SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a K-5 school of low-enrollment scale in SCRANTON, Arkansas, operated by SCRANTON SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructing 237 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 418 students per school, that is 43% below typical.

SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by SCRANTON SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that educates 449 students overall.

On the student-mix side, SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 3% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 53% of students at SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Logan County's rate of about 90%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.4%; this one delivers 35.3%.

In the area at large, Logan County reports that median household income runs about $58,555, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Logan County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,557 students), of which SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 31.3%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 7%: 222 students in 2018 compared to 237 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.