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Bonneville Elementary School

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Bonneville Elementary School ranks 204 th of 491 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

204^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 491 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Bonneville Elementary School in Fort Smith, AR, serves 287 students in grades PK through 5 and is part of the Fort Smith School District, a district with a 2-star rating statewide.

Bonneville stands out as a solid, above-average performer within its district, consistently earning a 3-star rating and ranking in the 58th percentile of Arkansas elementary schools. What makes this particularly noteworthy is that over 74% of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch, yet the school achieves results far superior to what its demographic profile would typically predict. For example, nearby schools like Tilles Elementary School, Sutton Elementary School, Park Elementary School, and Sunnymede Elementary School have even higher poverty rates and rank among the lowest-performing in the state. Bonneville, in contrast, consistently exceeds state averages in English Language Arts (47.3% vs. 39.4%), Reading (44.2% vs. 40.4%), and Science (48.9% vs. 44.0%). This strong performance in Science is a clear strength, with 3rd and 5th graders achieving proficiency rates above 53%.

However, Mathematics is a persistent weakness, with an all-grades proficiency rate of 41.1% that falls below the state average of 44.1%. This is a stark contrast to the top-performing John P. Woods Elementary School, just 2 miles away, which boasts a 69.8% math proficiency rate. While Bonneville is a reliable "middle ground" performer—a clear tier above struggling schools like Carnall Elementary School and Fairview Elementary School—its state ranking has plateaued over the last decade. To reach the next level, the school will likely need to focus on improving its Mathematics scores.

287

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,206

Per pupil spending ?

74.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2500 South Waldron Rd
Fort Smith, AR 72903

(479) 478-3161

District: Fort Smith School District

Students who attend Bonneville Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	L. A. Chaffin Middle School
High:	Southside High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.7%

Hispanic:

22.6%

Two or more races:

15.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2016 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Arkansas median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg39%

Arkansas avg42%

204^th of 491

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Fort Smith School District

142^nd of 251Fort Smith School District among Arkansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arkansas percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	204 of 491	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.0	190 of 495	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	170 of 497	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	173 of 492	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.2	116 of 487	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.6	135 of 496	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	61.3	205 of 488	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	190 of 480	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.5	188 of 485	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.9	168 of 494	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.7	199 of 466	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.0	308 of 471	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	65.5	165 of 476	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.3	117 of 468	75.0%	★★★★☆
2011	71.6	120 of 471	74.5%	★★★★☆
2010	56.8	231 of 457	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.6	254 of 445	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	69.6	141 of 439	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.5	134 of 440	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.9	153 of 402	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.5	151 of 411	63.3%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2025-2026) ?

