PEA RIDGE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

PEA RIDGE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL operates as a middle-of-the-pack primary school in PEA RIDGE, Arkansas, part of PEA RIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 399 students spanning grades 3 through 4.

Across the 5 schools in PEA RIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT (2,670 students total), PEA RIDGE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, PEA RIDGE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (80%) are White; the rest breaks down as 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Native American. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 16.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PEA RIDGE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.7%; this one delivers 51.3%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Benton County) shows that median household earnings sit near $93,506, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. PEA RIDGE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one of 88 public schools in Benton County (combined enrollment of about 57,071 students).

Nearest neighbor: PEA RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PEA RIDGE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 49.4%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PEA RIDGE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL has declined 17%, going from 483 students in 2018 to 399 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 86% to 80% over that span.

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