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Enrollment
547
Elementary
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCGEHEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050963000703
MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
409 OAK STREET, MCGEHEE, AR 71654 · (870) 222-5400 · Desha County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% 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
14.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
547 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 70%
Community
6
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 | 80 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 45% larger than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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 MCGEHEE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
31.2%
AR avg 34.9% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
46.5%
AR avg 38.9% . -2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.2% | 46.5% |
| 2023-24 | 30.8% | 49.1% |
% 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
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (35.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 547 | 100.0% | 35.6% |
| DREW CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MONTICELLO | 562 | 100.0% | 32.1% |
| LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH LITTLE ROCK | 427 | 100.0% | 48.6% |
| EDWARD D. TRICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEXARKANA | 473 | 100.0% | 28.3% |
| RICHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST MEMPHIS | 462 | 99.8% | 41.2% |
| INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET JONESBORO | 636 | 100.0% | 42.5% |
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 MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #235 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #156 of 465 ▼ 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #282 of 465 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #116 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #113 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #129 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #59 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.1% | #59 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
547
-116 (-17%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 738
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 547 | 37.1 | 14.7:1 | 100% (547) |
| 2023-24 | 455 | 38.2 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 530 | 39 | 13.6:1 | 100% (530) |
| 2020-21 | 663 | 49 | 13.5:1 | 100% (663) |
| 2017-18 | 730 | 54.9 | 13.3:1 | 53% (390) |
| 2015-16 | 743 | 53 | 14.0:1 | 80% (598) |
| 2010-11 | 674 | 47 | 14.3:1 | 78% (527) |
| 2000-01 | 662 | 38 | 17.4:1 | 68% (447) |
| 1990-91 | 738 | 41 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in MCGEHEE, Arkansas, and is classified as an elementary school. The school counted 547 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. It has 31% more students than the average for elementary schools in Arkansas (about 418).
MCGEHEE SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 3 schools and 1,121 students, including MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Federal enrollment data show MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 51% White. The next largest groups are 37% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
The school lists 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Arkansas is 16.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 547 students, or 100%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Desha County average a similar 100%.
On the allk12 Grade, MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at B, ahead of 63% of Arkansas public elementary schools.
MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 35.6%, compared with a predicted 22.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Arkansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Desha County show that the median household earns about $37,662 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 13%, and about 20% of people live in poverty. Desha County has 7 public schools with about 2,160 students, including MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
MCGEHEE HIGH SCHOOL sits about 1.6 miles from MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 547, compared with 663 in 2020-21. Students per teacher increased from 13.5 in 2020-21 to 14.7 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. You can also rate the school on this page.
Desha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,786
Census ACS
Median income
$37,662
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,160 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MCGEHEE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MCGEHEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 326 students
- CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 248 students
Other schools in MCGEHEE
- MCGEHEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 326 students
- CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 248 students
Nearby schools
- MCGEHEE HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 326
- CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 248
- DERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.4 mi · 150
- DERMOTT HIGH SCHOOL7.4 mi · 139
- ARKANSAS CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL-DERMOTT7.5 mi · 16
- DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL17.8 mi · 266
Frequently asked questions
About MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 547 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 51% White, 5% Hispanic, 37% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of MCGEHEE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.