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King 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
400 N 19 Th St
Van Buren, AR 72956
Phone
(479) 474-2661
District
VAN BUREN SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
CRAWFORD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
443
Classroom Teachers
27

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arkansas

3

(10 is best)

Better than 28.1% of all AR schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

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

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
43%
20%
32%
37%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
45%
30%
42%
38%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
38%
32%
37%
34%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
15
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 40 9.0%
Kindergarten 70 15.8%
Grade 1 55 12.4%
Grade 2 79 17.8%
Grade 3 67 15.1%
Grade 4 66 14.9%
Grade 5 66 14.9%
Total 443 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 52.4% 71.7% 61.4%
Black 2.6% 2.4% 20.2%
Hispanic 42.1% 22.0% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.1% 2.3% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 1.6% 1.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 81.0% 57.6% 64.0%
Free lunch eligible 59.1% 42.7% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 21.9% 14.9% 9.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 34,032 3,045,637
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 304.4 58
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.6% 19.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.9% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.8% 24.7%
65 OR OLDER 17.3% 17.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 12,839 1,171,694
Single Parent Households With Children 10.0% 9.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.8% 88.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.2% 24.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.2% 11.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.6% 13.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.0% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.4% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.3% 18.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.9% 15.3%
$15,000 or less 10.6% 11.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,942 $35,126,000 51.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $429 $2,538,000 3.7%
Staff $806 $4,762,000 6.9%
General Administration $187 $1,103,000 1.6%
School Administration $556 $3,287,000 4.8%
Operation $1,105 $6,534,000 9.5%
Transportation $347 $2,050,000 3.0%
Other $288 $1,700,000 2.5%
Total Support $3,717 $21,974,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,978 $11,693,000 17.0%
Total Expenditures $11,638 $68,793,000 100.0%
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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