Enrollment
107
Elementary
DISTRICT 170 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JASPER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050824000810
OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
370 HWY 215, OARK, AR 72852 · (479) 292-3353 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL107 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% 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.
- C+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
11.1:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
104 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 7 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 10 | 9% |
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
18.0%
AR avg 34.9% . -7.0pp since 2023
Math
24.0%
AR avg 38.9% . -2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 26.9% |
% 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
21.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (21.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 107 | 97.2% | 21.5% |
| RURAL SPECIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOX | 112 | 97.3% | 34.9% |
| TIMBO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TIMBO | 98 | 96.9% | 40.2% |
| KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KINGSTON | 122 | 97.5% | 35.5% |
| ST. JOE ELEMENTARY WESTERN GROVE | 89 | 96.6% | 38.0% |
| WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY WESTERN GROVE | 153 | 98.0% | 17.4% |
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 OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #376 of 461 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #360 of 465 ▼ 38 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #407 of 465 ▼ 52 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 107 | #517 of 531 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.2% | #143 of 513 | #3 of 6 |
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
107
+10 (+10%) vs 2020
+34% since 2010-11, when it was 80
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 8.8:1
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 | 107 | 9.7 | 11.1:1 | 97% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 105 | 11.1 | 9.4:1 | 97% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 106 | 12.7 | 8.4:1 | 93% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 97 | 11 | 8.8:1 | 89% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 79 | 9.6 | 8.2:1 | 38% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 67 | 8 | 8.4:1 | 88% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 80 | 9 | 8.9:1 | 88% (70) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a very small elementary school in OARK, Arkansas. The school offers pre-K through 6 and enrolls 107 students. On average, elementary schools in Arkansas enroll around 418, and this school is 74% below that mark.
Within JASPER SCHOOL DISTRICT, OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 6 schools. The district enrolls 884 students.
By race and ethnicity, OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 98% White. The county population is about 82% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 4, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL totals 9.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.1:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Arkansas average 16.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 97%. Public schools in Johnson County average 86%.
OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 25% of Arkansas public elementary schools.
In Arkansas, OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 21.5% actual against a predicted 23.7%.
For the population of Johnson County, median household income comes to about $45,995, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Johnson County's 13 public schools enroll about 4,527 students and include OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from OARK HIGH SCHOOL, its nearest public school. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 8th of 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment rose by 10% across 4 years, from 97 in 2020-21 to 107 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 8.8:1 to 11.1:1.
The allk12 page for OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,003
Census ACS
Median income
$45,995
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,527 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JASPER SCHOOL DISTRICT
- JASPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 281 students
- JASPER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 205 students
- KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 122 students
- KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 92 students
- OARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 77 students
Nearby schools
- OARK HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 77
- ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL14.0 mi · 121
- ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL14.1 mi · 120
- CLARKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL16.1 mi · 598
- CLARKSVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL16.2 mi · 385
- CLARKSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL16.4 mi · 368
Frequently asked questions
About OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 107 students in grades PK-06.
Is OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by JASPER SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.