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How has MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
445
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEARCY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051221000984
MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
609 W MCRAE, SEARCY, AR 72143 · (501) 268-3936 · White County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% 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
18.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.5:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
269 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 40 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 103 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 23% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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 SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
31.8%
AR avg 34.9% . -4.2pp since 2023
Math
60.6%
AR avg 38.9% . +10.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.8% | 60.6% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
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 MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (42.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 445 | 60.4% | 42.7% |
| NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CABOT | 370 | 60.3% | 34.0% |
| CARLISLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CARLISLE | 380 | 62.1% | 29.0% |
| BEEBE EARLY CHILDHOOD BEEBE | 439 | 64.5% | N/A |
| DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DEWITT | 518 | 62.0% | 36.3% |
| CENTER VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RUSSELLVILLE | 397 | 57.9% | 55.6% |
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 MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In White County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #151 of 461 | #4 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #49 of 465 ▲ 54 | #2 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #275 of 465 ▼ 66 | #7 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 445 | #221 of 531 | #4 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #423 of 480 | #10 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.8% | #246 of 480 | #3 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.4% | #362 of 513 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #219 of 311 | #6 of 8 |
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
445
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 696
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 445 | 23.8 | 18.7:1 | 60% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 24.2 | 18.6:1 | 59% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 25.7 | 16.4:1 | 59% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | 28 | 15.5:1 | 62% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 35.8 | 13.6:1 | 29% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 33 | 15.1:1 | 64% (321) |
| 2010-11 | 609 | 42 | 14.5:1 | 62% (380) |
| 2000-01 | 539 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 51% (276) |
| 1990-91 | 696 | 33 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of SEARCY, Arkansas. It covers pre-K through 3, with a total enrollment of 445 students.
The 6 schools of SEARCY SCHOOL DISTRICT, including MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, enroll 3,973 students.
MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 73% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 6% Black. County-wide, 87% of White County residents are White. MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 45%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 23.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 18.7:1. That is higher than the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. The school counts 269 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 60%. That tracks the 60% average for public schools in White County.
Measured against Arkansas public elementary schools, MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 37.4% at MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.7%.
Across White County, the median household income is $55,249, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. White County is home to 27 public schools and about 12,342 public school students.
The closest public school to MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is AHLF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 4th of 9 on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as Town: Distant.
2024-25 enrollment was 445, a 3% rise from 433 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.5:1 in 2020-21, and 18.7:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
White County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
77,838
Census ACS
Median income
$55,249
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
12,342 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SEARCY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SEARCY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,220 students
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 913 students
- AHLF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 576 students
- SIDNEY DEENER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 421 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 398 students
Other schools in SEARCY
- SEARCY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,220 students
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 913 students
- AHLF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 576 students
- SIDNEY DEENER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 421 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 398 students
- RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 340 students
Other Mcrae Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Mcrae Elementary. MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLKEYSTONE HEIGHTS, FL · 544 students
- McRae Elementary SchoolFORT WORTH, TX · 543 students
Nearby schools
- AHLF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 576
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 913
- SEARCY HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,220
- SIDNEY DEENER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 421
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 398
- RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL3.0 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 445 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-03.
How many students per teacher at MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.7:1 students per teacher at MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 73% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
MCRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of SEARCY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.