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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at WILLIS SHAW ELEMENTARY SCH this year?
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Enrollment
634
Elementary
DISTRICT 581 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051266001453
WILLIS SHAW ELEMENTARY SCH
4337 GRIMSLEY ROAD, SPRINGDALE, AR 72765 · (479) 750-8898 · Benton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL634 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
203 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 | 59 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 18% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
60.0%
AR avg 34.9% . +11.1pp since 2023
Math
64.3%
AR avg 38.9% . +6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 64.3% |
| 2023-24 | 48.9% | 57.7% |
% 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
56.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
Where WILLIS SHAW ELEMENTARY SCH ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Benton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #46 of 461 | #16 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #33 of 465 | #12 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #26 of 465 | #10 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 634 | #56 of 531 | #9 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #289 of 480 | #22 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.8% | #230 of 480 | #29 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.0% | #486 of 513 | #28 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #190 of 311 | #16 of 26 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
634
-29 (-4%) vs 2020
+22% since 2010-11, when it was 520
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 634 | 37.7 | 16.8:1 | 32% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 589 | 39.8 | 14.8:1 | 35% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 649 | 40.6 | 16.0:1 | 33% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 663 | 41 | 16.2:1 | 36% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 711 | 38.3 | 18.6:1 | 29% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 627 | 36 | 17.4:1 | 40% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 520 | 29 | 17.9:1 | 38% (200) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WILLIS SHAW ELEMENTARY SCH.
About WILLIS SHAW ELEMENTARY SCH
WILLIS SHAW ELEMENTARY SCH is a large elementary school in Arkansas, located in SPRINGDALE. The school had 634 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Arkansas is about 418, so this school runs 52% bigger than that.
WILLIS SHAW ELEMENTARY SCH is part of a district of 29 schools: SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 22,685 students.
At WILLIS SHAW ELEMENTARY SCH, White students make up 68% of the student body. It is also 20% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. WILLIS SHAW ELEMENTARY SCH's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1 at WILLIS SHAW ELEMENTARY SCH, with 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 0.8 above the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 32%.
A school with WILLIS SHAW ELEMENTARY SCH's lunch-eligibility share in Arkansas is predicted to score 47.9%. WILLIS SHAW ELEMENTARY SCH scores 56.1%, 8.2 points above that line.
Benton County census figures show that the median household income is $93,506, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 88 public schools in Benton County, enrolling about 57,071 students in all.
HELLSTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL is located about 2.8 miles from WILLIS SHAW ELEMENTARY SCH. The five-mile area around WILLIS SHAW ELEMENTARY SCH holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 42.7%, lower than WILLIS SHAW ELEMENTARY SCH's 56.1%.
Under the NCES locale system, WILLIS SHAW ELEMENTARY SCH is Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, WILLIS SHAW ELEMENTARY SCH's enrollment dropped 4%, to 634.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Benton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
303,632
Census ACS
Median income
$93,506
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
57,071 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HAR-BER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,271 students
- SPRINGDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,207 students
- DON TYSON SCHOOL OF INNOVATIONCombined · 1,976 students
- HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 890 students
- CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 852 students
- HELLSTERN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 849 students
Other schools in SPRINGDALE
- HAR-BER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,271 students
- SPRINGDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,207 students
- DON TYSON SCHOOL OF INNOVATIONCombined · 1,976 students
- HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 890 students
- CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 852 students
- HELLSTERN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 849 students
Nearby schools
- HELLSTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL2.8 mi · 849
- BERNICE YOUNG ELEMENTARY2.8 mi · 536
- HAR-BER HIGH SCHOOL2.9 mi · 2,271
- THURMAN G. SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.0 mi · 483
- JANIE DARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.1 mi · 433
- HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.3 mi · 890
Frequently asked questions
About WILLIS SHAW ELEMENTARY SCHHow large is WILLIS SHAW ELEMENTARY SCH?
WILLIS SHAW ELEMENTARY SCH enrolls approximately 634 students in grades PK-05.
Is WILLIS SHAW ELEMENTARY SCH an elementary, middle, or high school?
WILLIS SHAW ELEMENTARY SCH is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WILLIS SHAW ELEMENTARY SCH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WILLIS SHAW ELEMENTARY SCH is approximately 16.8:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at WILLIS SHAW ELEMENTARY SCH?
Student demographics at WILLIS SHAW ELEMENTARY SCH are roughly 68% White, 20% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees WILLIS SHAW ELEMENTARY SCH?
WILLIS SHAW ELEMENTARY SCH is overseen by SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Benton County.
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