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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARVELL ELAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050951000696

MARVELL-ELAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

1018B HWY 49, MARVELL, AR 72366 · (870) 829-1341 · Phillips County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL121 STUDENTS
Enrollment
121
Elementary
DISTRICT 110 · STATE 418
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
121 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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
Pre-K
17
Kindergarten
17
Grade 1
17
Grade 2
12
Grade 3
19
Grade 4
15
Grade 5
9
Grade 6
15
Student demographics
White
43%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 57%
Black
11797%
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 19%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
5747%
Female
6453%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
MARVELL-ELAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMARVELL-ELAINE HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within MARVELL ELAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)
English Language Arts
17.3%
AR avg 34.9% . +12.6pp since 2023
Math
13.8%
AR avg 38.9% . +9.2pp since 2023

What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.

Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
7.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 23% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
121
-86 (-42%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 10.2:1
% White
3%
was 10%
% Hispanic
0%
was 3%
% Black
97%
was 84%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About MARVELL-ELAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 1018B HWY 49, in MARVELL, Arkansas, MARVELL-ELAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a rural-scale K-5 school that educates 121 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by MARVELL ELAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 71% leaner than the state mean of about 418.

MARVELL-ELAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by MARVELL ELAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that serves 220 students overall.

On the student-mix side, MARVELL-ELAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 97% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority; the rest comes out to 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 61% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.0:1. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MARVELL-ELAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of Arkansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 22.7%; MARVELL-ELAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 7.8%, -14.8 points below that line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Phillips County) records that the typical household earns roughly $40,134 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 25%. Across Phillips County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,669 students), MARVELL-ELAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MARVELL-ELAINE HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, MARVELL-ELAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 13.7%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. MARVELL-ELAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 42% since 2018, when it stood at 207 (now 121). The Black share of enrollment increased from 84% to 97% over that span.

On allk12, members of the MARVELL-ELAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

Phillips County at a glance

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Population
15,450
Census ACS
Median income
$40,134
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
25%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,669 students

Quick facts

School name
MARVELL-ELAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
MARVELL ELAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
1018B HWY 49, MARVELL, AR 72366
Phone
(870) 829-1341
County
Phillips County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
121
Teachers (FTE)
11
Student–teacher ratio
11.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
121 (100%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
050951000696
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About MARVELL-ELAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How large is MARVELL-ELAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MARVELL-ELAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 121 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does MARVELL-ELAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
MARVELL-ELAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at MARVELL-ELAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at MARVELL-ELAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is MARVELL-ELAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MARVELL-ELAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 3% White, 97% Black.
What district is MARVELL-ELAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
MARVELL-ELAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of MARVELL ELAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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