Enrollment
361
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VILONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051353001430
VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL
4 BANE LANE, VILONIA, AR 72173 · (501) 796-2018 · Faulkner County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
16.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
192 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 96 | 27% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 24% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within VILONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
42.2%
AR avg 34.9% . -22.8pp since 2023
Math
56.6%
AR avg 38.9% . -14.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 23 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 14 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.2% | 56.6% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 71.1% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% 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 17 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 →
Schools most like VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL
VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL this school | 361 | 53.2% | 56.6% |
| ELKINS PRIMARY SCHOOL ELKINS | 322 | 50.9% | N/A |
| QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL QUITMAN | 432 | 52.5% | 44.1% |
| RIVERSIDE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE CITY | 300 | 55.0% | 42.9% |
| LAVACA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAVACA | 322 | 51.6% | 42.1% |
| GENOA CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEXARKANA | 365 | 47.9% | 62.4% |
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 VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Faulkner County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #44 of 461 | #7 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #77 of 465 ▼ 65 | #7 of 18 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #148 of 465 ▼ 138 | #11 of 18 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #329 of 531 | #13 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #281 of 480 | #9 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.6% | #362 of 480 | #12 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.2% | #404 of 513 | #12 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #134 of 311 | #3 of 10 |
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
361
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
-19% since 2000-01, when it was 446
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 361 | 21.6 | 16.7:1 | 53% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 23.1 | 15.9:1 | 54% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 21.7 | 15.9:1 | 51% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 353 | 18 | 19.6:1 | 41% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 434 | 26.2 | 16.6:1 | 29% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 467 | 28 | 16.7:1 | 52% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | 27 | 17.9:1 | 43% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 21 | 21.2:1 | 27% (122) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL.
About VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL
VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL is a public medium-sized elementary school in VILONIA, Arkansas. A federal count lists 361 students at the school, in kindergarten through 3.
Within VILONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT, VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL is one of 6 schools. The district enrolls 2,963 students.
About 86% of the student body at VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL is White. The rest of enrollment is 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 25%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 16.7:1 comes from the school's 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. The lunch program counts 53% of students at VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 52% average for public schools in Faulkner County.
allk12 grades VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL an A. The grade compares the school only with Arkansas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL are 16.6 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.6%, compared with a predicted 40.0%, which ranks in the top 10% in Arkansas.
In the county around the school, Faulkner County, the median household income is $67,289, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 37 public schools in Faulkner County, enrolling about 18,977 students in all.
Nearby, VILONIA PATHWAYS ACADEMY is about 3.2 miles away. Within five miles of VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL, there are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL is 3rd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
NCES assigns VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL was 353 in 2020-21 and 361 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.7:1) than in 2020-21 (19.6:1).
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Faulkner County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
127,717
Census ACS
Median income
$67,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
18,977 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VILONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
- VILONIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 886 students
- FRANK MITCHELL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 617 students
- VILONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 579 students
- VILONIA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 451 students
- VILONIA PATHWAYS ACADEMYHigh · 69 students
Other schools in VILONIA
- VILONIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 886 students
- FRANK MITCHELL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 617 students
- VILONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 579 students
- VILONIA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 451 students
- VILONIA PATHWAYS ACADEMYHigh · 69 students
Nearby schools
- VILONIA PATHWAYS ACADEMY3.2 mi · 69
- FRANK MITCHELL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL3.2 mi · 617
- VILONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL5.2 mi · 451
- VILONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.3 mi · 579
- VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL5.4 mi · 886
- PRESTON & FLORENCE MATTISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.2 mi · 417
Frequently asked questions
About VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOLHow large is VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL?
VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 361 students in grades KG-03.
Is VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
How many students per teacher at VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL?
VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL?
VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL is overseen by VILONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT in Faulkner County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.