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Enrollment
731
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JONESBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050828000550
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET
1804 HILLCREST DRIVE, JONESBORO, AR 72401 · (870) 933-5830 · Craighead County
GRADES 01–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL731 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- BTest 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
18.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
731 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 130 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 123 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 140 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 111 | 15% |
This year's 1st grade class (130) is 17% larger than its 6th grade class (111).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
37.8%
AR avg 34.9% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
42.3%
AR avg 38.9% . -3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.8% | 42.3% |
| 2023-24 | 41.3% | 46.0% |
% 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
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 23% 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 18 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 VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET this school | 731 | 100.0% | 40.2% |
| INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET JONESBORO | 636 | 100.0% | 42.5% |
| PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUTTGART | 641 | 100.0% | 23.1% |
| MAIN STREET VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET SCHOOL HOT SPRINGS | 647 | 99.8% | 18.2% |
| RIVERCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILSON | 675 | 100.0% | 35.2% |
| MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MCGEHEE | 547 | 100.0% | 35.6% |
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 VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Craighead County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #180 of 461 | #6 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #192 of 465 ▼ 55 | #5 of 14 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #212 of 465 ▼ 58 | #6 of 14 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 731 | #26 of 531 | #3 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #382 of 480 | #17 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #58 of 480 | #5 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #51 of 513 | #2 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.9% | #101 of 138 | #8 of 9 |
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
731
+48 (+7%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 481
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 731 | 40.4 | 18.1:1 | 100% (731) |
| 2023-24 | 716 | 41.2 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 736 | 38.3 | 19.2:1 | 100% (736) |
| 2020-21 | 683 | 42 | 16.3:1 | 100% (683) |
| 2017-18 | 697 | 36.8 | 19.0:1 | 65% (453) |
| 2015-16 | 708 | 37 | 19.1:1 | 67% (475) |
| 2010-11 | 665 | 35 | 19.0:1 | 68% (452) |
| 2000-01 | 454 | 28 | 16.2:1 | 41% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 481 | 26 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET.
About VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET is an elementary school in JONESBORO, Arkansas, and it is part of JONESBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school enrolls 731 students in grades 1 through 6. That compares with an average of about 418 students for elementary schools in Arkansas.
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET is in JONESBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district with 6,762 students across 10 schools.
White students account for 43% of enrollment at VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET, more than any other group. Other groups include 37% Black, 14% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Craighead County residents are about 72% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET scores 65%.
There are 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET, giving a ratio of 18.1:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Arkansas is 16.0:1. A total of 731 students, or 100%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 67% average among public schools in Craighead County.
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 75% of Arkansas public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations places VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET in the top 10% of Arkansas schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 17.6 points above it (40.2% actual, 22.7% predicted).
The county, Craighead County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $59,548, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. The county has 37 public schools and about 20,332 students.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest public school to VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
A 7% rise took enrollment from 683 in 2020-21 to 731 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.1:1) than in 2020-21 (16.3:1).
This page is set up for the VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Craighead County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
113,249
Census ACS
Median income
$59,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
20,332 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JONESBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT
- THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,505 students
- DOUGLAS MACARTHUR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 765 students
- ANNIE CAMP JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 701 students
- INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNETElementary · 636 students
- HEALTH WELLNESS & ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES MAGNETElementary · 633 students
- MATH & SCIENCE MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 499 students
Other schools in JONESBORO
- THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,505 students
- NETTLETON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,054 students
- VALLEY VIEW INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 933 students
- DOUGLAS MACARTHUR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 765 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 756 students
- ANNIE CAMP JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 701 students
Nearby schools
- DOUGLAS MACARTHUR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 765
- INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET0.9 mi · 636
- THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 1,505
- EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTER1.3 mi · 315
- KINDERGARTEN CENTER1.4 mi · 485
- HEALTH WELLNESS & ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES MAGNET1.7 mi · 633
Frequently asked questions
About VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNETWhat is the total enrollment at VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET?
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET enrolls approximately 731 students in grades 01-06.
What grades does VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET serve?
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET serves grades 01-06.
How many teachers does VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET have?
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
How diverse is VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET?
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET reports a student body of 43% White, 14% Hispanic, 37% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET?
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET is overseen by JONESBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT in Craighead County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.