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NASHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 middle schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 125 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 34% |
| Grade 6 | 123 | 33% |
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Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.1% | 44.2% |
| 2023-24 | 37.5% | 48.4% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 39% 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 16 points, placing it in Arkansas's top 10%.
Schools most like NASHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NASHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 375 | 99.2% | 39.1% |
| NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL NASHVILLE | 398 | 99.2% | 37.2% |
| WARREN MIDDLE SCHOOL WARREN | 331 | 99.7% | 28.7% |
| STAR CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL STAR CITY | 322 | 100.0% | 22.5% |
| TRUMANN MIDDLE SCHOOL TRUMANN | 418 | 100.0% | 22.0% |
| DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL MONTICELLO | 360 | 100.0% | 27.3% |
Where NASHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #90 of 207 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #71 of 208 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #92 of 208 ▼ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 375 | #131 of 217 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #63 of 188 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #33 of 188 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #43 of 210 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.0% | #18 of 114 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 375 | 28.6 | 13.1:1 | 99% (372) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 29.6 | 13.7:1 | 99% (401) |
| 2022-23 | 400 | 30.8 | 13.0:1 | 73% (293) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 30 | 13.4:1 | 77% (310) |
| 2017-18 | 507 | 32.6 | 15.6:1 | 41% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 30 | 14.7:1 | 71% (313) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | 33 | 13.3:1 | 63% (276) |
| 2000-01 | 455 | 32 | 14.2:1 | 56% (255) |
| 1990-91 | 272 | 16 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
About NASHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Federal records list NASHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as a middle-grades school in NASHVILLE, Arkansas. Grades offered run from 4 through 6, with 375 students enrolled.
NASHVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 4 schools and 1,786 students, including NASHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
A majority of students at NASHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 51%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% Hispanic and 23% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 65%. By the diversity index, NASHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 63%.
NASHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL counts 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.1 students for each one. Among middle schools in Arkansas, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Arkansas public middle schools, NASHVILLE 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.
NASHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.1%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Arkansas are predicted to post 23.0%, so the school is 16.2 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Federal survey data for Howard County show that median household income is about $45,603, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 22%. A total of 9 public schools operate in Howard County, serving about 2,825 students.
The closest public school to NASHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 3. NASHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in 2nd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
The number of students dropped from 402 to 375 over 4 years.
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Howard County at a glance
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