VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a K-5 school of mid-sized scale in FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, one of the schools within FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, hosting 558 students in grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 418 students per school, that is 33% bigger than typical.

VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 17 schools operated by FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 10,291 students overall.

Looking at the student body, VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.0:1 average. About 11% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Washington County runs at roughly 58%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.1%.

Around the school, Washington County reports that median household income runs about $70,639, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 76 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 42,451 students).

The closest other public school is MCNAIR MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 60.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 17%: 670 students in 2018 compared to 558 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.