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Park Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

447^th

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of 491 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Park Elementary School is a public school in Fort Smith, AR, serving 387 students from Pre-K through 5th grade, and is part of the Fort Smith School District. The school faces significant challenges, with nearly 90% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and its academic performance has been consistently low, ranking in the bottom 20% of Arkansas elementary schools over the past decade. For the 2025-2026 school year, proficiency rates in English Language Arts (19.7%), Reading (18%), Mathematics (23.3%), and Science (26.2%) are well below district and state averages.

Despite these overall struggles, Park Elementary has a notable bright spot: its 4th-grade Science class, where 40.8% of students were proficient in the 2025-2026 school year. This is the only subject and grade level where the school outperforms the district average (39.0%) and comes close to the state average (44.4%), suggesting a highly effective teacher or program at that level. In contrast, nearby schools like Bonneville Elementary (ELA: 47.3%) and Euper Lane Elementary (ELA: 50.4%) perform well above state averages, while Sunnymede Elementary, located just over a mile away with a nearly identical poverty rate (91.37%), outperforms Park in every subject, especially Mathematics (41.5% vs. 23.3%). This gap highlights that factors beyond poverty, such as school leadership and instructional quality, are likely driving performance differences.

Park Elementary is part of a cluster of struggling schools in the Fort Smith district, including Tilles Elementary (6th percentile), Sutton Elementary (15th percentile), and Spradling Elementary (14th percentile), all within 2.5 miles and sharing similar challenges. The school’s ranking has declined from the 30th percentile in 2016-2017 to the 9th percentile in 2025-2026, a trend more pronounced than at peer schools like Ballman Elementary, which improved from the 60th to the 49th percentile. Additionally, per-student spending at Park ($13,603) is lower than at Raymond F. Orr Elementary ($16,992), which has a lower poverty rate and higher test scores, suggesting the school may not receive proportional financial resources to address its socioeconomic challenges.

387

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,603

Per pupil spending ?

89.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4111 Park Ave
Fort Smith, AR 72903

(479) 783-4506

District: Fort Smith School District

Students who attend Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	William O. Darby Middle School
High:	Northside High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.3%

White:

20.4%

Two or more races:

12.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arkansas average (22% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg39%

Arkansas avg42%

447^th of 491

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	13.1	447 of 491	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	404 of 495	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	432 of 497	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	426 of 492	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	428 of 487	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	407 of 496	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	419 of 488	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	377 of 480	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.8	338 of 485	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.6	361 of 494	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.7	395 of 466	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.8	395 of 471	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.6	391 of 476	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.5	389 of 468	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.0	352 of 471	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.9	358 of 457	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.5	318 of 445	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.5	382 of 439	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.6	363 of 440	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.0	298 of 402	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.6	324 of 411	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2025-2026) ?

Science26%-18 vs state

Mathematics23%-21 vs state

English Language Arts20%-20 vs state

Reading18%-22 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
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
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
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
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
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
Sutton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5001 Kelley Hwy	Fort Smith	72904	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 785-1778	411	27	15.0	91.5%	67 (16.3%)	40 (9.7%)	236 (57.4%)	28 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.7%)	20.4	417^th of 491 public elementary schools	15.1%		17.6	428^th of 495 public elementary schools	13.5%	11	27.7	35.2	17.9	26.8	31.9	33.3	17.8	27.4	21.3	37.1	19.6	26.2	29.8	31.5	16.0	25.4	$14,863	$2,223	$12,640
Howard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 N 8th St	Fort Smith	72901	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 783-7382	299	16	18.8	92.3%	50 (16.7%)	30 (10.0%)	189 (63.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.7%)	29.4	378^th of 491 public elementary schools	23.0%		33.7	348^th of 495 public elementary schools	29.7%	30	36.8	38.0	30.7	35.5	34.7	32.0	35.9	34.0	32.7	18.0	35.9	28.2	36.8	22.0	23.1	27.5	$14,338	$1,449	$12,890
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
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
Spradling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4949 Spradling Ave	Fort Smith	72904	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 783-8048	307	17	18.3	94.5%	48 (15.6%)	31 (10.1%)	192 (62.5%)	13 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.5%)	19.4	422^nd of 491 public elementary schools	14.1%		26.1	383^rd of 495 public elementary schools	22.6%	39	25.0	29.2	29.2	27.8	25.0	27.1	27.1	26.5	18.2	23.4	29.7	23.9	25.0	29.2	29.8	28.1	$13,041	$1,606	$11,435

Frequently Asked Questions about Park Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Park Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : William O. Darby Middle School
High : Northside High School

What is the racial makeup of Park Elementary School?

Students at Park Elementary School are 54% Hispanic, 20% White, 13% Two or more races, 11% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Park Elementary School in?

Fort Smith School District

Is Park Elementary School a good school?

Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.0% of Arkansas elementary schools.

How many students attend Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Park Elementary School.

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