OUACHITA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

OUACHITA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the small elementary schools in DONALDSON, Arkansas, overseen by OUACHITA SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 280 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. By comparison, Arkansas's public schools average about 418 students each, so OUACHITA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 33% below that benchmark.

Within OUACHITA SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 523 students, OUACHITA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, OUACHITA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (96%) are White. Other groups include 3% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

On the income-and-resources front, OUACHITA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting OUACHITA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), OUACHITA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.6%, the actual is 48.5%, a residual of +10.9 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Hot Spring County shows median household income runs about $55,405, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Hot Spring County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,410 students), of which OUACHITA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts OUACHITA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 26.9%.

OUACHITA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 8%: 304 students in 2018 compared to 280 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.