Enrollment
153
Elementary
DISTRICT 90 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OZARK MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050007605160
WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY
300 SCHOOL STREET, WESTERN GROVE, AR 72685 · (870) 429-7102 · Newton County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL153 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
150 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 18% smaller than its 6th grade class (22).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY→OZARK MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within OZARK MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
18.2%
AR avg 34.9% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
14.1%
AR avg 38.9% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.2% | 14.1% |
| 2023-24 | 17.1% | 17.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.4%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY
WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY's state test result (17.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY this school | 153 | 98.0% | 17.4% |
| CALICO ROCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CALICO ROCK | 171 | 98.2% | 36.8% |
| LEAD HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEAD HILL | 185 | 98.4% | 31.7% |
| MARVIN PRIMARY SCHOOL MULBERRY | 185 | 100.0% | 31.0% |
| KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KINGSTON | 122 | 97.5% | 35.5% |
| RURAL SPECIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOX | 112 | 97.3% | 34.9% |
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 WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #412 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.1% | #429 of 465 ▼ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #405 of 465 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 153 | #503 of 531 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.0% | #136 of 513 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 153 | 9.6 | 15.9:1 | 98% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 132 | 8.6 | 15.4:1 | 98% (129) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY.
About WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY
WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY, a very small elementary school, is located in WESTERN GROVE, Arkansas. It had 153 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 6. Elementary schools in Arkansas average about 418 students, which makes this school 63% below average.
OZARK MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 4 schools with a combined 495 students. WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY is one of them.
Roughly 94% of students at WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY are White. The remaining students are 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Newton County residents are about 93% White, a similar share. The diversity index for WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY is 11%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 9.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Arkansas is about 16.0:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 98%. The figure for public schools in Newton County is close, at 99%.
WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY scores 17.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 23.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Newton County show that the median household earns about $48,986 a year, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Newton County has 7 public schools with about 1,213 students, including WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY.
Of the public schools around it, WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY is closest to OZARK MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY has 4 other public schools within five miles. WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY's average proficiency of 17.4% compares with 48.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
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Newton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,112
Census ACS
Median income
$48,986
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,213 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OZARK MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT
- OZARK MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 225 students
- ST. JOE ELEMENTARYElementary · 89 students
- BRUNO-PYATT ELEMENTARYElementary · 28 students
- BRUNO-PYATT K-12 SCHOOLCombined
- ST. JOE K-12 SCHOOLCombined
- WESTERN GROVE K-12 SCHOOLCombined
Other schools in WESTERN GROVE
- OZARK MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 225 students
- ST. JOE ELEMENTARYElementary · 89 students
- BRUNO-PYATT ELEMENTARYElementary · 28 students
- WESTERN GROVE K-12 SCHOOLCombined
Nearby schools
- OZARK MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 225
- VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL4.6 mi · 219
- VALLEY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.6 mi · 315
- VALLEY SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL4.6 mi · 253
- BRUNO-PYATT ELEMENTARY8.2 mi · 28
- ST. JOE ELEMENTARY10.0 mi · 89
Frequently asked questions
About WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY?
WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 153 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY serve?
WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY?
At WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY public or private?
WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by OZARK MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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