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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YELLVILLE SUMMIT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051449001177

YELLVILLE-SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

1124 N PANTHER AVE, YELLVILLE, AR 72687 · (870) 449-4244 · Marion County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
Enrollment
442
Elementary
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 418
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
439 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 70%
Community
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
71
Kindergarten
77
Grade 1
73
Grade 2
71
Grade 3
70
Grade 4
80
Student demographics
White
42496%
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 57%
Hispanic
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 15%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 19%
Two+
102%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
22350%
Female
21950%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
YELLVILLE-SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→YELLVILLE-SUMMIT MIDDLE SCHOOL→YELLVILLE-SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within YELLVILLE SUMMIT SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ATLAS 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)
English Language Arts
33.8%
AR avg 33.9%
Math
53.3%
AR avg 36.5%

What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 34 and 36.

Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.6%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 23% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Arkansas's top 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
442
+19 (+4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 15.9:1
% White
96%
was 96%
% Hispanic
0%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About YELLVILLE-SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in YELLVILLE, Arkansas, YELLVILLE-SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-tier elementary school, operated by YELLVILLE SUMMIT SCHOOL DISTRICT. It enrolls 442 students across grades pre-K through 4.

Within YELLVILLE SUMMIT SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 1,041 students, YELLVILLE-SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, YELLVILLE-SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). Beyond that, the school reports 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Marion County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, YELLVILLE-SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting YELLVILLE-SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, YELLVILLE-SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of Arkansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 22.6%; YELLVILLE-SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 45.1%, +22.5 points above that line.

In the area at large, Marion County reports that the typical household earns roughly $48,619 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Marion County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,874 students), of which YELLVILLE-SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: YELLVILLE-SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around YELLVILLE-SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, YELLVILLE-SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 37.6%.

YELLVILLE-SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at YELLVILLE-SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has edged up 4%, going from 423 students in 2018 to 442 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 in 2025.

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Marion County at a glance

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Population
17,228
Census ACS
Median income
$48,619
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,874 students

Quick facts

School name
YELLVILLE-SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
YELLVILLE SUMMIT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
1124 N PANTHER AVE, YELLVILLE, AR 72687
Phone
(870) 449-4244
County
Marion County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
442
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
19.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
439 (99%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
051449001177
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About YELLVILLE-SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How many students attend YELLVILLE-SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
YELLVILLE-SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 442 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does YELLVILLE-SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
YELLVILLE-SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does YELLVILLE-SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
YELLVILLE-SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
What is the student diversity at YELLVILLE-SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at YELLVILLE-SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 96% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is YELLVILLE-SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
YELLVILLE-SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by YELLVILLE SUMMIT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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