Enrollment
363
Elementary
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRESCOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051182000898
PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
846 MARTIN ST, PRESCOTT, AR 71857 · (870) 887-2514 · Nevada County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
15.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
363 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 | 37 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 18% smaller than its 4th grade class (73).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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 PRESCOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
31.7%
AR avg 34.9% . +5.7pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
AR avg 38.9% . +11.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.7% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 30.5% |
% 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
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 363 | 100.0% | 30.3% |
| BARTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEXA | 342 | 100.0% | 22.1% |
| RICHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST MEMPHIS | 462 | 99.8% | 41.2% |
| LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH LITTLE ROCK | 427 | 100.0% | 48.6% |
| NORTH HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SCHOOL TEXARKANA | 243 | 100.0% | 48.2% |
| MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MCGEHEE | 547 | 100.0% | 35.6% |
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 PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #295 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #195 of 465 ▲ 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #277 of 465 ▲ 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #326 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #126 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #178 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #72 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.4% | #30 of 311 |
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
363
+16 (+5%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 450
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 363 | 24.2 | 15.0:1 | 100% (363) |
| 2023-24 | 340 | 25.3 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 378 | 24.7 | 15.3:1 | 100% (378) |
| 2020-21 | 347 | 24 | 14.5:1 | 100% (347) |
| 2017-18 | 529 | 35.5 | 14.9:1 | 58% (309) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 38 | 14.8:1 | 100% (563) |
| 2010-11 | 424 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 81% (344) |
| 2000-01 | 407 | 25 | 16.3:1 | 68% (276) |
| 1990-91 | 450 | 28 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in PRESCOTT, Arkansas. The school serves pre-K through 4. Enrollment is 363 students.
PRESCOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT, which runs PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, has 3 schools and 901 students.
More than half of the students at PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White (59%). Beyond that, enrollment is 32% Black, 6% Native American, and 2% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 55%.
PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a ratio of 15.0 students per teacher, from 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 15.0:1 compares with an average of 16.0:1 for elementary schools in Arkansas. Lunch program data show 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is in line with the 100% average for public schools in Nevada County.
Among Arkansas public elementary schools, PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 46%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 7.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Arkansas schools.
In Nevada County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $53,886 a year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Counting PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Nevada County has 5 public schools.
PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from Prescott Junior High School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. On proficiency, PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is ahead of the 21.8% nearby average, ranking 1st of 9.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
The school's student count increased 5% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
People who know PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Nevada County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,159
Census ACS
Median income
$53,886
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,327 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PRESCOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 296 students
- Prescott Junior High SchoolMiddle · 242 students
Other schools in PRESCOTT
- PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 296 students
- Prescott Junior High SchoolMiddle · 242 students
Other Prescott Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Prescott Elementary. PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 7.
- PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLINCOLN, NE · 485 students
- Prescott Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 463 students
- Prescott Elementary SchoolDubuque, IA · 352 students
- Prescott Elementary SchoolPortland, OR · 268 students
- Prescott Elementary SchoolPRESCOTT, WA · 139 students
Nearby schools
- Prescott Junior High School0.1 mi · 242
- PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 296
- RANDY HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.7 mi · 196
- BLEVINS HIGH SCHOOL12.7 mi · 183
- CABE ELEMENTARY13.3 mi · 365
- GURDON HIGH SCHOOL13.5 mi · 252
Frequently asked questions
About PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 363 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 59% White, 2% Hispanic, 32% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by PRESCOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT in Nevada County.
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