PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a medium-sized primary school in FORT SMITH, Arkansas, run under FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 387 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 27 schools in FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT (14,164 students total), PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 20% White, 13% multiracial, 11% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.0:1 average. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Sebastian County (around 65%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.0%; this one delivers 18.7%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Sebastian County shows median household income runs about $57,790, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Sebastian County's 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,239 students), PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF FORT SMITH, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 24.0%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has contracted 26%, going from 524 students in 2018 to 387 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 30% to 20% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 in 2025.

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