OLD WIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a middle-of-the-pack primary school in ROGERS, Arkansas, OLD WIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls 481 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by ROGERS SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Across the 23 schools in ROGERS SCHOOL DISTRICT (15,688 students total), OLD WIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, OLD WIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 73%; the rest comes out to 11% White, 9% Pacific Islander, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Benton County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. The state averages about 16.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Benton County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, OLD WIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.5%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Benton County) records that the typical household earns roughly $93,506 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. OLD WIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 88 public schools in Benton County (combined enrollment of about 57,071 students).

Nearest neighbor: KIRKSEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts OLD WIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.4%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 21%: 609 students in 2018 compared to 481 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 24% to 11% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

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