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Alumni: what's one memory from VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
558
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050612000231
VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2900 N SALEM ROAD, FAYETTEVILLE, AR 72704 · (479) 527-3600 · Washington County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL558 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
18.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
63 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 105 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 136 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 125 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 16% smaller than its 4th grade class (125).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
72.1%
AR avg 34.9% . +8.8pp since 2023
Math
78.6%
AR avg 38.9% . +14.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 14 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.1% | 78.6% |
| 2023-24 | 63.3% | 64.6% |
% 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
69.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (69.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 558 | 11.3% | 69.8% |
| ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BENTONVILLE | 583 | 14.9% | 65.3% |
| ROOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAYETTEVILLE | 445 | 14.8% | 75.0% |
| EVENING STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BENTONVILLE | 716 | 3.4% | 75.1% |
| APPLE GLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BENTONVILLE | 497 | 19.5% | 69.5% |
| JANIE DARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROGERS | 433 | 10.9% | 70.1% |
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 VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #7 of 461 | #2 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.6% | #5 of 465 ▲ 20 | #2 of 34 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #4 of 465 ▲ 8 | #2 of 34 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 558 | #106 of 531 | #14 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #415 of 480 | #27 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.3% | #313 of 480 | #31 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.3% | #508 of 513 | #35 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.7% | #135 of 311 | #10 of 20 |
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
558
-41 (-7%) vs 2020
+16% since 2000-01, when it was 480
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 558 | 30 | 18.6:1 | 11% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 573 | 31 | 18.5:1 | 8% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 617 | 30 | 20.6:1 | 11% (69) |
| 2020-21 | 599 | 31 | 19.3:1 | 10% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 670 | 36.7 | 18.3:1 | 5% (34) |
| 2015-16 | 562 | 35 | 16.1:1 | 10% (54) |
| 2010-11 | 691 | 38 | 18.2:1 | 16% (110) |
| 2000-01 | 480 | 22 | 21.8:1 | 13% (62) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school based in FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas. The school reports 558 students in kindergarten through 4. The typical figure for elementary schools in Arkansas is about 418 students.
VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belongs to FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district of 17 schools and 10,291 students.
Federal enrollment data show VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 81% White. Enrollment also includes 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The school's White share is 18 points above the 63% share among Washington County residents. The school's diversity index is 33%, meaning two students picked at random have a 33% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL total 30 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.6:1. That is 2.7 students per teacher above the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 11%. That is 47 points below the 58% average for public schools in Washington County.
The allk12 Grade for VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is A+. Compared with Arkansas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 95% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (69.8%) and its predicted rate (55.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Arkansas schools.
VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in Washington County, where the median household income is $70,639, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Besides VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Washington County has 75 other public schools.
The school nearest to VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is MCNAIR MIDDLE SCHOOL, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd of 7 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as City: Mid-size.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 41 fewer students in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
256,765
Census ACS
Median income
$70,639
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
42,451 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- FAYETTEVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,588 students
- WOODLAND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 765 students
- RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 761 students
- MCNAIR MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 670 students
- OWL CREEK SCHOOLElementary · 619 students
- HOLCOMB ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 603 students
Other schools in FAYETTEVILLE
- FAYETTEVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,588 students
- WOODLAND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 765 students
- RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 761 students
- MCNAIR MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 670 students
- OWL CREEK SCHOOLElementary · 619 students
- HOLCOMB ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 603 students
Nearby schools
- MCNAIR MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 670
- BUTTERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 567
- ROOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 445
- PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF FAYETTEVILLE2.0 mi · 14
- HAPPY HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 521
- WOODLAND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.3 mi · 765
Frequently asked questions
About VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 558 students in grades KG-04.
Is VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 18.6:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 81% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.