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What's one thing WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
630
Elementary
DISTRICT 534 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWRENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050008201186
WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
508 E FREE, WALNUT RIDGE, AR 72476 · (870) 886-3482 · Lawrence County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL630 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
16.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
385 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 60 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (79).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→WALNUT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within LAWRENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
21.4%
AR avg 34.9% . -4.8pp since 2023
Math
23.0%
AR avg 38.9% . -3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.4% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.2% | 26.5% |
% 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
25.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (25.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 630 | 61.1% | 25.2% |
| VILONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VILONIA | 579 | 58.7% | 63.5% |
| GREENE CTY TECH PRIMARY SCHOOL PARAGOULD | 710 | 58.2% | N/A |
| FOUNTAIN LAKE ELEMENTARY HOT SPRINGS | 491 | 62.7% | 42.6% |
| HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HEBER SPRINGS | 743 | 55.2% | 50.1% |
| H.L. LUBKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BALD KNOB | 517 | 66.3% | 34.2% |
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 WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #347 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #369 of 465 ▼ 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #379 of 465 ▼ 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 630 | #58 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #262 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.2% | #393 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.1% | #356 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.7% | #67 of 138 |
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
630
+97 (+18%) vs 2020
+30% since 2010-11, when it was 485
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 630 | 38.3 | 16.4:1 | 61% (385) |
| 2023-24 | 560 | 38.3 | 14.6:1 | 67% (376) |
| 2022-23 | 580 | 39.2 | 14.8:1 | 58% (334) |
| 2020-21 | 533 | 36 | 14.8:1 | 59% (317) |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 43.7 | 13.0:1 | 30% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 567 | 44 | 12.9:1 | 66% (374) |
| 2010-11 | 485 | 38 | 12.8:1 | 65% (313) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As a high-enrollment elementary school, WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students in WALNUT RIDGE, Arkansas. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 630 students in pre-K through 6. Against the 418-student average for elementary schools in Arkansas, enrollment here is 51% higher.
WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a school in LAWRENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The district has 2 schools and 1,067 students.
About 90% of the student body at WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White. Smaller groups are 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 92% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.4:1. That is close to the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 61%. That is lower than the 74% average for public schools in Lawrence County.
The allk12 Grade for WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is C-. Compared with Arkansas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 15% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.2% is 11.9 points below the 37.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Lawrence County show that the median household income is $44,882, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Besides WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Lawrence County has 8 other public schools.
WALNUT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is located about 0.1 miles from WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The five-mile area around WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds 3 other public schools. The school's 25.2% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show an 18% enrollment rise, from 533 in 2020-21 to 630 in 2024-25. Students per teacher rose from 14.8 in 2020-21 to 16.4 in 2024-25.
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Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,238
Census ACS
Median income
$44,882
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,293 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAWRENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WALNUT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 437 students
Nearby schools
- WALNUT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 437
- HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 500
- HOXIE HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 360
- POCAHONTAS UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL15.1 mi · 402
- POCAHONTAS HIGH SCHOOL15.1 mi · 410
- POCAHONTAS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL15.1 mi · 456
Frequently asked questions
About WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 630 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LAWRENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.