MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary campus of low-enrollment scale in MARSHALL, Arkansas, run under SEARCY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, educateing 284 students in grades pre-K through 3. Compared to the state average of about 418 students per school, that is 32% below typical.

SEARCY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 807 students. MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of Arkansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 22.7%; MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 37.8%, +15.1 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, Searcy County reports that median household earnings sit near $44,426, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Searcy County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 896 students), of which MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 1.4 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 299 (now 284).

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