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Enrollment
585
Elementary
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050001500097
SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
708 RIDGE RD, SHERIDAN, AR 72150 · (870) 942-7488 · Grant County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
250 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 202 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 197 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 186 | 32% |
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
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
35.7%
AR avg 34.9% . -4.2pp since 2023
Math
38.1%
AR avg 38.9% . -3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.7% | 38.1% |
| 2023-24 | 39.9% | 41.2% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
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
41.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
Where SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #172 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #237 of 465 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #230 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 585 | #83 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #396 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.0% | #365 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.7% | #457 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.3% | #79 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
585
+18 (+3%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 661
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 585 | 31.9 | 18.3:1 | 43% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 543 | 29 | 18.7:1 | 41% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 546 | 30.2 | 18.1:1 | 43% (236) |
| 2020-21 | 567 | 29 | 19.6:1 | 46% (258) |
| 2017-18 | 743 | 38.8 | 19.2:1 | 25% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 753 | 43 | 17.5:1 | 48% (363) |
| 2010-11 | 596 | 34 | 17.5:1 | 50% (298) |
| 2000-01 | 661 | 30 | 22.0:1 | 35% (230) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.
About SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is a public medium-sized elementary school in SHERIDAN, Arkansas. Students in grades 3 through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 585 students. The average among elementary schools in Arkansas is roughly 418 students; this school is 40% above that.
In SHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT, 7 schools enroll a combined 4,208 students.
At SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, White students make up 87% of the student body. The school is also 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 24%.
Teacher staffing is 31.9 full-time equivalents, or about 18.3 students per teacher. The 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas is lower than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 43%. Across public schools in Grant County, the average is about the same, 42%.
Test results at SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL are 2.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (41.2% actual, 43.9% predicted).
Among Grant County residents, median household income is about $71,549, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one of 6 public schools in Grant County, which together enroll about 3,468 students.
The nearest other public school, SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is 5th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL's location as Town: Distant.
Enrollment was 567 in 2020-21 and 585 in 2024-25, a increase of 18 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 19.6:1 to 18.3:1.
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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 MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 564 students
- SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 523 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 MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 564 students
- SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 523 students
Nearby schools
- SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 523
- SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 1,239
- SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 564
- POYEN HIGH SCHOOL13.3 mi · 264
- POYEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.4 mi · 293
- EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL15.4 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLHow many students attend SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 585 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL serve?
SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL serves grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.
How diverse is SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL reports a student body of 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL?
SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is overseen by SHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT in Grant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.