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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
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 14% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
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.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.8% | 34.4% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 37.7% |
% 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
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 →
Where PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #229 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #266 of 465 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #237 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #196 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #120 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.2% | #375 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.0% | #297 of 513 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
464
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 464 | 31.2 | 14.9:1 | 69% (320) |
| 2023-24 | 499 | 33 | 15.1:1 | 64% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 33.8 | 14.0:1 | 61% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 33 | 14.0:1 | 65% (299) |
| 2017-18 | 464 | 34.3 | 13.5:1 | 31% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 35 | 14.1:1 | 62% (308) |
| 2010-11 | 541 | 34 | 15.9:1 | 54% (293) |
| 2000-01 | 518 | 32 | 16.2:1 | 37% (193) |
| 1990-91 | 473 | 25 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in PERRYVILLE, Arkansas. The school runs kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 464 students.
The 2 schools in PERRYVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT enroll 891 students altogether, PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
Of every 100 students at PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 88 are White. The school is also 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put Perry County at about 90% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 22%.
There are 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.9:1. Compared with the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 69% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Perry County is close, at 66%.
PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 1.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (36.1% versus 34.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Arkansas.
In Perry County, home to about 10,101 people, median household income comes to about $55,764, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Perry County's 4 public schools enroll about 1,565 students and include PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, PERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, is the closest to PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. In all, 3 other public schools sit within ten miles of PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Federal data show 463 students in 2020-21 and 464 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
This page collects posts and questions about PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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.