SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 701 MAGNOLIA ST., in NORPHLET, Arkansas, SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a moderately sized elementary school that serves 523 students (grades pre-K through 4), part of SMACKOVER NORPHLET SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 418 students per school, that is 25% larger than typical.

SMACKOVER NORPHLET SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,208 students; SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 11% Black, 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.0%.

Around the school, census data for Union County shows median household income runs about $55,259, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 15 public schools in Union County (combined enrollment of about 6,933 students).

Nearest neighbor: SMACKOVER HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 28.8%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 31%: 399 students in 2018 compared to 523 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.