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Enrollment
494
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050375001518
MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ELEM SCHOOL
3620 MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ROAD, CABOT, AR 72023 · (501) 743-3575 · Lonoke County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL494 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- ATest 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
15.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
183 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 35 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 18% smaller than its 4th grade class (98).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
60.0%
AR avg 34.9% . +4.7pp since 2023
Math
66.9%
AR avg 38.9% . +19.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 66.9% |
| 2023-24 | 55.3% | 47.3% |
% 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
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ELEM SCHOOL
MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ELEM SCHOOL's state test result (59.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ELEM SCHOOL this school | 494 | 37.0% | 59.8% |
| BOB FOLSOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FARMINGTON | 438 | 37.0% | 46.6% |
| PERRIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BENTON | 465 | 35.1% | 47.9% |
| PEA RIDGE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL PEA RIDGE | 399 | 35.3% | 49.6% |
| PEA RIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL PEA RIDGE | 587 | 35.1% | N/A |
| JERRY POP WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FARMINGTON | 471 | 30.8% | 45.9% |
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 MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ELEM SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Lonoke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #29 of 461 | #1 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #26 of 465 ▲ 100 | #2 of 12 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #25 of 465 ▲ 7 | #1 of 12 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 494 | #161 of 531 | #4 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #204 of 480 | #7 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.4% | #287 of 480 | #9 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.0% | #473 of 513 | #13 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #261 of 311 | #9 of 10 |
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
494
-15 (-3%) vs 2020
+10% since 2010-11, when it was 451
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 494 | 31.3 | 15.8:1 | 37% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 500 | 33.2 | 15.1:1 | 33% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 505 | 31.2 | 16.2:1 | 29% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 509 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 28% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 522 | 34.6 | 15.1:1 | 15% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 445 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 27% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 23% (105) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ELEM SCHOOL.
About MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ELEM SCHOOL
MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ELEM SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in CABOT, Arkansas. In all, 494 students attend the school in pre-K through 4.
CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT is made up of 17 schools with 10,672 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ELEM SCHOOL is 78% White. The remaining shares are 10% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 37, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ELEM SCHOOL is 15.8:1, based on 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Arkansas is about 16.0:1. MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ELEM SCHOOL counts 37% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 52% for public schools in Lonoke County.
On the allk12 Grade, MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ELEM SCHOOL lands at A, ahead of 91% of Arkansas public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ELEM SCHOOL would score about 46.0%. It scores 59.8%, 13.7 points above that figure.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lonoke County show that the median household earns about $72,828 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Lonoke County has 25 public schools with about 13,478 students, including MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ELEM SCHOOL.
MAGNESS CREEK ELEMENTARY sits about 1.7 miles from MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ELEM SCHOOL. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ELEM SCHOOL ranks 1st on average proficiency.
MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ELEM SCHOOL is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 494, compared with 509 in 2020-21.
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Lonoke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
75,272
Census ACS
Median income
$72,828
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
13,478 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CABOT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,170 students
- CABOT JUNIOR HIGH NORTHMiddle · 920 students
- CABOT MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTHMiddle · 828 students
- CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMYHigh · 827 students
- CABOT MIDDLE SCHOOL SOUTHMiddle · 747 students
- CABOT JUNIOR HIGH SOUTHMiddle · 699 students
Other schools in CABOT
- CABOT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,170 students
- CABOT JUNIOR HIGH NORTHMiddle · 920 students
- CABOT MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTHMiddle · 828 students
- CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMYHigh · 827 students
- CABOT MIDDLE SCHOOL SOUTHMiddle · 747 students
- CABOT JUNIOR HIGH SOUTHMiddle · 699 students
Nearby schools
- MAGNESS CREEK ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 351
- NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.1 mi · 370
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.8 mi · 424
- CABOT LEARNING ACADEMY4.0 mi · 28
- CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY4.0 mi · 827
- CABOT HIGH SCHOOL4.0 mi · 2,170
Frequently asked questions
About MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ELEM SCHOOLHow many students attend MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ELEM SCHOOL?
MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ELEM SCHOOL enrolls approximately 494 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ELEM SCHOOL serve?
MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ELEM SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ELEM SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ELEM SCHOOL.
How diverse is MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ELEM SCHOOL?
MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ELEM SCHOOL reports a student body of 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ELEM SCHOOL in?
MOUNTAIN SPRINGS ELEM SCHOOL is part of CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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