Enrollment
273
Elementary
DISTRICT 235 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORFORK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051056000773
NORFORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
161 MILDRED SIMPSON DRIVE, NORFORK, AR 72658 · (870) 499-5228 · Baxter County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL273 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
166 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
NORFORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→NORFORK HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within NORFORK SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
55.4%
AR avg 33.9%
Math
45.2%
AR avg 36.5%
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 34 and 36.
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
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
273
+65 (+31%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 9.5:1
% White
97%
was 97%
% Hispanic
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About NORFORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORFORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary campus of close-knit scale in NORFORK, Arkansas, overseen by NORFORK SCHOOL DISTRICT, teacheing 273 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 35% leaner than the state mean of about 418.
NORFORK SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 469 students. NORFORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
Demographically, NORFORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%). The remainder consists of 2% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.0:1 average. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Baxter County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, NORFORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.5%; this one delivers 50.2%.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Baxter County put median household income runs about $48,452, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. NORFORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 11 public schools in Baxter County (combined enrollment of about 4,984 students).
NORFORK HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NORFORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.2%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NORFORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has climbed 31%, going from 208 students in 2018 to 273 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 9.5:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the NORFORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Baxter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,407
Census ACS
Median income
$48,452
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
4,984 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- NORFORK HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 196
- CALICO ROCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.2 mi · 171
- CALICO ROCK HIGH SCHOOL9.5 mi · 176
- MOUNTAIN HOME KINDERGARTEN10.7 mi · 300
- PINKSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL10.7 mi · 546
- GUY BERRY COLLEGE AND CAREER ACADEMY11.3 mi · 52
Frequently asked questions
About NORFORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is NORFORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NORFORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 273 students in grades PK-06.
Is NORFORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
NORFORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at NORFORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at NORFORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at NORFORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At NORFORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 97% White, 0% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is NORFORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
NORFORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORFORK SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.