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Enrollment
619
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050612001213
OWL CREEK SCHOOL
375 NORTH RUPPLE ROAD, FAYETTEVILLE, AR 72704 · (479) 718-0200 · Washington County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL619 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
16.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
431 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 70%
Community
6
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 | 40 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 114 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (112).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
39.2%
AR avg 34.9% . +6.6pp since 2023
Math
39.5%
AR avg 38.9% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 are up about 6 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.2% | 39.5% |
| 2023-24 | 32.6% | 33.5% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 OWL CREEK SCHOOL
OWL CREEK SCHOOL's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OWL CREEK SCHOOL this school | 619 | 69.6% | 36.2% |
| ROBERT L. DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALEXANDER | 504 | 73.8% | 34.7% |
| HILL FARM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRYANT | 562 | 73.7% | 37.5% |
| PRESTON & FLORENCE MATTISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CONWAY | 417 | 70.5% | 35.1% |
| ELLEN SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CONWAY | 461 | 63.6% | 34.0% |
| SONORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SPRINGDALE | 604 | 74.8% | 31.6% |
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 OWL CREEK SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #228 of 461 | #17 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #222 of 465 ▲ 32 | #19 of 34 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #184 of 465 ▲ 70 | #16 of 34 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 619 | #62 of 531 | #3 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #270 of 480 | #7 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.9% | #2 of 480 | #2 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.6% | #294 of 513 | #19 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #107 of 311 | #7 of 20 |
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
619
-278 (-31%) vs 2020
0% since 2010-11, when it was 618
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 619 | 37.4 | 16.6:1 | 70% (431) |
| 2023-24 | 561 | 29 | 19.3:1 | 68% (383) |
| 2022-23 | 1,024 | 53 | 19.3:1 | 62% (638) |
| 2020-21 | 897 | 54 | 16.6:1 | 69% (615) |
| 2017-18 | 762 | 51.8 | 14.7:1 | 37% (280) |
| 2015-16 | 779 | 57 | 13.7:1 | 65% (510) |
| 2010-11 | 618 | 51 | 12.1:1 | 71% (438) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OWL CREEK SCHOOL.
About OWL CREEK SCHOOL
OWL CREEK SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, (ZIP code 72704). Its grade span covers pre-K through 4, with 619 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 418 students for elementary schools in Arkansas.
FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT has 17 schools; together they serve 10,291 students.
The largest group at OWL CREEK SCHOOL is White students, at 37%. The remaining students are 23% Hispanic, 20% Black, 14% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Washington County is about 63% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 75%.
There are 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at OWL CREEK SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 16.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Arkansas is about 16.0:1. By family income, 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Washington County average 58%.
OWL CREEK SCHOOL holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 47% of Arkansas public elementary schools.
OWL CREEK SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 36.2%, compared with a predicted 33.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Arkansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Looking at the county, Washington County, the median household earns about $70,639 a year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Washington County has 76 public schools with about 42,451 students, including OWL CREEK SCHOOL.
OWL CREEK SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles of OWL CREEK SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, OWL CREEK SCHOOL ranks 6th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 619, down from 897 in 2020-21.
This page collects posts and questions about OWL CREEK SCHOOL, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
256,765
Census ACS
Median income
$70,639
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
42,451 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- FAYETTEVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,588 students
- WOODLAND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 765 students
- RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 761 students
- MCNAIR MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 670 students
- HOLCOMB ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 603 students
- BUTTERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 567 students
Other schools in FAYETTEVILLE
- FAYETTEVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,588 students
- WOODLAND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 765 students
- RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 761 students
- MCNAIR MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 670 students
- HOLCOMB ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 603 students
- BUTTERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 567 students
Nearby schools
- JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 466
- JERRY POP WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 471
- AGEE LIERLY LIFE PREPARATION SERVICES SCHOOL1.7 mi · 250
- RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 761
- HOLT MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 463
- ASBELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 319
Frequently asked questions
About OWL CREEK SCHOOLHow many students attend OWL CREEK SCHOOL?
OWL CREEK SCHOOL enrolls approximately 619 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does OWL CREEK SCHOOL serve?
OWL CREEK SCHOOL serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at OWL CREEK SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at OWL CREEK SCHOOL is approximately 16.6:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is OWL CREEK SCHOOL?
OWL CREEK SCHOOL reports a student body of 37% White, 23% Hispanic, 20% Black, 3% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is OWL CREEK SCHOOL public or private?
OWL CREEK SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.