TURNBOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

TURNBOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a moderately sized primary school in SPRINGDALE, Arkansas, overseen by SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 599 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 43% bigger than the state mean of about 418.

SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 29 schools with combined enrollment of 22,685 students; TURNBOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, TURNBOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 23% Pacific Islander, 17% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, TURNBOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.5:1. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Washington County (around 58%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), TURNBOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.7%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Washington County indicate median household earnings sit near $70,639, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Washington County's 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,451 students), TURNBOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts TURNBOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 25.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. TURNBOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 11% since 2018, when it stood at 676 (now 599). White enrollment moved from 26% to 17% across the same window.

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