OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a tight-knit elementary-level community in OZARK, Arkansas, run under OZARK SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 251 students spanning grades 4 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 418 students per school, that is 40% smaller than typical.

OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 4 schools operated by OZARK SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that hosts 1,673 students overall.

Looking at the student body, OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Native American. That composition is broadly in line with Franklin County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.2:1. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 63% of students at OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.4%.

Around the school, Franklin County reports that median household earnings sit near $55,886, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 8 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 3,039 students).

Nearest neighbor: ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 29.8%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

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