Enrollment
315
Elementary
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051335001224
VALLEY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
7349 SCHOOL STR, VALLEY SPRINGS, AR 72682 · (870) 302-3071 · Boone County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
200 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
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ATLAS 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
48.8%
AR avg 33.9%
Math
57.8%
AR avg 36.5%
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Arkansas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
315
-40 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.6:1
% White
93%
was 96%
% Hispanic
2%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About VALLEY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VALLEY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, an intimate K-5 school in VALLEY SPRINGS, Arkansas, run under VALLEY SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT, hosts 315 students, covering grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 418 students per school, that is 25% leaner than typical.
VALLEY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by VALLEY SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 787 students overall.
On the student-mix side, VALLEY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Other groups include 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the resource side, The school reports having 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, VALLEY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Arkansas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 35.5%; actual is 55.3%, +19.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Boone County shows median household income runs about $55,143, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Boone County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,818 students), of which VALLEY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
VALLEY SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), VALLEY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 43.3%.
VALLEY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at VALLEY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has declined 11%, going from 355 students in 2018 to 315 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,138
Census ACS
Median income
$55,143
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,818 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VALLEY SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT
- VALLEY SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 253 students
- VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 219 students
Other schools in VALLEY SPRINGS
- VALLEY SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 253 students
- VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 219 students
Nearby schools
- VALLEY SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 253
- VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 219
- OZARK MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL4.6 mi · 225
- WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY4.6 mi · 153
- HARRISON KINDERGARTEN8.1 mi · 177
- BRUNO-PYATT ELEMENTARY8.2 mi · 28
Frequently asked questions
About VALLEY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at VALLEY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
VALLEY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 315 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does VALLEY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
VALLEY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does VALLEY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
VALLEY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at VALLEY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at VALLEY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is VALLEY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
VALLEY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by VALLEY SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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