Elementary · Arkansas
J.F. Wahl Elementary School
Free meals for allJ.F. Wahl Elementary School, a public elementary school in Helena, Arkansas: grades pre-k–6, 539 students, 15.5 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Helena West Helena School District.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 539
- Teachers (FTE)
- 34.8
- Students per teacher
- 15.5
- Grades
- Pre-K–6
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 56% of elementary schools in Arkansas
Median 15.9 · 516 schools compared
More students per teacher than 60% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 77% of elementary schools in Arkansas
Median 416 · 516 schools compared
Larger than 72% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Arkansas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Arkansas: 35%14%proficient
A lower share proficient than 93% of elementary schools in Arkansas
Median 35% · 471 elementary schools compared
291 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · ATLAS; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Arkansas: 39%11%proficient
A lower share proficient than 95% of elementary schools in Arkansas
Median 38% · 471 elementary schools compared
292 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6 · ATLAS; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–6
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Rural area near a city
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Helena West Helena School District.
Location
- Address
- 125 Hickory Hill, Helena, AR 72342
- Phone
- (870)338-4404
- City or town
- Helena-West Helena
- County
- Phillips County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
KIPP Delta Elementary Literacy AcademyCharterFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 463 | 15.6 |
Barton Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 342 | 12.1 |
Dundee Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 138 | 14.6 |
Friars Point ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 133 | 12.3 |
Jonestown ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 135 | 10.9 |
Tunica Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 308 | 12.6 |
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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