Enrollment
361
Elementary
DISTRICT 268 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORNING SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050000900192
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
510 WYNN PARK DRIVE, CORNING, AR 72422 · (870) 857-3748 · Clay County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
284 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (66).
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
Based on grade levels within CORNING SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
27.8%
AR avg 34.9% . -7.5pp since 2023
Math
27.8%
AR avg 38.9% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.8% | 27.8% |
| 2023-24 | 35.3% | 29.4% |
% 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
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.6%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (32.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 361 | 78.7% | 32.7% |
| ACORN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MENA | 321 | 79.1% | 45.1% |
| ATKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ATKINS | 370 | 74.6% | 28.2% |
| MAGAZINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MAGAZINE | 295 | 76.6% | 43.8% |
| DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DES ARC | 379 | 74.1% | 49.3% |
| MCCRORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MCCRORY | 339 | 76.7% | 43.3% |
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 PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #269 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #321 of 465 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #318 of 465 ▼ 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #327 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #336 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.2% | #449 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.7% | #210 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +50.4% | #9 of 138 |
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
361
+17 (+5%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 293
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 361 | 20.6 | 17.5:1 | 79% (284) |
| 2023-24 | 343 | 19.8 | 17.3:1 | 88% (303) |
| 2022-23 | 349 | 19.3 | 18.1:1 | 71% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 344 | 19 | 18.1:1 | 74% (253) |
| 2017-18 | 240 | 14.1 | 17.0:1 | 40% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 247 | 13 | 19.0:1 | 80% (198) |
| 2010-11 | 290 | 21 | 13.8:1 | 76% (219) |
| 2000-01 | 242 | 16 | 15.1:1 | 61% (147) |
| 1990-91 | 293 | 18 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in CORNING, Arkansas. It has an enrollment of 361 students in pre-K through 4.
Federal data list 3 schools in CORNING SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 805 students enrolled.
White students are 95% of those enrolled at PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Beyond that, enrollment is 2% Hispanic. That is in line with Clay County, where about 94% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 10, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 20.6 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 17.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Arkansas, 16.0:1, is lower. Roughly 79% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Clay County, the average eligibility rate is 62%.
After adjusting for student poverty, PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Arkansas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 32.7%; the prediction is 30.6%.
In Clay County, home to about 14,280 people, the median household earns about $51,481 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shares Clay County with 6 other public schools.
A public school about 1.0 miles away, CORNING MIDDLE SCHOOL, is the closest to PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Its average proficiency rate of 32.7% is below the 38.8% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as Rural: Remote.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 361, up from 344 in 2020-21.
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Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,280
Census ACS
Median income
$51,481
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,244 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CORNING SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CORNING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 227 students
- CORNING HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 217 students
Other schools in CORNING
- CORNING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 227 students
- CORNING HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 217 students
Other Park Elementary schools
25 other US public schools in 19 states are named Park Elementary. PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 12th largest of the 26.
- PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFORT SMITH, AR · 387 students
- Park Elementary SchoolNewark, NJ · 747 students
- Park Elementary SchoolHamilton, GA · 628 students
- Park ElementaryAlhambra, CA · 581 students
- PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAVON PARK, FL · 557 students
Nearby schools
- CORNING MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 227
- CORNING HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 217
- NAYLOR ELEM.11.3 mi · 205
- Naylor High School11.3 mi · 155
- NEELYVILLE ELEM.11.6 mi · 188
- NEELYVILLE HIGH11.6 mi · 301
Frequently asked questions
About PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 361 students in grades PK-04.
Is PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 17.5:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of CORNING SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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