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Howard Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1301 N 8 Th St
Fort Smith, AR 72901
Phone
(479) 783-7382
District
FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
SEBASTIAN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
263
Classroom Teachers
16

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arkansas

3

(10 is best)

Better than 22.9% of all AR schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Howard Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
43%
32%
32%
32%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
26%
45%
33%
42%
18%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
38%
28%
37%
31%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 20 7.6%
Kindergarten 39 14.8%
Grade 1 50 19.0%
Grade 2 38 14.4%
Grade 3 45 17.1%
Grade 4 27 10.3%
Grade 5 44 16.7%
Total 263 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 15.0% 42.2% 61.4%
Black 16.2% 11.5% 20.2%
Hispanic 65.8% 39.5% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.7% 5.6% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.3% 1.1% 1.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 92.0% 72.2% 64.0%
Free lunch eligible 81.7% 58.8% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.3% 13.4% 9.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 91,533 3,045,637
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,551.5 58
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.7% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.4% 19.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.2% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.0% 24.7%
65 OR OLDER 15.7% 17.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 37,479 1,171,694
Single Parent Households With Children 12.3% 9.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 83.7% 88.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 23.9% 24.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.0% 11.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.6% 13.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.2% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.3% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 22.4% 18.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.0% 15.3%
$15,000 or less 11.5% 11.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,507 $92,986,000 37.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $920 $13,143,000 5.2%
Staff $1,117 $15,970,000 6.4%
General Administration $119 $1,702,000 0.7%
School Administration $683 $9,757,000 3.9%
Operation $1,089 $15,562,000 6.2%
Transportation $202 $2,880,000 1.1%
Other $335 $4,785,000 1.9%
Total Support $4,464 $63,799,000 25.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,621 $94,621,000 37.6%
Total Expenditures $17,592 $251,406,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,071 $2,994,486,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $307,082,000 4.9%
Staff $988 $487,285,000 7.7%
General Administration $276 $136,001,000 2.2%
School Administration $570 $281,073,000 4.5%
Operation $1,169 $576,712,000 9.1%
Transportation $365 $179,842,000 2.9%
Other $364 $179,327,000 2.8%
Total Support $4,354 $2,147,322,000 34.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,366 $1,166,915,000 18.5%
Total Expenditures $12,790 $6,308,723,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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