Enrollment
284
Elementary
DISTRICT 269 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEARCY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050948000692
MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
201 W COLLEGE ST, MARSHALL, AR 72650 · (870) 448-3333 · Searcy County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% 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.
- A+Beats 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
13.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
281 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 73 | 26% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 18% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Based on grade levels within SEARCY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
52.1%
AR avg 34.9% . +9.8pp since 2023
Math
41.6%
AR avg 38.9% . +8.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.1% | 41.6% |
| 2023-24 | 42.3% | 32.7% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.1%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 23% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Arkansas's top 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 MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 284 | 98.9% | 44.6% |
| IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VIOLET HILL | 286 | 99.0% | 30.4% |
| MIDLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FLORAL | 291 | 100.0% | 27.5% |
| CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWARK | 263 | 98.9% | 38.3% |
| WEST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GREERS FERRY | 284 | 100.0% | 43.3% |
| SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BEE BRANCH | 269 | 98.9% | 40.5% |
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 MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #126 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #199 of 465 ▲ 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #65 of 465 ▲ 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 284 | #413 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #52 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.7% | #436 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #115 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #264 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. 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
284
+22 (+8%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 412
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 284 | 20.8 | 13.7:1 | 99% (281) |
| 2023-24 | 231 | 20 | 11.5:1 | 99% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 19.7 | 14.9:1 | 99% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 262 | 21 | 12.5:1 | 100% (262) |
| 2017-18 | 299 | 23.1 | 12.9:1 | 41% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 305 | 23 | 13.3:1 | 75% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 440 | 30 | 14.7:1 | 70% (310) |
| 2000-01 | 361 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 69% (250) |
| 1990-91 | 412 | 27 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As a small elementary school, MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students in MARSHALL, Arkansas. The school counts 284 students across pre-K through 3. The typical figure for elementary schools in Arkansas is about 418 students.
MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among 3 schools run by SEARCY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which serves 807 students.
The student body at MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 93% White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 13% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.7:1, with 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 2.3 students per teacher below the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 99%. For comparison, public schools in Searcy County average 99%.
allk12 grades MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an A-. The grade compares the school only with Arkansas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a top-10% school in Arkansas on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 23.1% with an actual 44.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Searcy County show that the median household income is $44,426, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Besides MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Searcy County has 6 other public schools.
Nearest public school: MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL, about 1.4 miles away. Within ten miles are 2 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 1st out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 22 more students in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.7:1) than in 2020-21 (12.5:1).
Discussions about MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Searcy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,859
Census ACS
Median income
$44,426
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
896 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SEARCY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 353 students
- LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 170 students
- NORTH CENTRAL CAREER CENTERHigh
Other Marshall Elementary schools
21 other US public schools in 15 states are named Marshall Elementary. MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 17th largest of the 22.
- Marshall Elementary SchoolWexford, PA · 800 students
- Marshall ElementaryOrangeburg, SC · 625 students
- Marshall ElementaryCastro Valley, CA · 515 students
- Marshall Elementary SchoolS ORANGE, NJ · 504 students
- Marshall ElementaryFowler, CA · 486 students
Nearby schools
- MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 353
- LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL6.6 mi · 170
- ST. JOE ELEMENTARY12.4 mi · 89
- TIMBO HIGH SCHOOL17.9 mi · 99
- TIMBO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL17.9 mi · 98
- RURAL SPECIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL22.1 mi · 112
Frequently asked questions
About MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 284 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-03.
How many students per teacher at MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of SEARCY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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