Enrollment
251
Elementary
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OZARK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051101001719
OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1301 WALDEN DRIVE, OZARK, AR 72949 · (479) 667-3464 · Franklin County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL251 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- BTest 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
18.2:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
158 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 132 | 53% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 47% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Feeds from
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ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
44.5%
AR avg 34.9% . +10.9pp since 2023
Math
45.7%
AR avg 38.9% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.5% | 45.7% |
| 2023-24 | 33.6% | 42.1% |
% 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 251 | 62.9% | 39.0% |
| WONDERVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HATTIEVILLE | 242 | 63.6% | 37.5% |
| ARMOREL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BLYTHEVILLE | 234 | 62.0% | 45.5% |
| NORFORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORFORK | 273 | 60.8% | 48.3% |
| VALLEY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VALLEY SPRINGS | 315 | 63.5% | 51.1% |
| OUACHITA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DONALDSON | 280 | 57.9% | 49.5% |
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 OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #201 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #165 of 465 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #122 of 465 ▲ 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 251 | #440 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #388 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.7% | #361 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.9% | #342 of 513 |
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
251
+30 (+14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 251 | 13.8 | 18.2:1 | 63% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 243 | 13.8 | 17.6:1 | 58% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 267 | 13.9 | 19.2:1 | 57% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 221 | 15 | 14.7:1 | 56% (123) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
At 1301 WALDEN DRIVE in OZARK, Arkansas, OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a low-enrollment elementary school. Its 251 students are spread across grades 4 through 5. The school's enrollment is 40% smaller than the 418 average for elementary schools in Arkansas.
OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of a district of 4 schools: OZARK SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 1,673 students.
Most students at OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White: 86% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Native American. For comparison, Franklin County is about 87% White. OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 25%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 13.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL was 18.2:1. Among elementary schools in Arkansas, the typical ratio is 16.0:1. OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 63%. That is close to the 61% average for public schools in Franklin County.
The allk12 Grade for OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is B-. Compared with Arkansas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 51% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 2.5 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 39.0% actual, 36.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Arkansas.
Franklin County has these Census figures: median household income is about $55,886, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 8 public schools in Franklin County.
The closest other public school is ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 221 to 251. Students per teacher rose from 14.7 in 2020-21 to 18.2 in 2024-25.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,326
Census ACS
Median income
$55,886
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,039 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OZARK SCHOOL DISTRICT
- OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 629 students
- ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 527 students
- OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 266 students
Other schools in OZARK
- OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 629 students
- ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 527 students
- PLEASANT VIEW CAMPUS SCHOOLMiddle · 127 students
Nearby schools
- ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 527
- OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 629
- OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOL5.7 mi · 266
- PLEASANT VIEW CAMPUS SCHOOL7.3 mi · 127
- WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL11.0 mi · 306
- MARVIN PRIMARY SCHOOL12.1 mi · 185
Frequently asked questions
About OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 251 students in grades 04-05.
What age range does OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade 04 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 86% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by OZARK SCHOOL DISTRICT in Franklin County.
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