Elementary · Arkansas
St. Joe Elementary
Free meals for allSt. Joe Elementary, a public elementary school in Western Grove, Arkansas: grades k–6, 89 students, 11.0 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Ozark Mountain 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
- 89
- Teachers (FTE)
- 8.1
- Students per teacher
- 11.0
- Grades
- K–6
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 96% of elementary schools in Arkansas
Median 15.9 · 516 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 86% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 98% of elementary schools in Arkansas
Median 416 · 516 schools compared
Smaller than 96% 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%37%proficient
A higher share proficient than 53% of elementary schools in Arkansas
Median 35% · 471 elementary schools compared
41 students tested, grades 3, 5, 6 · ATLAS; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
Math
Arkansas: 39%32%proficient
A lower share proficient than 62% of elementary schools in Arkansas
Median 38% · 471 elementary schools compared
41 students tested, grades 3, 5, 6 · ATLAS; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
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 K–6
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- Some virtual classes
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Remote rural area
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Ozark Mountain School District.
Location
- Address
- 250 South Highway 65, Western Grove, AR 72685
- Phone
- (870)439-2213
- City or town
- St. Joe
- County
- Searcy 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 | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Western Grove ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 153 | 15.9 | 18% | 14% |
Bruno-Pyatt ElementaryFree meals for all | K–6 | 28 | 3.3 | — | — |
Marshall Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–3 | 284 | 13.7 | 52% | 42% |
| Pre-K–4 | 315 | 15.6 | 47% | 47% | |
Yellville-Summit Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 442 | 19.3 | 36% | 58% |
Flippin Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 337 | 9.9 | 43% | 41% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
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.
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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