PARK MAGNET AN IB PYP WORLD CLASS SCHOOL

Located at 617 MAIN STREET, in HOT SPRINGS, Arkansas, PARK MAGNET AN IB PYP WORLD CLASS SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school that teaches 411 students (grades pre-K through 6), run under HOT SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Within HOT SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 6 schools and 3,576 students, PARK MAGNET AN IB PYP WORLD CLASS SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, PARK MAGNET AN IB PYP WORLD CLASS SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 20% Hispanic, 20% Black, 14% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Garland County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Garland County's rate of about 72%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PARK MAGNET AN IB PYP WORLD CLASS SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 22.3%; this one delivers 42.4%, a residual of +20.1 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Garland County) records that median household income runs about $57,181, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Garland County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,391 students), PARK MAGNET AN IB PYP WORLD CLASS SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

MAIN STREET VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PARK MAGNET AN IB PYP WORLD CLASS SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 30.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PARK MAGNET AN IB PYP WORLD CLASS SCHOOL has ticked up 53%, going from 269 students in 2018 to 411 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 53% to 41% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 today.

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