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Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORREST CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050627000350
STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
400 DAWSON RD, FORREST CITY, AR 72335 · (870) 633-3248 · St. Francis County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.4:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
400 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 144 | 36% |
| Grade 4 | 133 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 31% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within FORREST CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
14.2%
AR avg 34.9% . -7.4pp since 2023
Math
28.3%
AR avg 38.9% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.2% | 28.3% |
| 2023-24 | 21.6% | 26.2% |
% 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
20.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 →
Where STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #384 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #317 of 465 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #436 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #279 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #391 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.3% | #439 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #34 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.7% | #39 of 311 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
400
-91 (-19%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 567
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 400 | 21.9 | 18.2:1 | 100% (400) |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 21.9 | 19.1:1 | 100% (417) |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 20.7 | 21.3:1 | 100% (440) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 26 | 18.9:1 | 100% (491) |
| 2017-18 | 561 | 31.9 | 17.6:1 | 34% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 546 | 32 | 17.1:1 | 65% (357) |
| 2010-11 | 586 | 40 | 14.7:1 | 99% (583) |
| 2000-01 | 479 | 28 | 17.1:1 | 85% (406) |
| 1990-91 | 567 | 33 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in FORREST CITY, Arkansas, reachable at (870) 633-3248. Classes run from 3 through 5, and the school has 400 students.
FORREST CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT is the district for STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. It has 5 schools and 2,078 students.
Black students are the large majority at STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 94% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 5% White. In St. Francis County overall, about 55% of residents are Black. STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 12%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 21.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 18.2:1. Among elementary schools in Arkansas, the typical ratio is 16.0:1. The school counts 400 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 100%. Across public schools in St. Francis County, the average is about the same, 100%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the prediction is 22.7% and the result is 20.1%.
St. Francis County has these Census figures: median household income is about $42,574, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and roughly 24% of residents are in poverty. STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 8 public schools in St. Francis County.
The closest other public school is FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.7 miles away. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 400 was 19% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 491.
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St. Francis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,400
Census ACS
Median income
$42,574
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
24%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,904 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FORREST CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 713 students
- FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 563 students
- FORREST CITY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 270 students
- LINCOLN ACADEMYMiddle · 132 students
Other schools in FORREST CITY
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 713 students
- FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 563 students
- FORREST CITY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 270 students
- LINCOLN ACADEMYMiddle · 132 students
Nearby schools
- FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 563
- FORREST CITY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 270
- LINCOLN ACADEMY0.7 mi · 132
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 713
- PALESTINE-WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.7 mi · 448
- PALESTINE-WHEATLEY SENIOR HIGH7.4 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 400 students in grades 03-05.
Is STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 18.2:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 5% White, 2% Hispanic, 94% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by FORREST CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT in St. Francis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.