 531 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #298 of 480 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.2% | #478 of 480 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.7% | #346 of 513 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.0% | #130 of 311 | #1 of 7 |
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
370
-42 (-10%) vs 2020
+106% since 1990-91, when it was 180
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 370 | 21.9 | 16.9:1 | 63% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 307 | 22.8 | 13.5:1 | 71% (218) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 24.9 | 16.8:1 | 56% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 50% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 29.1 | 15.3:1 | 33% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 459 | 30 | 15.3:1 | 66% (304) |
| 2010-11 | 469 | 32 | 14.7:1 | 67% (315) |
| 2000-01 | 405 | 24 | 16.9:1 | 54% (217) |
| 1990-91 | 180 | 9 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in MARMADUKE SCHOOL DISTRICT, located in MARMADUKE, Arkansas. A total of 370 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 6.
MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a school in MARMADUKE SCHOOL DISTRICT. The district has 2 schools and 648 students.
About 98% of the student body at MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White. That compares with about 89% White among all Greene County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 4% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.9:1. That is higher than the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. The lunch program counts 63% of students at MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Greene County average 73%.
MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 66% of Arkansas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would score about 36.5%. It scores 42.8%, 6.3 points above that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Greene County, the median household income is $57,839, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 15 public schools in the county.
MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. In all, 5 other public schools sit within ten miles of MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's location as Rural: Distant.
2024-25 enrollment was 370, a 10% decrease from 412 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.8:1 in 2020-21, and 16.9:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,432
Census ACS
Median income
$57,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
7,364 students
Quick facts
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- OAK GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL8.3 mi · 447
- OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.3 mi · 270
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Frequently asked questions
About MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 370 students in grades PK-06.
Is MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 16.9:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MARMADUKE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.