MANSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a cozy K-5 school in MANSFIELD, Arkansas, MANSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves 278 students from grades K through 4, run under MANSFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 418 students per school, that is 33% smaller than typical.

MANSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by MANSFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that enrolls 751 students overall.

Looking at the student body, MANSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. By comparison, Scott County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, MANSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MANSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.6%; this one delivers 30.9%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Scott County) records that median household earnings sit near $43,270, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Scott County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,244 students), of which MANSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around MANSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MANSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 46.6%.

MANSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MANSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has expanded 4%, going from 267 students in 2018 to 278 in 2025. The White share of enrollment climbed from 83% to 96% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

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