RENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a mid-tier elementary campus in VAN BUREN, Arkansas, RENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL works with 414 students from grades K through 5, run under VAN BUREN SCHOOL DISTRICT.

VAN BUREN SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 5,703 students. RENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, RENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 67%. Beyond that, the school shows 15% Hispanic, 13% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, RENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.0:1 average. Roughly 55% of students at RENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Crawford County runs at roughly 65%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, RENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.4%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Crawford County put median household earnings sit near $64,132, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. RENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 23 public schools in Crawford County (combined enrollment of about 10,496 students).

The closest other public school is NORTHRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, RENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 36.4%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. RENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 7% since 2018, when it stood at 446 (now 414). White enrollment moved from 78% to 67% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 today.

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