SONORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As an average-sized primary school in SPRINGDALE, Arkansas, SONORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL caters to 604 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, Arkansas's public schools average about 418 students each, so SONORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 44% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 29 schools in SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT (22,685 students total), SONORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, SONORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 34% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting SONORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Washington County runs at roughly 58%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, SONORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.1%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Washington County put median household earnings sit near $70,639, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Washington County's 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,451 students), SONORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SONORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SONORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 27.5%.

SONORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SONORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has edged down 9%, going from 664 students in 2018 to 604 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 56% to 51%.

In the discussion threads here, members of the SONORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.