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Enrollment
432
Elementary
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUITMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051188000946
QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
6275 HEBER SPRINGS WEST, QUITMAN, AR 72131 · (501) 589-2807 · Cleburne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
227 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 42 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 QUITMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
42.2%
AR avg 34.9% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
42.6%
AR avg 38.9% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.2% | 42.6% |
| 2023-24 | 40.7% | 37.3% |
% 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
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 432 | 52.5% | 44.1% |
| MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MELBOURNE | 458 | 51.7% | 53.5% |
| GREENE CTY TECH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARAGOULD | 501 | 53.9% | 39.9% |
| GREENBRIER EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY GREENBRIER | 481 | 55.5% | 59.6% |
| VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL VILONIA | 361 | 53.2% | 56.6% |
| CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHARLESTON | 502 | 51.2% | 40.4% |
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 QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #133 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #188 of 465 ▲ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #147 of 465 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #234 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #188 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.7% | #404 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.5% | #407 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.8% | #40 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
432
+92 (+27%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 311
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 432 | 27.8 | 15.5:1 | 53% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 369 | 27.9 | 13.2:1 | 60% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 25.9 | 16.0:1 | 56% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | 24 | 14.2:1 | 62% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 370 | 27.5 | 13.5:1 | 30% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 335 | 31 | 10.8:1 | 57% (190) |
| 2010-11 | 353 | 23 | 15.3:1 | 57% (200) |
| 2000-01 | 322 | 23 | 14.0:1 | 52% (169) |
| 1990-91 | 311 | 19 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in QUITMAN, Arkansas. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 432 students enrolled.
QUITMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 950 students, and its 3 schools include QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 91% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% Hispanic and 2% Black. That is in line with Cleburne County, where about 94% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 18%.
Teacher count: 27.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.5:1. That is in line with the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 53%.
On BeatsExpectations, QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 3.8 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Arkansas schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Cleburne County show that median household income comes to about $55,798, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 10, with about 3,434 students.
QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The school's 44.1% average proficiency ranks 1st among 9 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's student count increased 27% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher increased from 14.2 to 15.5 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Cleburne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,226
Census ACS
Median income
$55,798
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in QUITMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
- QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 308 students
- QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 210 students
Other schools in QUITMAN
- QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 308 students
- QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 210 students
Other Quitman Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Quitman Elementary. QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Quitman Elementary SchoolQuitman, GA · 596 students
- Quitman Elementary SchoolQUITMAN, TX · 580 students
Nearby schools
- QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 308
- QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 210
- GUY-PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.9 mi · 247
- GUY-PERKINS HIGH SCHOOL6.9 mi · 155
- ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL9.0 mi · 308
- ROSE BUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.0 mi · 399
Frequently asked questions
About QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 432 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by QUITMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.