MALVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in MALVERN, Arkansas, MALVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a sizable primary school, one of the schools within MALVERN SCHOOL DISTRICT. It works with 781 students across grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 418 students per school, that is 87% bigger than typical.

MALVERN SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,876 students; MALVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, MALVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 23% Black, 13% Hispanic, 13% multiracial. By comparison, Hot Spring County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.0:1 average. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hot Spring County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, MALVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.8%; this one delivers 19.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Hot Spring County) records that median household earnings sit near $55,405, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Hot Spring County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,410 students), MALVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WILSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MALVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 29.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. MALVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 12% since 2018, when it stood at 890 (now 781). The White share of enrollment shrank from 56% to 50% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for MALVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.