BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary-level community of close-knit scale in BRADFORD, Arkansas, overseen by BRADFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT, enrolling 249 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 418 students per school, that is 40% below typical.

Within BRADFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 434 students, BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%). Beyond that, the school logs 2% multiracial. By comparison, White County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, White County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.3%; this one delivers 14.9%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for White County put median household income runs about $55,249, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across White County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,342 students), BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 26.4%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has contracted 16%, going from 295 students in 2018 to 249 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

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