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Enrollment
468
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051323001082
TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
300 N DOWELL ST, TUCKERMAN, AR 72473 · (870) 349-2312 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- BTest 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
16.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
370 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 70%
Community
6
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 | 126 | 27% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 48% larger than its 4th grade class (50).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Based on grade levels within JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
39.5%
AR avg 34.9% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
47.3%
AR avg 38.9% . +12.1pp 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 47 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.5% | 47.3% |
| 2023-24 | 30.5% | 35.2% |
% 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
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 468 | 79.1% | 39.3% |
| WATSON PRIMARY SCHOOL HUNTSVILLE | 516 | 77.5% | N/A |
| PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CORNING | 361 | 78.7% | 32.7% |
| DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DES ARC | 379 | 74.1% | 49.3% |
| CAVE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAVE CITY | 605 | 75.5% | 43.5% |
| ATKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ATKINS | 370 | 74.6% | 28.2% |
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 TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #191 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #151 of 465 ▲ 83 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #181 of 465 ▲ 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #192 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #225 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.0% | #376 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.1% | #207 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #130 of 138 |
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
468
+48 (+11%) vs 2020
+60% since 1990-91, when it was 292
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 468 | 29.3 | 16.0:1 | 79% (370) |
| 2023-24 | 314 | 26.9 | 11.7:1 | 99% (311) |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 29.2 | 15.1:1 | 77% (340) |
| 2020-21 | 420 | 34 | 12.3:1 | 76% (319) |
| 2017-18 | 462 | 32 | 14.4:1 | 29% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 32 | 13.8:1 | 70% (307) |
| 2010-11 | 417 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 65% (270) |
| 2000-01 | 284 | 20 | 14.2:1 | 57% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 292 | 18 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the public schools in TUCKERMAN, Arkansas. It is a mid-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 468 students in pre-K through 4.
TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belongs to JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district of 3 schools and 945 students.
Roughly 88% of students at TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White. Enrollment also includes 5% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Among people living in Jackson County, the White share is about 75%. The diversity index for TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 22%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.0:1. The 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas is close to this figure. Roughly 79% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Jackson County average 58%.
Among Arkansas public elementary schools, TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 64%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 39.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 30.4%.
For Jackson County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $44,218, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 18% of people live in poverty. There are 7 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,790, TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
TUCKERMAN HIGH SCHOOL sits less than a tenth of a mile from TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
An 11% rise took enrollment from 420 in 2020-21 to 468 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.0:1.
The TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,712
Census ACS
Median income
$44,218
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,790 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- TUCKERMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 288 students
- SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 189 students
Other schools in TUCKERMAN
- TUCKERMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 288 students
- SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 189 students
Nearby schools
- TUCKERMAN HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 288
- SWIFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL7.5 mi · 189
- NEWPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.1 mi · 691
- NEWPORT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL10.1 mi · 154
- CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.5 mi · 263
- CEDAR RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL13.7 mi · 373
Frequently asked questions
About TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 468 students in grades PK-04.
Is TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
How diverse is TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 88% White, 3% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TUCKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Jackson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.