Enrollment
343
Elementary
DISTRICT 354 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050633001251
TILLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
815 N 16TH ST, FORT SMITH, AR 72901 · (479) 785-5606 · Sebastian County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
19.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
310 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 22 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
17.7%
AR avg 34.9% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
16.3%
AR avg 38.9% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.7% | 16.3% |
| 2023-24 | 13.4% | 10.8% |
% 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
14.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.2%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 TILLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TILLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (14.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TILLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 343 | 90.4% | 14.2% |
| PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT SMITH | 387 | 89.9% | 20.1% |
| HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT SMITH | 299 | 92.3% | 25.9% |
| OAKLAND HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RUSSELLVILLE | 503 | 86.1% | 28.8% |
| HARRY C. MORRISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT SMITH | 493 | 90.3% | 17.8% |
| WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SPRINGDALE | 498 | 86.1% | 19.7% |
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 TILLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Sebastian County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #430 of 461 | #23 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #418 of 465 ▲ 17 | #23 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #411 of 465 ▲ 24 | #22 of 23 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 343 | #348 of 531 | #12 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #436 of 480 | #16 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #73 of 480 | #10 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.4% | #158 of 513 | #8 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #86 of 311 | #7 of 18 |
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
343
-15 (-4%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 429
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 343 | 18.1 | 19.0:1 | 90% (310) |
| 2023-24 | 341 | 19.1 | 17.9:1 | 89% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 300 | 14.7 | 20.4:1 | 92% (276) |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 20 | 17.9:1 | 92% (328) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 28.4 | 15.2:1 | 44% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 434 | 29 | 15.0:1 | 95% (412) |
| 2010-11 | 434 | 29 | 15.0:1 | 97% (421) |
| 2000-01 | 500 | 31 | 16.1:1 | 91% (454) |
| 1990-91 | 429 | 24 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TILLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About TILLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
This page covers TILLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a small elementary school in FORT SMITH, Arkansas. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 343 students.
FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT serves 14,164 students across 27 schools.
Hispanic students account for 51% of enrollment at TILLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Enrollment also includes 27% White, 13% Black, and 8% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 35 points above the 16% share among Sebastian County residents. By the diversity index, TILLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 64%.
Dividing enrollment by its 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 19.0:1. Among elementary schools in Arkansas, the typical ratio is 16.0:1. Eligible students account for 90% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Sebastian County average 65%.
allk12 grades TILLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a D. The grade compares the school only with Arkansas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for TILLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is -12.1 points: 14.2% actual, 26.2% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Sebastian County, median household income is about $57,790, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The public schools of Sebastian County number 44 and enroll about 20,239.
Nearest public school: WILLIAM O. DARBY MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. TILLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 7th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, TILLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL went from 358 students to 343. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.9:1 in 2020-21 to 19.0:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Sebastian County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
128,900
Census ACS
Median income
$57,790
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
20,239 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,231 students
- SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,053 students
- RAMSEY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 801 students
- DORA KIMMONS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 753 students
- L. A. CHAFFIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 753 students
- WILLIAM O. DARBY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 711 students
Other schools in FORT SMITH
- NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,231 students
- SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,053 students
- RAMSEY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 801 students
- DORA KIMMONS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 753 students
- L. A. CHAFFIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 753 students
- WILLIAM O. DARBY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 711 students
Nearby schools
- WILLIAM O. DARBY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 711
- FUTURE SCHOOL OF FORT SMITH0.6 mi · 235
- HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 299
- NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 2,231
- BELLE POINT ALTERNATIVE CENTER1.1 mi · 39
- INSTITUTE FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS SCHOOL1.2 mi · 49
Frequently asked questions
About TILLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is TILLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TILLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 343 students in grades PK-05.
Is TILLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
TILLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at TILLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at TILLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at TILLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At TILLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 27% White, 51% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is TILLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
TILLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.