Science49%+5 vs state

English Language Arts47%+8 vs state

Reading44%+4 vs state

Mathematics41%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2026)				ATLAS Reading (2026)				ATLAS Mathematics (2026)				ATLAS Science (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ATLAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bonneville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 South Waldron Rd	Fort Smith	72903	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 478-3161	287	15	19.1	74.6%	114 (39.7%)	38 (13.2%)	65 (22.6%)	23 (8.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (15.0%)	58.9	204^th of 491 public elementary schools	58.5%		61	190^th of 495 public elementary schools	61.6%	14	55.3	40.0	48.1	47.3	53.1	36.4	44.4	44.2	40.4	40.0	44.4	41.1	53.2	41.8	55.5	48.9	$12,206	$1,033	$11,173
Euper Lane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 Euper Ln	Fort Smith	72903	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 452-2601	397	24	16.2	61.5%	188 (47.4%)	26 (6.5%)	96 (24.2%)	16 (4.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	65 (16.4%)	66.3	162^nd of 491 public elementary schools	67.0%		57.4	217^th of 495 public elementary schools	56.2%	55	58.5	50.0	41.3	50.4	60.4	41.6	43.5	49.0	58.5	56.2	45.6	53.8	52.8	37.5	37.0	42.8	$14,761	$1,961	$12,800
Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4111 Park Ave	Fort Smith	72903	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 783-4506	387	20	19.3	89.9%	79 (20.4%)	42 (10.9%)	210 (54.3%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.7%)	13.1	447^th of 491 public elementary schools	9.0%		21.3	404^th of 495 public elementary schools	18.4%	43	19.5	20.0	19.7	19.7	15.3	20.0	19.7	18.0	18.3	22.4	30.3	23.3	19.7	40.8	21.4	26.2	$13,603	$2,816	$10,787
Ballman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 S Q St	Fort Smith	72901	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 783-1280	286	15	18.7	67.1%	144 (50.3%)	20 (7.0%)	79 (27.6%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (13.3%)	51.6	249^th of 491 public elementary schools	49.3%		64.7	164^th of 495 public elementary schools	66.9%	85	32.7	39.6	40.0	37.6	36.7	34.5	44.0	38.2	53.1	43.1	48.0	47.8	40.8	50.9	42.0	44.8	$13,689	$1,511	$12,178
Raymond F. Orr Elementary School	Public	K-5	3609 Phoenix Ave	Fort Smith	72903	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 646-3711	235	14	17.0	70.6%	124 (52.8%)	18 (7.7%)	32 (13.6%)	12 (5.1%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (19.6%)								(n/a)																	$16,992	$4,555	$12,437
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 S Dallas St	Fort Smith	72901	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 783-3214	582	32	17.9	80.6%	236 (40.5%)	43 (7.4%)	178 (30.6%)	10 (1.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (18.9%)	41.7	300^th of 491 public elementary schools	38.9%		42.7	298^th of 495 public elementary schools	39.8%	2	38.1	36.2	48.0	41.0	38.1	29.7	44.0	37.4	32.1	37.3	44.0	38.2	35.7	30.9	32.0	32.7	$11,809	$1,299	$10,510
John P. Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3201 Massard Rd	Fort Smith	72903	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 452-5808	514	27	19.3	50.0%	277 (53.9%)	29 (5.6%)	75 (14.6%)	56 (10.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (14.6%)	85.7	48^th of 491 public elementary schools	90.2%		89.4	42^nd of 495 public elementary schools	91.5%	6	56.1	55.4	67.9	59.7	51.7	51.8	57.1	53.5	63.8	66.2	79.8	69.8	55.0	57.8	66.7	59.7	$10,959	$1,247	$9,711
Sunnymede Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4201 N O St	Fort Smith	72904	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 783-6327	510	27	18.7	91.4%	70 (13.7%)	35 (6.9%)	323 (63.3%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (11.8%)	34.9	343^rd of 491 public elementary schools	30.1%		25.3	388^th of 495 public elementary schools	21.6%	45	24.0	33.3	42.7	32.8	25.0	29.3	40.3	31.3	34.4	33.3	57.4	41.5	27.1	33.3	35.4	31.7	$11,773	$1,780	$9,993
Carnall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2524 South Tulsa St	Fort Smith	72901	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 646-3612	172	9	18.8	91.3%	79 (45.9%)	22 (12.8%)	40 (23.3%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (16.3%)	43	294^th of 491 public elementary schools	40.1%		23.3	400^th of 495 public elementary schools	19.2%	106	28.5	60.0	33.3	39.7	38.0	65.0	33.3	44.1	19.0	75.0	18.5	35.3	28.6	55.0	25.9	35.3	$17,679	$2,202	$15,477
Tilles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	815 N 16th St	Fort Smith	72901	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 785-5606	343	18	18.9	90.4%	92 (26.8%)	45 (13.1%)	175 (51.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.9%)	10	462^nd of 491 public elementary schools	5.9%		12	456^th of 495 public elementary schools	7.9%	6	18.7	21.5	13.0	17.7	25.0	23.2	16.7	21.5	10.4	19.6	22.2	17.7	27.1	16.0	20.4	20.9	$12,663	$1,720	$10,943

Frequently Asked Questions about Bonneville Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Bonneville Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bonneville Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : L. A. Chaffin Middle School
High : Southside High School

What district is Bonneville Elementary School in?

Fort Smith School District

Is Bonneville Elementary School a good school?

Bonneville Elementary School ranks 204^th of 491 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bonneville Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 287 students attended Bonneville Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Bonneville Elementary School?

Students at Bonneville Elementary School are 40% White, 23% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 13% African American, 8% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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