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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TWO RIVERS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050007900818

TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

17721 E STATE HWY 28, OLA, AR 72853 · (833) 272-8773 · Yell County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL294 STUDENTS
Enrollment
294
Elementary
DISTRICT 354 · STATE 418
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
294 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K8128%
Kindergarten4515%
Grade 13412%
Grade 24014%
Grade 34716%
Grade 44716%

This year's kindergarten class (45) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (47).

Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
25687%
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
2910%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Asian
62%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
21%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
16255%
Female
13245%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→TWO RIVERS HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within TWO RIVERS SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)
English Language Arts
22.6%
AR avg 34.9% . +3.4pp since 2023
Math
22.6%
AR avg 38.9% . +6.6pp since 2023

What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.

ATLAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2522.6%22.6%
2023-2419.2%16.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 23% 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 →

Schools most like TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (22.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school294100.0%22.6%
WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HARTMAN
27998.9%33.2%
COUNTY LINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRANCH
32799.1%48.7%
IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VIOLET HILL
28699.0%30.4%
MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MARSHALL
28498.9%44.6%
CEDARVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CEDARVILLE
27498.9%31.4%
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 TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Arkansas
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
22.6%#366 of 461
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
22.6%#372 of 465
▲ 34
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
22.6%#367 of 465
▲ 39
Enrollment
ranked largest first
294#397 of 531
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.4:1#15 of 480
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
23.2%#368 of 480
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
100%#16 of 513
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-26.1%#53 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. 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 2024-25
Enrollment
294
-33 (-10%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 348
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2529423.712.4:1100% (294)
2023-2431028.510.9:1100% (310)
2022-2331326.611.8:1100% (313)
2020-213272413.6:1100% (327)
2017-1839822.517.7:149% (197)
2015-163842416.0:1100% (384)
2010-113482315.1:180% (279)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is classified as an elementary school. It is located in OLA, Arkansas. The school offers pre-K through 4 and enrolls 294 students. On average, elementary schools in Arkansas enroll around 418, and this school is 30% below that mark.

TWO RIVERS SCHOOL DISTRICT has a total of 2 schools and 707 students, TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.

A large majority of enrollment at TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White, at 87%. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Hispanic and 2% Asian. The White share of the county population is lower, at 78%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 23%.

TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.4 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Arkansas is 16.0:1. About 100% of students at TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 79% average for public schools in Yell County is 21 points lower.

Schools in Arkansas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 22.7%. TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 22.6%.

For Yell County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $55,934, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 12 public schools and about 3,945 students.

TWO RIVERS HIGH SCHOOL is about 0.1 miles from TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. On state test proficiency, TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 8th in a group of 9 nearby schools.

TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.

The school's enrollment fell 10% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.6:1 to 12.4:1.

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Yell County at a glance

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Population
20,134
Census ACS
Median income
$55,934
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,945 students

Quick facts

School name
TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
TWO RIVERS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
17721 E STATE HWY 28, OLA, AR 72853
Phone
(833) 272-8773
County
Yell County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
294
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
12.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
294 (100%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
050007900818
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in TWO RIVERS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Other schools in OLA
Other Two Rivers Elementary schools

2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Two Rivers Elementary. TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How large is TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 294 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 12.4:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 87% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of TWO RIVERS SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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