RINGGOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

RINGGOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a moderately sized elementary campus in BENTON, Arkansas, operated by BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT, educates 511 students, covering grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 22% bigger than the state mean of about 418.

Across the 8 schools in BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT (5,806 students total), RINGGOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, RINGGOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 56%; the rest is composed of 19% Black, 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting RINGGOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Saline County's rate of about 47%.

With demographic context factored in, RINGGOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.4%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Saline County indicate the typical household earns roughly $79,046 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Saline County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,022 students), of which RINGGOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is CALDWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RINGGOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 41.1%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RINGGOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has contracted 6%, going from 545 students in 2018 to 511 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 77% to 56% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 in 2025.

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