OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary campus of low-enrollment scale in FOREMAN, Arkansas, run under FOREMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT, caters to 273 students in grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 35% below the state mean of about 418.

FOREMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 487 students. OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 8% Black, 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Native American. That composition is broadly in line with Little River County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.0:1 average. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 32.5%; this one delivers 50.8%, a residual of +18.3 points.

In the area at large, census data for Little River County shows the typical household earns roughly $53,344 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Little River County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,768 students), of which OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 1.4 miles away. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.6%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has edged up 3%, going from 266 students in 2018 to 273 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 14% to 8% across the same window.

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