NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in EL DORADO, Arkansas, one of the schools within EL DORADO SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 477 students spanning grades K through 4.

NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 6 schools operated by EL DORADO SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that instructs 3,921 students overall.

On the student-mix side, NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Black at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 29% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 32%.

On the resource side, On paper, NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. The state averages about 16.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Union County) logs that median household income runs about $55,259, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Union County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,933 students), NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HUGH GOODWIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 3% since 2018, when it stood at 490 (now 477). White enrollment moved from 46% to 29% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.

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