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Enrollment
929
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOPE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050784000025
WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL
601 LAKESHORE DRIVE, HOPE, AR 71801 · (870) 722-2723 · Hempstead County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL929 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
929 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 133 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 176 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 142 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 166 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 147 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 162 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 6 | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Based on grade levels within HOPE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
33.4%
AR avg 34.9% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
23.5%
AR avg 38.9% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 up about 3 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.4% | 23.5% |
| 2023-24 | 35.8% | 20.2% |
% 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
29.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% 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 WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL
WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL's state test result (29.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL this school | 929 | 100.0% | 29.2% |
| CHICOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MABELVALE | 897 | 99.7% | 18.5% |
| DR. MARIAN G. LACEY K-8 ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK | 1,252 | 99.8% | N/A |
| J.A. FAIR K8 PREPARATORY SCHOOL LITTLE ROCK | 779 | 99.6% | 12.0% |
| MAIN STREET VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET SCHOOL HOT SPRINGS | 647 | 99.8% | 18.2% |
| WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LITTLE ROCK | 493 | 99.4% | 20.2% |
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 WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #308 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #364 of 465 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #256 of 465 ▼ 43 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 929 | #4 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #346 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #46 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #41 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #299 of 311 |
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
929
-103 (-10%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 1,173
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 929 | 52.7 | 17.6:1 | 100% (929) |
| 2023-24 | 930 | 51.4 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 977 | 55 | 17.8:1 | 100% (977) |
| 2020-21 | 1,032 | 60 | 17.2:1 | 100% (1,032) |
| 2017-18 | 946 | 65.3 | 14.5:1 | 52% (496) |
| 2015-16 | 1,030 | 72 | 14.3:1 | 100% (1,030) |
| 2010-11 | 1,063 | 69 | 15.4:1 | 87% (922) |
| 2000-01 | 1,173 | 75 | 15.6:1 | 75% (881) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL.
About WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL
WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL is a public elementary school in HOPE, Arkansas. In all, 929 students attend the school in pre-K through 6. It has 122% more students than the average for elementary schools in Arkansas (about 418).
HOPE SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 2,212 students in its 6 schools, and WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL is one of them.
The biggest share of students at WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL, 44%, is Black. Next come 34% Hispanic, 17% White, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 29% Black among all Hempstead County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
Its ratio of 17.6:1 is based on 52.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Arkansas have an average ratio of 16.0:1. In all, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 90% average for public schools in Hempstead County.
WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL is 6.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (29.2% versus 22.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Arkansas.
In the surrounding county, Hempstead County, the median household earns about $46,787 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Counting WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL, Hempstead County has 11 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, CREATIVE ACTION TEAM SCHOOL, is about 1.2 miles. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school shrank from 1,032 students in 2020-21 to 929 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Hempstead County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,508
Census ACS
Median income
$46,787
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,212 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOPE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HOPE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 611 students
- HOPE ACADEMY OF PUBLIC SERVICEMiddle · 217 students
- BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMiddle · 198 students
- YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 188 students
- CREATIVE ACTION TEAM SCHOOLCombined · 69 students
Other schools in HOPE
- HOPE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 611 students
- SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 348 students
- SPRING HILL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 273 students
- HOPE ACADEMY OF PUBLIC SERVICEMiddle · 217 students
- BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMiddle · 198 students
- YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 188 students
Nearby schools
- CREATIVE ACTION TEAM SCHOOL1.2 mi · 69
- YERGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 188
- HOPE HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 611
- BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 198
- HOPE ACADEMY OF PUBLIC SERVICE1.9 mi · 217
- SPRING HILL HIGH SCHOOL7.3 mi · 273
Frequently asked questions
About WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOLHow many students attend WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL?
WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 929 students in grades PK-06.
Is WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL have?
WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL?
At WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 17% White, 34% Hispanic, 44% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL public or private?
WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HOPE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.