Enrollment
237
Elementary
DISTRICT 225 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCRANTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051218000980
SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
103 N. EIGHTH ST., SCRANTON, AR 72863 · (833) 938-7121 · Logan County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL237 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
125 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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
SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within SCRANTON SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
29.5%
AR avg 33.9%
Math
36.7%
AR avg 36.5%
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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
237
+15 (+7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.5:1
% White
94%
was 92%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
% Black
2%
was 0%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
Logan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,277
Census ACS
Median income
$58,555
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 212
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.6 mi · 279
- CLARKSVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL7.1 mi · 385
- CLARKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL7.3 mi · 598
- CLARKSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.4 mi · 368
- CLARKSVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL7.4 mi · 380
Frequently asked questions
About SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 237 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.0:1 (17 FTE teachers).
How diverse is SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by SCRANTON SCHOOL DISTRICT in Logan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.