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What's the biggest difference between R.E. BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
309
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050306000075
R.E. BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
301 NW 3RD STREET, BENTONVILLE, AR 72712 · (479) 254-5720 · Benton County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL309 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
118 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 70%
Community
1
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
Test scores
ATLAS 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
42.8%
AR avg 33.9%
Math
50.7%
AR avg 36.5%
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 34 and 36.
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
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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
309
-195 (-39%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 14.2:1
% White
58%
was 61%
% Hispanic
24%
was 19%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
9%
was 11%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About R.E. BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Located at 301 NW 3RD STREET, in BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, R.E. BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school that serves 309 students (grades K through 4), one of the schools within BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 26% smaller than the state mean of about 418.
Within BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 24 schools and 19,575 students, R.E. BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
Demographically, R.E. BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 24% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.7:1. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), R.E. BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.5%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Benton County put median household income runs about $93,506, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. R.E. BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 88 public schools in Benton County (combined enrollment of about 57,071 students).
The closest other public school is OLD HIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, R.E. BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 65.5%.
R.E. BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an inner-city location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 39%: 504 students in 2018 compared to 309 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 19% to 24% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.
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Benton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
303,632
Census ACS
Median income
$93,506
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
57,071 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BENTONVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,579 students
- BENTONVILLE WEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,661 students
- GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 846 students
- CENTERTON GAMBLE ELEMENTARYElementary · 725 students
- LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 723 students
- J. WILLIAM FULBRIGHT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 718 students
Other schools in BENTONVILLE
- ARKANSAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY HIGHCombined · 4,575 students
- BENTONVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,579 students
- BENTONVILLE WEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,661 students
- GRIMSLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 846 students
- LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 723 students
- J. WILLIAM FULBRIGHT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 718 students
Nearby schools
- OLD HIGH MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 618
- THOMAS JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 404
- SUGAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 381
- LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 723
- WASHINGTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 709
- APPLE GLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 497
Frequently asked questions
About R.E. BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is R.E. BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
R.E. BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 309 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does R.E. BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
R.E. BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at R.E. BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at R.E. BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is R.E. BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
R.E. BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 58% White, 24% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees R.E. BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
R.E. BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Benton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.