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Enrollment
517
Elementary
DISTRICT 581 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051266001259
PARSON HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2326 CARDINAL DRIVE, SPRINGDALE, AR 72765 · (479) 750-8877 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL517 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
18.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
493 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 70%
Community
6
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 | 36 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
15.4%
AR avg 34.9% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
16.7%
AR avg 38.9% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.4% | 16.7% |
| 2023-24 | 13.5% | 13.9% |
% 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
14.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.4%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 PARSON HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PARSON HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (14.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARSON HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 517 | 95.4% | 14.2% |
| JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SPRINGDALE | 464 | 95.0% | 14.3% |
| BAYYARI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SPRINGDALE | 543 | 92.4% | 18.3% |
| LINDA CHILDERS KNAPP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SPRINGDALE | 607 | 89.0% | 21.5% |
| WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SPRINGDALE | 498 | 86.1% | 19.7% |
| ELMDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SPRINGDALE | 510 | 88.8% | 15.6% |
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 PARSON HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #429 of 461 | #34 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #416 of 465 ▲ 4 | #33 of 34 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.4% | #429 of 465 ▲ 6 | #34 of 34 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 517 | #133 of 531 | #18 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #389 of 480 | #23 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #177 of 480 | #19 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.4% | #147 of 513 | #2 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #148 of 311 | #11 of 20 |
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
517
+67 (+15%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 518
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 517 | 28.5 | 18.2:1 | 95% (493) |
| 2023-24 | 474 | 26.4 | 18.0:1 | 96% (455) |
| 2022-23 | 491 | 27 | 18.2:1 | 94% (463) |
| 2020-21 | 450 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 96% (431) |
| 2017-18 | 607 | 35.9 | 16.9:1 | 53% (322) |
| 2015-16 | 624 | 36 | 17.3:1 | 95% (594) |
| 2010-11 | 737 | 39 | 18.9:1 | 90% (663) |
| 2000-01 | 669 | 35 | 19.1:1 | 57% (378) |
| 1990-91 | 518 | 27 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PARSON HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About PARSON HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PARSON HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in SPRINGDALE, Arkansas, and is classified as an elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 517 students. That puts enrollment 24% bigger than the 418-student average for elementary schools in Arkansas.
SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 29 schools and 22,685 students, including PARSON HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
More than half of the students at PARSON HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are Hispanic (61%). Other reported shares: 27% Pacific Islander, 7% White, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 19% Hispanic among all Washington County residents. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at PARSON HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at PARSON HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 18.2:1, based on 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Arkansas average 16.0:1. Lunch program data show 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 58% for public schools in Washington County.
Among Arkansas public elementary schools, PARSON HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 6%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
PARSON HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 14.2%, compared with a predicted 24.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Arkansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Washington County, median household income comes to about $70,639, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Washington County counts 76 public schools with about 42,451 students.
PARSON HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.7 miles from J. O. KELLY MIDDLE SCHOOL, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, PARSON HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 8th of 8 on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 517, from 450 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.0:1 in 2020-21, and 18.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
256,765
Census ACS
Median income
$70,639
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
42,451 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HAR-BER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,271 students
- SPRINGDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,207 students
- DON TYSON SCHOOL OF INNOVATIONCombined · 1,976 students
- HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 890 students
- CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 852 students
- HELLSTERN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 849 students
Other schools in SPRINGDALE
- HAR-BER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,271 students
- SPRINGDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,207 students
- DON TYSON SCHOOL OF INNOVATIONCombined · 1,976 students
- HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 890 students
- CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 852 students
- HELLSTERN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 849 students
Nearby schools
- J. O. KELLY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 663
- LINDA CHILDERS KNAPP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 607
- THE EXCEL CENTER - SPRINGDALE0.9 mi · 76
- JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 464
- HARP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 559
- HAAS HALL ACADEMY JONES CENTER1.2 mi · 164
Frequently asked questions
About PARSON HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is PARSON HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PARSON HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 517 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PARSON HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PARSON HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at PARSON HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at PARSON HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is PARSON HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PARSON HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 7% White, 61% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees PARSON HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PARSON HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.