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What tradition at SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL should never be changed?
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Enrollment
523
Elementary
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SMACKOVER NORPHLET SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051251001008
SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
701 MAGNOLIA ST., NORPHLET, AR 71759 · (870) 725-3601 · Union County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL523 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
295 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 110 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 15% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within SMACKOVER NORPHLET SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
34.0%
AR avg 34.9% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
41.1%
AR avg 38.9% . +11.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 41.1% |
| 2023-24 | 35.7% | 29.3% |
% 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 →
Where SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #218 of 461 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #202 of 465 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #249 of 465 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 523 | #127 of 531 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #366 of 480 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.6% | #330 of 480 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.4% | #381 of 513 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.1% | #15 of 138 | N/A |
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
523
+50 (+11%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 496
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 29.3 | 17.9:1 | 56% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 32.1 | 13.0:1 | 67% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 545 | 33.3 | 16.4:1 | 45% (244) |
| 2020-21 | 473 | 27 | 17.5:1 | 60% (282) |
| 2017-18 | 399 | 25.9 | 15.4:1 | 28% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 57% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 523 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 56% (293) |
| 2000-01 | 351 | 25 | 14.0:1 | 45% (157) |
| 1990-91 | 496 | 26 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public elementary school run by SMACKOVER NORPHLET SCHOOL DISTRICT in NORPHLET, Arkansas. Classes run from pre-K through 4, and the school has 523 students. The average for elementary schools in Arkansas is about 418 students, so this school is 25% larger than average.
Federal data list 3 schools in SMACKOVER NORPHLET SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 1,208 students enrolled.
White students are the large majority at SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 82% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 11% Black, 3% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Union County's population at about 62%. SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 31%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 17.9 students per teacher. The 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas is lower than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 56%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 1.8 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 37.0% actual, 38.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Arkansas.
SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in Union County, where median household income is about $55,259, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 15 public schools in Union County, with a combined enrollment of about 6,933.
The next-closest public school is SMACKOVER HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within ten miles of SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Its average proficiency rate of 37.0% is above the 29.7% average for nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 11%, from 473 to 523.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,900
Census ACS
Median income
$55,259
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,933 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SMACKOVER NORPHLET SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SMACKOVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 347 students
- NORPHLET MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 338 students
Other schools in NORPHLET
- SMACKOVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 347 students
- NORPHLET MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 338 students
Nearby schools
- SMACKOVER HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 347
- NORPHLET MIDDLE SCHOOL5.5 mi · 338
- NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.0 mi · 477
- HUGH GOODWIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.7 mi · 508
- BARTON JR. HIGH SCHOOL10.9 mi · 540
- YOCUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.2 mi · 580
Frequently asked questions
About SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 523 students in grades PK-04.
Is SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 82% White, 3% Hispanic, 11% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of SMACKOVER NORPHLET SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.