Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050550001481
REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
709 DAN GILL DRIVE, DUMAS, AR 71639 · (870) 382-5365 · Desha County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
368 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
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
Based on grade levels within DUMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
15.2%
AR avg 33.9%
Math
9.1%
AR avg 36.5%
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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
12.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.3%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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
368
-37 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.6:1
% White
13%
was 19%
% Hispanic
13%
was 13%
% Black
69%
was 66%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Located at 709 DAN GILL DRIVE, in DUMAS, Arkansas, REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school that hosts 368 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under DUMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Within DUMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 4 schools and 1,039 students, REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 69% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest looks like 13% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.
On the resource side, REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.0:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.3%; this one delivers 12.9%.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Desha County) shows that median household income runs about $37,662, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 20%. REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 7 public schools in Desha County (combined enrollment of about 2,160 students).
DUMAS MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 22.9%.
REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a town-based location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 9%: 405 students in 2018 compared to 368 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 19% to 13% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Desha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,786
Census ACS
Median income
$37,662
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,160 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DUMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT
- DUMAS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 266 students
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 221 students
- DUMAS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 184 students
Other schools in DUMAS
- DUMAS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 266 students
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 221 students
- DUMAS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 184 students
Nearby schools
- DUMAS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 184
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 221
- DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 266
- CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL17.5 mi · 248
- MCGEHEE HIGH SCHOOL17.6 mi · 326
- MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL18.5 mi · 547
Frequently asked questions
About REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 368 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 13% White, 13% Hispanic, 69% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by DUMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.