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Enrollment
523
Elementary
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050001500996
SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
707 RIDGE RD, SHERIDAN, AR 72150 · (870) 942-3131 · Grant County
GRADES PK–02ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL523 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
243 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 70%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 132 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 175 | 33% |
| Grade 2 | 176 | 34% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Schools most like SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 523 | 46.5% | N/A |
| STAGECOACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CABOT | 481 | 45.9% | 52.4% |
| GLENN DUFFY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRAVETTE | 496 | 46.6% | N/A |
| SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CABOT | 551 | 46.1% | 46.5% |
| SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL SHERIDAN | 585 | 42.7% | 41.2% |
| EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CABOT | 550 | 44.2% | 52.8% |
Matched among Arkansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 523 | #123 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #280 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.1% | #364 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.5% | #441 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #208 of 311 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
523
-21 (-4%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 1,153
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 17.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 523 | 31.3 | 16.7:1 | 46% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 32.6 | 18.4:1 | 47% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 596 | 34.6 | 17.2:1 | 47% (280) |
| 2020-21 | 544 | 32 | 17.0:1 | 45% (245) |
| 2017-18 | 577 | 33.5 | 17.2:1 | 29% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 595 | 37 | 16.1:1 | 57% (337) |
| 2010-11 | 552 | 40 | 13.8:1 | 54% (296) |
| 2000-01 | 793 | 45 | 17.6:1 | 44% (348) |
| 1990-91 | 1,153 | 47 | 24.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school located in SHERIDAN, Arkansas. The school runs pre-K through 2 and enrolls 523 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Arkansas enroll about 418 students on average.
SHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT is responsible for 7 schools, SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL included, with 4,208 students in all.
SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 87% White by enrollment. Next come 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. The diversity index for SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 24%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes to 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.7:1. The school's 16.7:1 compares with an average of 16.0:1 for elementary schools in Arkansas. On the income side, 46% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The school's county is Grant County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $71,549 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shares Grant County with 5 other public schools.
SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES describes the area around SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 21 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,242
Census ACS
Median income
$71,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
3,468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,239 students
- SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 585 students
- SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 564 students
- EAST END ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 442 students
- EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 439 students
- EAST END INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 416 students
Other schools in SHERIDAN
- SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,239 students
- SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 585 students
- SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 564 students
Other Sheridan Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 11 states are named Sheridan Elementary. SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 5th largest of the 16.
- Sheridan Elementary SchoolKATY, TX · 919 students
- Sheridan Elementary SchoolAllentown, PA · 591 students
- Sheridan Elementary SchoolSheridan, IN · 555 students
- Sheridan Elementary SchoolTacoma, WA · 525 students
- Sheridan ElementaryOrangeburg, SC · 450 students
Nearby schools
- SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 585
- SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 1,239
- SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 564
- POYEN HIGH SCHOOL13.2 mi · 264
- POYEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.3 mi · 293
- EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL15.5 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 523 students in grades PK-02.
What age range does SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 02.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 16.7:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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