VILONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a mid-sized elementary campus in VILONIA, Arkansas, VILONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL educates 579 students from grades pre-K through 3, run under VILONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 39% above the typical public school in Arkansas, which averages around 418 students.

Across the 6 schools in VILONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT (2,963 students total), VILONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, VILONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that nearly all students (89%) are White; the rest breaks down as 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.6:1. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 59% of students at VILONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, VILONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of Arkansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 37.3%; VILONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 62.7%, +25.4 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, Faulkner County reports that median household earnings sit near $67,289, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Faulkner County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,977 students), of which VILONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: VILONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts VILONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 46.9%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 590 students in 2018 compared to 579 in 2025.

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