Enrollment
313
Elementary
DISTRICT 382 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NETTLETON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051044001514
NETTLETON STEAM INTERMEDIATE
2219 THORN ST, JONESBORO, AR 72401 · (870) 910-7809 · Craighead County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
211 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 82 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 23% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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 NETTLETON SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
25.3%
AR avg 34.9% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
23.1%
AR avg 38.9% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 up about 3 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.3% | 23.1% |
| 2023-24 | 27.3% | 19.7% |
% 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
26.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 NETTLETON STEAM INTERMEDIATE
NETTLETON STEAM INTERMEDIATE's state test result (26.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NETTLETON STEAM INTERMEDIATE this school | 313 | 67.4% | 26.1% |
| MARGUERITE VANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CONWAY | 359 | 70.8% | 26.5% |
| IDA BURNS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CONWAY | 384 | 70.3% | 40.0% |
| MARKED TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MARKED TREE | 309 | 73.8% | 23.5% |
| MONTICELLO INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL MONTICELLO | 361 | 66.5% | 37.7% |
| CATO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHERWOOD | 305 | 60.7% | 33.2% |
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 NETTLETON STEAM INTERMEDIATE ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Craighead County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #341 of 461 | #10 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #368 of 465 ▲ 17 | #9 of 14 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #345 of 465 ▼ 19 | #10 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 313 | #378 of 531 | #18 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #55 of 480 | #3 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #84 of 480 | #7 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.4% | #309 of 513 | #13 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #144 of 311 | #2 of 9 |
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
313
+8 (+3%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 357
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 313 | 22.8 | 13.7:1 | 67% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 20.2 | 16.3:1 | 100% (330) |
| 2022-23 | 324 | 22.9 | 14.2:1 | 100% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 23 | 13.3:1 | 100% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 370 | 23.7 | 15.6:1 | 39% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 388 | 28 | 13.9:1 | 72% (280) |
| 2010-11 | 357 | 17 | 21.0:1 | 64% (229) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NETTLETON STEAM INTERMEDIATE.
About NETTLETON STEAM INTERMEDIATE
As a low-enrollment elementary school, NETTLETON STEAM INTERMEDIATE serves students in JONESBORO, Arkansas. Total enrollment is 313 students, and the grades served are 3 through 6. Elementary schools in Arkansas have about 418 students on average; enrollment here is 25% lower.
NETTLETON STEAM INTERMEDIATE reports to NETTLETON SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 8 schools and 3,910 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at NETTLETON STEAM INTERMEDIATE is Black, with 45% of students. The remaining shares are 39% White, 10% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Craighead County as a whole is about 17% Black, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
Its ratio of 13.7:1 is based on 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Arkansas average 16.0:1, 2.2 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 67%. The average for public schools in Craighead County is similar, at 67%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for NETTLETON STEAM INTERMEDIATE is 34.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 26.1%.
In Craighead County, home to about 113,249 people, the median household earns about $59,548 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Public schools in Craighead County number 37, with about 20,332 students.
The closest school to NETTLETON STEAM INTERMEDIATE is NETTLETON STEAM ELEMENTARY, located less than a tenth of a mile away. NETTLETON STEAM INTERMEDIATE is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 24.8% on proficiency, and NETTLETON STEAM INTERMEDIATE is above that at 26.1%.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 313 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 305.
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Craighead County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
113,249
Census ACS
Median income
$59,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
20,332 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NETTLETON SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NETTLETON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,054 students
- NETTLETON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 566 students
- UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SCHOOL OF MEDICAL ARTSElementary · 491 students
- UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 446 students
- FOX MEADOW SCHOOL OF CREATIVE MEDIAElementary · 440 students
- FOX MEADOW ELEMENTARYElementary · 394 students
Other schools in JONESBORO
- THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,505 students
- NETTLETON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,054 students
- VALLEY VIEW INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 933 students
- DOUGLAS MACARTHUR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 765 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 756 students
- VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNETElementary · 731 students
Nearby schools
- NETTLETON STEAM ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 206
- NETTLETON HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 1,054
- NETTLETON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 566
- VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET2.0 mi · 731
- UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SCHOOL OF MEDICAL ARTS2.0 mi · 491
- DOUGLAS MACARTHUR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 765
Frequently asked questions
About NETTLETON STEAM INTERMEDIATEHow many students attend NETTLETON STEAM INTERMEDIATE?
NETTLETON STEAM INTERMEDIATE enrolls approximately 313 students in grades 03-06.
What grades does NETTLETON STEAM INTERMEDIATE serve?
NETTLETON STEAM INTERMEDIATE serves grades 03-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NETTLETON STEAM INTERMEDIATE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NETTLETON STEAM INTERMEDIATE is approximately 13.7:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at NETTLETON STEAM INTERMEDIATE?
Student demographics at NETTLETON STEAM INTERMEDIATE are roughly 39% White, 10% Hispanic, 45% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is NETTLETON STEAM INTERMEDIATE public or private?
NETTLETON STEAM INTERMEDIATE is a public K-12 school, overseen by NETTLETON SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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