Enrollment
217
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARREN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050000601570
THOMAS C BRUNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
212 SCOBEY DR, WARREN, AR 71671 · (870) 226-2351 · Bradley County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL217 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
217 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 111 | 51% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 49% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
THOMAS C BRUNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→WARREN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WARREN 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
34.8%
AR avg 34.9% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
34.7%
AR avg 38.9% . -8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.8% | 34.7% |
| 2023-24 | 32.6% | 42.7% |
% 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
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 THOMAS C BRUNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #246 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #264 of 465 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #235 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 217 | #472 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #337 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #20 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #1 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #112 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
217
-39 (-15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 217 | 12.4 | 17.5:1 | 100% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 193 | 13.1 | 14.8:1 | 100% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 209 | 17.3 | 12.1:1 | 100% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 256 | 16 | 16.0:1 | 100% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 264 | 17.5 | 15.1:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 259 | 17 | 15.2:1 | 72% (187) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for THOMAS C BRUNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About THOMAS C BRUNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Federal records list THOMAS C BRUNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as an elementary school in WARREN, Arkansas. A total of 217 students attend the school, which covers grades 4 through 5. The average for elementary schools in Arkansas is about 418 students, so this school is 48% smaller than average.
WARREN SCHOOL DISTRICT is made up of 4 schools with 1,440 students in all.
Enrollment at THOMAS C BRUNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 34%. Other reported shares: 34% White, 27% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 26% Black among all Bradley County residents. THOMAS C BRUNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 70%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 12.4 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 17.5:1. Among elementary schools in Arkansas, the typical ratio is 16.0:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, THOMAS C BRUNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 12.2 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 34.9% actual, 22.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Arkansas.
THOMAS C BRUNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in Bradley County, where median household income is about $41,476, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 18% of residents are in poverty. THOMAS C BRUNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 7 public schools in Bradley County, which together enroll about 1,865 students.
The closest public school, WARREN MIDDLE SCHOOL, is less than a tenth of a mile from THOMAS C BRUNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 24.9%; THOMAS C BRUNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's is 34.9%, ranking 1st of 8.
THOMAS C BRUNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Town: Remote.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 217 was 15% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 256. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 17.5:1, from 16.0:1.
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Bradley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,208
Census ACS
Median income
$41,476
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,865 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WARREN SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WARREN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 480 students
- WARREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 412 students
- WARREN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 331 students
- SEACBEC (WARREN)High
Other schools in WARREN
- WARREN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 480 students
- WARREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 412 students
- WARREN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 331 students
- SEACBEC (WARREN)High
Nearby schools
- WARREN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 331
- WARREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 412
- WARREN HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 480
- HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL13.5 mi · 208
- HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.5 mi · 217
- MONTICELLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL14.7 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About THOMAS C BRUNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend THOMAS C BRUNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
THOMAS C BRUNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 217 students in grades 04-05.
What age range does THOMAS C BRUNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
THOMAS C BRUNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade 04 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at THOMAS C BRUNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at THOMAS C BRUNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at THOMAS C BRUNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At THOMAS C BRUNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 34% White, 27% Hispanic, 34% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is THOMAS C BRUNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
THOMAS C BRUNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of WARREN SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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