WEST MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WEST MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a mid-sized elementary school in BATESVILLE, Arkansas, operated by BATESVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, teaches 599 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 43% larger than the typical public school in Arkansas, which averages around 418 students.

Within BATESVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 5 schools and 3,513 students, WEST MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, WEST MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 38% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Independence County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, WEST MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 29.0%, the actual is 29.2%, a residual of +0.3 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Independence County indicate the typical household earns roughly $56,609 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WEST MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 14 public schools in Independence County (combined enrollment of about 6,855 students).

The closest other public school is BATESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER, roughly 2.4 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WEST MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 35.6%.

WEST MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 17%: 514 students in 2018 compared to 599 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 23% to 38%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 today.

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