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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
464
Elementary
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERRYVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051134000849
PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
625 NORTH CEDAR STREET, PERRYVILLE, AR 72126 · (501) 889-5146 · Perry County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
320 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 70%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→PERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within PERRYVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
34.8%
AR avg 34.9% . -6.2pp since 2023
Math
34.4%
AR avg 38.9% . -3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 35 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 down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
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
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
464
0 (0%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 13.5:1
% White
88%
was 94%
% Hispanic
5%
was 4%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school of mid-tier scale in PERRYVILLE, Arkansas, operated by PERRYVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, hosting 464 students in grades K through 6.
PERRYVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 891 students; PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
Demographically, PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (88%) are White; the rest consists of 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. Compared to Perry County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at school resources, PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.0:1 average. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.2%, the actual is 36.1%, a residual of +1.9 points.
In the area at large, Perry County reports that median household income runs about $55,764, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 4 public schools in Perry County (combined enrollment of about 1,565 students).
The closest other public school is PERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 36.5%.
PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.
Five-year trend. PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 464 (now 464). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 94% to 88% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Perry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,101
Census ACS
Median income
$55,764
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,565 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PERRYVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 427 students
Nearby schools
- PERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 427
- ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.3 mi · 357
- BIGELOW HIGH SCHOOL9.8 mi · 317
- MORRILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL10.4 mi · 432
- MORRILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.3 mi · 311
- MORRILTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL11.5 mi · 688
Frequently asked questions
About PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 464 students in grades KG-06.
Is PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of PERRYVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.