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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
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K154%
Kindergarten3811%
Grade 14413%
Grade 25115%
Grade 35516%
Grade 44613%
Grade 54513%
Grade 65416%

This year's kindergarten class (38) is 30% smaller than its 6th grade class (54).

Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
31189%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
185%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Two+
195%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
18252%
Female
16648%

School pathway

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SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→SPRING HILL HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within SPRING HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)
English Language Arts
38.4%
AR avg 34.9% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
20.7%
AR avg 38.9% . -4.2pp since 2023

What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 down about 4 points.

ATLAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2538.4%20.7%
2023-2440.8%24.9%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →

Schools most like SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school34861.8%34.9%
MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MALVERN
36859.8%36.8%
ROSE BUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROSE BUD
39960.7%38.7%
VALLEY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VALLEY SPRINGS
31563.5%51.1%
BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BAY
31760.6%35.9%
MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MARMADUKE
37062.7%42.8%
Matched among Arkansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Arkansas
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
34.9%#243 of 461
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
20.7%#387 of 465
▼ 45
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
38.4%#201 of 465
▼ 41
Enrollment
ranked largest first
348#343 of 531
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.3:1#161 of 480
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
19.6%#390 of 480
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
61.8%#351 of 513
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+2.7%#117 of 138
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
348
+29 (+9%) vs 2020
+102% since 1990-91, when it was 172
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2534822.815.3:162% (215)
2023-2435421.516.5:162% (218)
2022-2332820.615.9:155% (180)
2020-213191916.8:159% (187)
2017-1833921.415.8:137% (125)
2015-162961816.4:156% (167)
2010-112582112.3:152% (135)
2000-012691715.8:155% (148)
1990-911721017.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school located in HOPE, Arkansas. It offers pre-K through 6 and has 348 students enrolled.

The SPRING HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT system has 2 schools and 621 students.

SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 89% White by enrollment. Other students are 5% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. That is higher than the 55% White share among all Hempstead County residents. A diversity index of 20% means there is a 20% chance two randomly chosen students at SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.

There are 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 15.3:1. The ratio is within a point of the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. By family income, 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 90% average for public schools in Hempstead County.

Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 36.9% for SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The school posts 34.9%, 1.9 points below the prediction.

For Hempstead County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $46,787 a year, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Public schools in Hempstead County number 11, with about 3,212 students.

Of the public schools around it, SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is closest to SPRING HILL HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 7 other public schools within ten miles. Nearby schools average 16.0% on proficiency, and SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is above that at 34.9%.

In the federal locale system, SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% rise, from 319 to 348. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.8:1 to 15.3:1.

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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 and reduced lunch
215 (62%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
051263001017
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in SPRING HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Other schools in HOPE
Other Spring Hill Elementary schools

11 other US public schools in 10 states are named Spring Hill Elementary. SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 10th largest of the 12.

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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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