Enrollment
121
Elementary
DISTRICT 372 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050813001034
ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
176 4TH ST, HUNTSVILLE, AR 72740 · (479) 677-2711 · Madison County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL121 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
87 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 10 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (15).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within HUNTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
26.9%
AR avg 34.9% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
31.4%
AR avg 38.9% . +8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.9% | 31.4% |
| 2023-24 | 21.6% | 22.7% |
% 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
27.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (27.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 121 | 71.9% | 27.0% |
| RIVERSIDE EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CARAWAY | 147 | 73.5% | 29.8% |
| HARRISON KINDERGARTEN HARRISON | 177 | 67.2% | N/A |
| VIOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VIOLA | 193 | 75.6% | 51.2% |
| LEPANTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEPANTO | 175 | 73.7% | N/A |
| CONCORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CONCORD | 197 | 67.5% | 30.7% |
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. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #336 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #293 of 465 ▲ 71 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #329 of 465 ▲ 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 121 | #511 of 531 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.9% | #273 of 513 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
121
-4 (-3%) vs 2020
+14% since 2010-11, when it was 106
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 121 | 10.4 | 11.7:1 | 72% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 115 | 10.8 | 10.7:1 | 87% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 151 | 11 | 13.8:1 | 77% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 125 | 11 | 11.4:1 | 78% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 125 | 11.8 | 10.6:1 | 38% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 124 | 12 | 10.3:1 | 82% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 106 | 10 | 10.6:1 | 89% (94) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a very small elementary school located in HUNTSVILLE, Arkansas. In all, 121 students attend the school in pre-K through 6. That is 71% below the average of about 418 students for elementary schools in Arkansas.
ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of a district of 6 schools: HUNTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 2,287 students.
The share of White students at ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 95%. Next come 2% multiracial. The county population is about 70% White. The diversity index for ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 10%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 10.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.7:1. Elementary schools in Arkansas average 16.0:1, 4.3 more students per teacher than here. ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 72%. The figure for public schools in Madison County is close, at 73%.
ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 25% of Arkansas public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the prediction is 33.1% and the result is 27.0%.
Census data for Madison County show median household income comes to about $56,798, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 13%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 8 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,501, ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest public school to ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. The nearest schools with test data average 31.5%, higher than ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 27.0%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A 3% decline took enrollment from 125 in 2020-21 to 121 in 2024-25.
ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,329
Census ACS
Median income
$56,798
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,501 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HUNTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 581 students
- WATSON PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 516 students
- HUNTSVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 479 students
- HUNTSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 470 students
- ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 120 students
Other schools in HUNTSVILLE
- HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 581 students
- WATSON PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 516 students
- HUNTSVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 479 students
- HUNTSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 470 students
- ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 120 students
Other St. Paul Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named St. Paul Elementary. ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- St. Paul ElementarySt Paul, VA · 514 students
- St. Paul Elementary SchoolSt. Paul, KS · 148 students
Nearby schools
- ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 120
- OARK HIGH SCHOOL14.0 mi · 77
- OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL14.0 mi · 107
- HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL17.9 mi · 581
- HUNTSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL18.2 mi · 470
- HUNTSVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL18.4 mi · 479
Frequently asked questions
About ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 121 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of HUNTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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