Enrollment
226
Elementary
DISTRICT 213 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEVADA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050003001398
NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
6580 US HWY 278, ROSSTON, AR 71858 · (870) 871-2475 · Nevada County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL226 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
12.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
226 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 9% smaller than its 6th grade class (33).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within NEVADA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
22.3%
AR avg 34.9% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
35.5%
AR avg 38.9% . +9.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.3% | 35.5% |
| 2023-24 | 24.8% | 25.7% |
% 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
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (25.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 226 | 100.0% | 25.6% |
| NORTH HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SCHOOL TEXARKANA | 243 | 100.0% | 48.2% |
| BEARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BEARDEN | 219 | 98.6% | 23.1% |
| BALDWIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARAGOULD | 221 | 100.0% | 33.1% |
| WOODROW WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARAGOULD | 233 | 100.0% | 39.6% |
| BARTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEXA | 342 | 100.0% | 22.1% |
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 NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #345 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #259 of 465 ▲ 76 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #370 of 465 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 226 | #463 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #27 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #180 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #11 of 513 |
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
226
+9 (+4%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 407
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 226 | 17.6 | 12.8:1 | 100% (226) |
| 2023-24 | 227 | 18.6 | 12.2:1 | 100% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 230 | 17.6 | 13.1:1 | 100% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 217 | 17 | 12.8:1 | 100% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 194 | 17.5 | 11.1:1 | 65% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 218 | 19 | 11.5:1 | 100% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 226 | 17 | 13.3:1 | 81% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 259 | 15 | 17.3:1 | 65% (168) |
| 1990-91 | 407 | 23 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in ROSSTON, Arkansas, and it is part of NEVADA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment stands at 226 students, covering kindergarten through 6. That puts enrollment 46% below the 418-student average for elementary schools in Arkansas.
NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of a district of 2 schools: NEVADA SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 426 students.
About 62% of the student body at NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White. Other students are 26% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Nevada County residents are about 65% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 12.8:1, based on 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Arkansas, 16.0:1, is higher. NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL counts 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 100% average for public schools in Nevada County.
Among Arkansas public elementary schools, NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 33%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is +3.0 points: 25.6% actual, 22.7% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Nevada County show that the median household earns about $53,886 a year, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. Across Nevada County, 5 public schools serve about 1,327 students.
The closest school to NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL, located less than a tenth of a mile away. On proficiency, NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is ahead of the 17.1% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.
NCES assigns NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 217 (2020-21) to 226 (2024-25).
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Nevada County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,159
Census ACS
Median income
$53,886
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,327 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 200
- PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL14.5 mi · 363
- Prescott Junior High School14.5 mi · 242
- PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL14.6 mi · 296
- WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL16.2 mi · 929
- HOPE HIGH SCHOOL17.2 mi · 611
Frequently asked questions
About NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 226 students in grades KG-06.
Is NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 12.8:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 62% White, 5% Hispanic, 26% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by NEVADA SCHOOL DISTRICT in Nevada County.
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