Enrollment
333
Elementary
DISTRICT 612 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BATESVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050001901092
SULPHUR ROCK MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
480 N MAIN ST, BATESVILLE, AR 72501 · (870) 799-3149 · Independence County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
16.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
150 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 71 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
SULPHUR ROCK MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→BATESVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER→BATESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER
Based on grade levels within BATESVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
39.9%
AR avg 34.9% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
60.2%
AR avg 38.9% . +6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 up about 7 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.9% | 60.2% |
| 2023-24 | 41.8% | 53.6% |
% 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
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 SULPHUR ROCK MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SULPHUR ROCK MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (46.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SULPHUR ROCK MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 333 | 45.0% | 46.1% |
| MAGNESS CREEK ELEMENTARY CABOT | 351 | 41.9% | 42.1% |
| GENOA CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEXARKANA | 365 | 47.9% | 62.4% |
| WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SEARCY | 398 | 46.2% | 58.0% |
| ELKINS PRIMARY SCHOOL ELKINS | 322 | 50.9% | N/A |
| BROOKLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL BROOKLAND | 384 | 40.4% | N/A |
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 SULPHUR ROCK MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Independence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #113 of 461 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #52 of 465 ▲ 22 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #174 of 465 ▼ 26 | #2 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 333 | #358 of 531 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #282 of 480 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.5% | #350 of 480 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.0% | #448 of 513 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.5% | #126 of 138 | N/A |
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
333
+69 (+26%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 363
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 333 | 19.9 | 16.7:1 | 45% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 266 | 17.8 | 14.9:1 | 30% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 272 | 18.4 | 14.8:1 | 46% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 264 | 23 | 11.5:1 | 45% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 328 | 28.3 | 11.6:1 | 19% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 348 | 28 | 12.4:1 | 47% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 363 | 23 | 15.8:1 | 53% (192) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SULPHUR ROCK MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SULPHUR ROCK MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SULPHUR ROCK MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school serving families in BATESVILLE, Arkansas. A federal count lists 333 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Arkansas is about 418, so this school runs 20% smaller than that.
BATESVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT has 3,513 students in 5 schools, and SULPHUR ROCK MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.
White students make up 85% of enrollment at SULPHUR ROCK MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Next come 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. The White share in Independence County as a whole is similar, at about 84%. SULPHUR ROCK MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 27%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.7:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. Eligible students account for 45% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Compared with the 66% average for public schools in Independence County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against Arkansas public elementary schools, SULPHUR ROCK MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, SULPHUR ROCK MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 3.1 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 46.1% actual, 43.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Arkansas.
According to the American Community Survey, in Independence County, the median household income is $56,609, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. There are 14 public schools in Independence County, enrolling about 6,855 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, CEDAR RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is the closest, at about 3.9 miles. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of SULPHUR ROCK MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among its closest neighbors with test data, SULPHUR ROCK MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 1st of 9 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment climbed 26% from its 2020-21 level of 264. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.5:1 to 16.7:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Independence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,175
Census ACS
Median income
$56,609
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
6,855 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BATESVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BATESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CHARTERHigh · 986 students
- EAGLE MOUNTAIN MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 905 students
- BATESVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CHARTERMiddle · 690 students
- WEST MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 599 students
Other schools in BATESVILLE
- BATESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CHARTERHigh · 986 students
- EAGLE MOUNTAIN MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 905 students
- BATESVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CHARTERMiddle · 690 students
- WEST MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 599 students
- UACCB TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- CEDAR RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL3.9 mi · 373
- CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.3 mi · 263
- EAGLE MOUNTAIN MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.2 mi · 905
- BATESVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER6.8 mi · 690
- BATESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER7.0 mi · 986
- SOUTHSIDE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL8.1 mi · 464
Frequently asked questions
About SULPHUR ROCK MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend SULPHUR ROCK MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SULPHUR ROCK MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 333 students in grades PK-05.
Is SULPHUR ROCK MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SULPHUR ROCK MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does SULPHUR ROCK MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
SULPHUR ROCK MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the student diversity at SULPHUR ROCK MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SULPHUR ROCK MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is SULPHUR ROCK MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
SULPHUR ROCK MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BATESVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.