Enrollment
273
Elementary
DISTRICT 244 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOREMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050624000337
OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
311 N 10TH ST, FOREMAN, AR 71836 · (870) 542-7214 · Little River County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL273 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
201 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 13% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within FOREMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
51.4%
AR avg 34.9% . +7.2pp since 2023
Math
55.2%
AR avg 38.9% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.4% | 55.2% |
| 2023-24 | 44.2% | 54.5% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Arkansas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #75 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #85 of 465 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #73 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 273 | #428 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #80 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.4% | #266 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.6% | #257 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #118 of 138 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
273
0 (0%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 298
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 273 | 19.3 | 14.2:1 | 74% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 261 | 17.8 | 14.7:1 | 75% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 255 | 18.8 | 13.6:1 | 77% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 273 | 20 | 13.7:1 | 74% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 266 | 19.7 | 13.5:1 | 46% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 240 | 18 | 13.3:1 | 69% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 303 | 20 | 15.2:1 | 72% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 260 | 20 | 13.0:1 | 57% (148) |
| 1990-91 | 298 | 17 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school in FOREMAN, Arkansas. It educates 273 students in kindergarten through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Arkansas is about 418 students.
OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of a district of 2 schools: FOREMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 487 students.
By race and ethnicity, OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 75% White. After that, the student body is 8% Black, 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Native American. For comparison, Little River County is about 72% White. The chance that two students picked at random at OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 42%.
The teaching staff at OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.2:1. That ratio is under the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 74%. That is close to the 72% average for public schools in Little River County.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 50.8%, is 18.3 points above the 32.5% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Arkansas schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Little River County, median household income is about $53,344, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 5 public schools operate in Little River County, serving about 1,768 students.
The closest public school, FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL, is about 1.4 miles from OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 2nd on average proficiency.
OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 273 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 273.
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Little River County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,821
Census ACS
Median income
$53,344
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,768 students
Quick facts
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- FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 214
- HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL14.7 mi · 313
- HORATIO HIGH SCHOOL15.4 mi · 335
- ASHDOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL15.5 mi · 621
- Hooks Junior High School16.2 mi · 257
- New Boston Middle School16.4 mi · 240
Frequently asked questions
About OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 273 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 75% White, 5% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by FOREMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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