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Enrollment
401
Elementary
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PANGBURN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051107000834
PANGBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1100 SHORT ST, PANGBURN, AR 72121 · (501) 728-4230 · White County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% 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
14.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
260 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 5% smaller than its 6th grade class (59).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
PANGBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→PANGBURN HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within PANGBURN SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
44.4%
AR avg 34.9% . +6.9pp since 2023
Math
47.2%
AR avg 38.9% . +6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 7 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.4% | 47.2% |
| 2023-24 | 37.5% | 40.6% |
% 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
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 PANGBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PANGBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PANGBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 401 | 64.8% | 44.1% |
| SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SALEM | 434 | 66.1% | 47.4% |
| BISMARCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BISMARCK | 379 | 66.5% | 44.6% |
| FOREST HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HARRISON | 375 | 66.9% | 54.8% |
| MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MARMADUKE | 370 | 62.7% | 42.8% |
| BERGMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HARRISON | 474 | 65.6% | 53.5% |
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 PANGBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In White County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #132 of 461 | #3 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #153 of 465 ▲ 29 | #5 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #124 of 465 ▲ 72 | #3 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 401 | #278 of 531 | #7 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #96 of 480 | #2 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.6% | #453 of 480 | #11 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.8% | #331 of 513 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #96 of 138 | N/A |
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
401
+49 (+14%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 330
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 401 | 27.8 | 14.4:1 | 65% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 27.5 | 15.4:1 | 68% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 391 | 25.9 | 15.1:1 | 67% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 352 | 25 | 14.1:1 | 78% (275) |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 30.2 | 12.6:1 | 33% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 360 | 30 | 12.0:1 | 63% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 413 | 29 | 14.2:1 | 58% (241) |
| 2000-01 | 404 | 27 | 15.0:1 | 58% (234) |
| 1990-91 | 330 | 20 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PANGBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About PANGBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PANGBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in Arkansas, with an address in PANGBURN. The school had 401 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25.
PANGBURN SCHOOL DISTRICT is responsible for 2 schools, PANGBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL included, with 727 students in all.
Most students at PANGBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White: 95% of enrollment. Other students are 3% Hispanic. PANGBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 10%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Arkansas average 16.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 65%.
PANGBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 72% of Arkansas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for PANGBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is +8.4 points: 44.1% actual, 35.7% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in White County, median household income is about $55,249, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. The public schools of White County number 27 and enroll about 12,342.
The nearest public school is PANGBURN HIGH SCHOOL, at less than a tenth of a mile. By average proficiency, PANGBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 4th among 9 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
PANGBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had 352 students in 2020-21 and 401 in 2024-25, a 14% rise.
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White County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
77,838
Census ACS
Median income
$55,249
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
12,342 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- PANGBURN HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 326
- WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.1 mi · 560
- WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL10.1 mi · 370
- MIDLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.8 mi · 291
- HEBER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL12.3 mi · 391
- HEBER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL12.4 mi · 483
Frequently asked questions
About PANGBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend PANGBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PANGBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 401 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does PANGBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PANGBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PANGBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PANGBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.4:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PANGBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At PANGBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PANGBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
PANGBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of PANGBURN SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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