Enrollment
89
Elementary
DISTRICT 90 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OZARK MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050007605161
ST. JOE ELEMENTARY
250 SOUTH HIGHWAY 65, WESTERN GROVE, AR 72685 · (870) 439-2213 · Searcy County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL89 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
86 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 13 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 10 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 30% larger than its 6th grade class (10).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
ST. JOE ELEMENTARY→OZARK MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within OZARK MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
36.6%
AR avg 34.9% . -0.1pp since 2023
Math
31.7%
AR avg 38.9% . +8.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.6% | 31.7% |
| 2023-24 | 36.7% | 23.3% |
% 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.9%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 ST. JOE ELEMENTARY
ST. JOE ELEMENTARY's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST. JOE ELEMENTARY this school | 89 | 96.6% | 38.0% |
| TIMBO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TIMBO | 98 | 96.9% | 40.2% |
| RURAL SPECIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOX | 112 | 97.3% | 34.9% |
| OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OARK | 107 | 97.2% | 21.5% |
| KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KINGSTON | 122 | 97.5% | 35.5% |
| WEINER ELEMENTARY WEINER | 126 | 97.6% | 47.5% |
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 ST. JOE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 89 | #520 of 531 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89 | 8.1 | 11.0:1 | 97% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 85 | 6.5 | 13.1:1 | 96% (82) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ST. JOE ELEMENTARY.
About ST. JOE ELEMENTARY
ST. JOE ELEMENTARY, located in WESTERN GROVE, Arkansas, is a small elementary school. It enrolled 89 students in kindergarten through 6 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 79% lower than the average for elementary schools in Arkansas, which is about 418.
OZARK MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT is made up of 4 schools with 495 students in all.
About 88% of the student body at ST. JOE ELEMENTARY is White. Other students are 7% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 88% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 22%, meaning two students picked at random have a 22% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at ST. JOE ELEMENTARY is 8.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.0:1. This ratio sits 5.0 below the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 97%. For comparison, public schools in Searcy County average 99%.
ST. JOE ELEMENTARY's average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.0% is 14.1 points above the 23.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Searcy County has about 7,859 residents, and the median household income is $44,426, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides ST. JOE ELEMENTARY, Searcy County has 6 other public schools.
WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY is located about 10.0 miles from ST. JOE ELEMENTARY. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, ST. JOE ELEMENTARY ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies ST. JOE ELEMENTARY's location as Rural: Remote.
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Searcy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,859
Census ACS
Median income
$44,426
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
896 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OZARK MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT
- OZARK MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 225 students
- WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARYElementary · 153 students
- BRUNO-PYATT ELEMENTARYElementary · 28 students
- BRUNO-PYATT K-12 SCHOOLCombined
- ST. JOE K-12 SCHOOLCombined
- WESTERN GROVE K-12 SCHOOLCombined
Other schools in WESTERN GROVE
- OZARK MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 225 students
- WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARYElementary · 153 students
- BRUNO-PYATT ELEMENTARYElementary · 28 students
- WESTERN GROVE K-12 SCHOOLCombined
Nearby schools
- WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY10.0 mi · 153
- OZARK MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL10.0 mi · 225
- BRUNO-PYATT ELEMENTARY10.9 mi · 28
- MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL11.3 mi · 353
- MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.4 mi · 284
- VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL14.1 mi · 219
Frequently asked questions
About ST. JOE ELEMENTARYHow many students attend ST. JOE ELEMENTARY?
ST. JOE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 89 students in grades KG-06.
Is ST. JOE ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
ST. JOE ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does ST. JOE ELEMENTARY have?
ST. JOE ELEMENTARY employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
How diverse is ST. JOE ELEMENTARY?
ST. JOE ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Is ST. JOE ELEMENTARY public or private?
ST. JOE ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by OZARK MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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