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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051263001017

SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

633 HWY 355 WEST, HOPE, AR 71801 · (870) 722-7420 · Hempstead County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 418
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
215 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 70%
Community
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0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
15
Kindergarten
38
Grade 1
44
Grade 2
51
Grade 3
55
Grade 4
46
Grade 5
45
Grade 6
54
Student demographics
White
31189%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 57%
Hispanic
185%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 15%
Two+
195%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
18252%
Female
16648%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSPRING HILL HIGH SCHOOL
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Test scores

ATLAS 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)
English Language Arts
40.8%
AR avg 33.9%
Math
24.9%
AR avg 36.5%

What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 34 and 36.

Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
348
+9 (+3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.8:1
% White
89%
was 86%
% Hispanic
5%
was 6%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in HOPE, Arkansas, SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an intimate K-5 school, overseen by SPRING HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It works with 348 students across grades pre-K through 6.

SPRING HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 621 students. SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder breaks down as 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 55% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. The state averages about 16.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Hempstead County runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.2%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Hempstead County indicate the typical household earns roughly $46,787 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hempstead County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,212 students), SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

SPRING HILL HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 15.5%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 3%: 339 students in 2018 compared to 348 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

Hempstead County at a glance

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Population
19,508
Census ACS
Median income
$46,787
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,212 students

Quick facts

School name
SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
SPRING HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
633 HWY 355 WEST, HOPE, AR 71801
Phone
(870) 722-7420
County
Hempstead County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
348
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
15.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
215 (62%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
051263001017
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 348 students in grades PK-06.
Is SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by SPRING HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Hempstead County.
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