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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050612000326

WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

425 N HIGHLAND AVENUE, FAYETTEVILLE, AR 72701 · (479) 444-3073 · Washington County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% 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.
  • A-Beats 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

Enrollment
293
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 418
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
144 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5820%
Grade 15017%
Grade 25017%
Grade 37225%
Grade 46322%

This year's kindergarten class (58) is 8% smaller than its 4th grade class (63).

Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
17660%
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
3713%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
4515%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 19% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
269%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
52%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 0%
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
Male
13646%
Female
15754%

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Test scores

ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)
English Language Arts
54.7%
AR avg 34.9% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
50.4%
AR avg 38.9% . -2.2pp since 2023

What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.

ATLAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2554.7%50.4%
2023-2456.2%52.6%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (53.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school29349.1%53.8%
EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EMERSON
22651.3%63.6%
JIM STONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CONWAY
35750.7%40.5%
BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE
41648.6%28.7%
JULIA LEE MOORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CONWAY
32840.5%57.8%
ELKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ELKINS
28349.8%58.8%
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 WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArkansasIn Washington County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
53.8%#53 of 461#5 of 34
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
50.4%#118 of 465
▼ 32
#10 of 34
▼ 4
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
54.7%#53 of 465
▼ 26
#5 of 34
▼ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
293#400 of 531#31 of 36
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.3:1#321 of 480#13 of 35
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
59.1%#134 of 480#15 of 35
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
49.1%#428 of 513#23 of 35
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-6.4%#250 of 311#17 of 20
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 2024-25
Enrollment
293
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 445
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252931717.3:149% (144)
2023-242801716.5:151% (142)
2022-233021915.9:151% (155)
2020-213011915.8:157% (171)
2017-1831321.114.8:116% (51)
2015-163142015.7:153% (167)
2010-113612315.7:166% (237)
2000-013071718.1:141% (127)
1990-914452220.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school found in FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas. Total enrollment is 293 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 4. Elementary schools in Arkansas have about 418 students on average; enrollment here is 30% lower.

WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one school in a 17-school district, FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 10,291 students.

More than half of the students at WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White (60%). Other reported shares: 15% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. That is in line with Washington County, where about 63% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 59%.

With 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.3:1. Elementary schools in Arkansas average 16.0:1, 1.3 fewer students per teacher than here. Roughly 49% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Washington County average 58%.

WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 86% of Arkansas public elementary schools.

Schools in Arkansas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 41.6%. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 53.8%.

Looking at the county, Washington County, median household income comes to about $70,639, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 76 public schools and about 42,451 students.

LEVERETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 1.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 3rd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.

The school's student count decreased 3% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio increased from 15.8:1 to 17.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Washington County at a glance

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Population
256,765
Census ACS
Median income
$70,639
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
42,451 students

Quick facts

School name
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
425 N HIGHLAND AVENUE, FAYETTEVILLE, AR 72701
Phone
(479) 444-3073
County
Washington County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
293
Teachers (FTE)
17
Student–teacher ratio
17.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
144 (49%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
050612000326
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 100th largest of the 156.

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Frequently asked questions

About WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How large is WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 293 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 60% White, 13% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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