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Enrollment
783
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARKADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050243000021
PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1609 PINE STREET, ARKADELPHIA, AR 71923 · (870) 246-2361 · Clark County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL783 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
19.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
533 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 98 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 135 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 153 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 144 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 139 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (135) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (139).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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 ARKADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
33.6%
AR avg 34.9% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
33.6%
AR avg 38.9% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.6% | 33.6% |
| 2023-24 | 28.5% | 23.6% |
% 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
30.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (30.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 783 | 68.1% | 30.1% |
| CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CROSSETT | 699 | 68.4% | 23.8% |
| HERBERT CARTER GLOBAL COMMUNITY MAGNET SCHOOL MARION | 670 | 64.3% | 23.2% |
| MALVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MALVERN | 781 | 76.6% | 24.1% |
| ASHDOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASHDOWN | 621 | 72.6% | 31.4% |
| WYNNE PRIMARY SCHOOL WYNNE | 588 | 69.6% | N/A |
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 PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #296 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #271 of 465 ▲ 83 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #253 of 465 ▲ 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 783 | #15 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #461 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #31 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.1% | #305 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +162.8% | #1 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
783
+405 (+107%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 552
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 783 | 40.1 | 19.6:1 | 68% (533) |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 24.8 | 16.0:1 | 67% (265) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 28.3 | 14.4:1 | 61% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 22 | 17.2:1 | 58% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 298 | 19.9 | 15.0:1 | 26% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 297 | 21 | 14.1:1 | 61% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 19 | 16.8:1 | 58% (185) |
| 2000-01 | 536 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 52% (279) |
| 1990-91 | 552 | 30 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a large elementary school in ARKADELPHIA, Arkansas, one of the schools in ARKADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school enrolls 783 students in pre-K through 4. That compares with an average of about 418 students for elementary schools in Arkansas.
ARKADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT has 2,285 students in 4 schools, and PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.
White students account for 42% of enrollment at PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, more than any other group. Other groups include 35% Black, 13% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. By comparison, Clark County residents are about 70% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
A staff of 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 19.6:1. Across elementary schools in Arkansas, the average ratio is 16.0:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 68%. Public schools in Clark County average a similar 68%.
PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 28% of Arkansas public elementary schools.
PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 30.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 34.5%.
The county, Clark County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $52,034, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county has 7 public schools and about 2,902 students.
LOUISA PERRITT PRIMARY is the nearest public school to PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.7 miles away. PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on proficiency.
The federal government classifies PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's location as Town: Distant.
PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had 378 students in 2020-21 and 783 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.6:1) than in 2020-21 (17.2:1).
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Clark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,125
Census ACS
Median income
$52,034
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,902 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ARKADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GOZA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 560 students
- ARKADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 534 students
- LOUISA PERRITT PRIMARYElementary · 408 students
Other schools in ARKADELPHIA
- GOZA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 560 students
- ARKADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 534 students
- LOUISA PERRITT PRIMARYElementary · 408 students
Nearby schools
- LOUISA PERRITT PRIMARY0.7 mi · 408
- GOZA MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 560
- ARKADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 534
- OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL10.1 mi · 243
- OUACHITA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.2 mi · 280
- BISMARCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL14.6 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 783 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 19.6:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 42% White, 9% Hispanic, 35% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of ARKADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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