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TRUSTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

3300 HARRIS AVE, FORT SMITH, AR 72904 · (479)783-7720 · Sebastian County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL119 STUDENTS
Enrollment
119
Elementary
DISTRICT 354 · STATE 418
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
115 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, 2023-24

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 23630%
Grade 33126%
Grade 42723%
Grade 52521%
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
—12%
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
—70%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
—13%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 19% · US 15%
Two+
—5%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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.

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Test scores

ATLAS 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)
English Language Arts
17.2%
AR avg 33.9%
Math
18.4%
AR avg 36.5%

What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 34 and 36.

Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
18.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.9%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 TRUSTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArkansasIn Sebastian County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
18.3%#401 of 461#20 of 23
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
18.4%#401 of 465#22 of 23
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
17.2%#414 of 465#23 of 23
Enrollment
ranked largest first
119#514 of 531#23 of 23
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
96.6%#145 of 513#2 of 23
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.

6-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24
Enrollment
119
-228 (-66%) vs 2017
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 220
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.1:1
% White
12%
was 16%
% Hispanic
70%
was 45%
% Black
13%
was 27%
% Asian
0%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2023-241197.815.3:197% (115)
2022-2326414.518.2:194% (249)
2020-213381818.8:197% (329)
2017-1834721.516.1:135% (122)
2015-163322215.1:197% (322)
2010-113422116.3:196% (328)
2000-012361713.9:193% (220)
1990-912201120.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TRUSTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About TRUSTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Families in FORT SMITH, Arkansas, are served by TRUSTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a small elementary school. Its 119 students are spread across kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Arkansas is about 418 students.

FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT runs TRUSTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL along with 26 other schools, enrolling 14,164 students in total.

TRUSTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 70% Hispanic by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 13% Black, 12% White, and 5% multiracial. In Sebastian County overall, about 16% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 48% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The count of teachers at TRUSTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 7.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 18.2:1. That is 2.2 students per teacher above the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. Around 97% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Sebastian County averages 65%, lower than here.

The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 18.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 23.9%.

Census estimates describe Sebastian County this way: the median household income is $57,790, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Besides TRUSTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Sebastian County has 43 other public schools.

SPRADLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of TRUSTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, TRUSTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 6th on average proficiency.

Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.

In 2017-18 the school reported 347 students, and in 2023-24 it reported 119. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. Hispanic enrollment as a share of the school grew from 45% to 70%.

Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.

Sebastian County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
TRUSTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
3300 HARRIS AVE, FORT SMITH, AR 72904
Phone
(479)783-7720
County
Sebastian County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
119
Teachers (FTE)
8
Student–teacher ratio
18.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
115 (97%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
050633000377
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About TRUSTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How large is TRUSTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TRUSTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 119 students in grades KG-05.
Is TRUSTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
TRUSTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at TRUSTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at TRUSTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 18.2:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at TRUSTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at TRUSTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 12% White, 70% Hispanic, 13% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is TRUSTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
TRUSTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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