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Weaver Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

446^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 491 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Weaver Elementary School in West Memphis, AR, serves 228 students in grades K-6 within the West Memphis School District, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting the community's high economic need.

Weaver Elementary has historically ranked in the bottom 10% of Arkansas elementary schools for nearly a decade, though the most recent school year (2025-2026) shows a modest upward trend. A standout bright spot is 5th-grade math, where 40.5% of students achieved proficiency—outperforming the district average of 33.9% and marking a significant improvement from the school's previous all-grades math score of 12.3%. This suggests an exceptional teacher or program worth replicating. However, other areas remain concerning, such as 3rd-grade math at just 4% proficiency. The school spends $25,226 per student—nearly double that of nearby Richland Elementary School ($11,758)—and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1, yet these resources have not translated into proportional academic gains.

The most telling comparison is with Richland Elementary School, just 2.26 miles away in the same district. Both schools serve nearly identical high-poverty populations, but Richland achieves proficiency rates often double or triple those of Weaver (e.g., 50.8% vs. 22.7% in math). This contrast highlights that school-level leadership, instruction, and culture—not poverty alone—drive the performance gap. For parents, Weaver offers small class sizes and high per-student investment, but the school urgently needs to replicate its 5th-grade math success and learn from Richland's proven strategies to transform its long-standing underperformance.

228

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,226

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1280 East Barton
West Memphis, AR 72301

(870) 735-7670

District: West Memphis School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.5%

Hispanic:

1.8%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arkansas average (21% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Science scores 25 pts below the Arkansas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg23%

Arkansas avg42%

446^th of 491

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 3% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the West Memphis School District

226^th of 251West Memphis 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	13.2	446 of 491	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	468 of 495	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	480 of 497	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	467 of 492	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	482 of 487	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	484 of 496	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	468 of 488	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	471 of 480	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.3	472 of 485	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.5	479 of 494	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.7	449 of 466	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	26.2	393 of 471	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.7	396 of 476	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	49.1	290 of 468	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	66.0	171 of 471	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.6	225 of 457	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	40.0	308 of 445	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.3	359 of 439	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.7	372 of 440	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.1	344 of 402	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.8	352 of 411	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics23%-21 vs state

English Language Arts21%-19 vs state

Reading20%-21 vs state

Science19%-25 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 6th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading 6th Grade	ATLAS Reading 7th Grade	ATLAS Reading 8th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 7th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 8th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science 7th Grade	ATLAS Science 8th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Weaver Elementary School	Public	K-6	1280 East Barton	West Memphis	72301	Crittenden County	West Memphis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 735-7670	228	17	13.3	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	220 (96.5%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	13.2	446^th of 491 public elementary schools	9.2%		9.8	468^th of 495 public elementary schools	5.5%	22	12.0	18.5	23.8	25.8			20.6	12.0	18.4	19.1	29.0			19.8	4.0	15.8	40.5	22.6			22.7	12.0	21.0	19.0	22.6			19.1	$25,226	$12,724	$12,502
Maddux Elementary School	Public	K-6	2100 E Barton	West Memphis	72301	Crittenden County	West Memphis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 735-4242	402	26	15.4	100.0%	6 (1.5%)	389 (96.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	16.4	436^th of 491 public elementary schools	11.2%		8.5	476^th of 495 public elementary schools	3.8%	40	24.6	22.6	19.2	16.9			20.8	23.0	20.7	19.2	21.6			21.2	54.1	32.1	32.7	29.7			37.4	18.0	13.2	17.3	11.0			14.7	$13,327	$3,555	$9,772
Jackson Wonder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2395 S L Henry Street	West Memphis	72301	Crittenden County	West Memphis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 735-4219	554	32	17.5	99.8%	10 (1.8%)	541 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	5.8	483^rd of 491 public elementary schools	1.6%		6.2	488^th of 495 public elementary schools	1.4%	5	15.3	15.5	18.3	9.7			14.9	18.1	15.5	15.5	12.9			15.6	9.7	15.5	15.5	19.3			14.9	6.9	23.9	11.3	8.1			12.6	$13,089	$2,742	$10,346
Bragg Elementary School	Public	K-6	600 N. Redding Street	West Memphis	72301	Crittenden County	West Memphis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 735-4196	473	28	16.8	100.0%	137 (29.0%)	294 (62.2%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	17.7	430^th of 491 public elementary schools	12.4%		15.2	445^th of 495 public elementary schools	10.1%	15	18.4	30.3	17.1	19.0			20.6	15.8	30.4	21.4	21.6			21.8	31.6	53.5	24.3	23.0			31.9	22.4	39.3	20.0	20.3			24.6	$11,104	$2,668	$8,436
Richland Elementary School	Public	K-6	1011 W Barton	West Memphis	72301	Crittenden County	West Memphis School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 735-6443	462	28	16.4	99.8%	285 (61.7%)	140 (30.3%)	16 (3.5%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	51.7	248^th of 491 public elementary schools	49.5%		52.5	245^th of 495 public elementary schools	50.5%	3	28.8	31.7	47.8	42.8			37.6	28.8	31.7	47.8	44.7			38.0	37.0	45.0	65.2	57.2			50.8	39.8	36.7	57.9	33.9			42.7	$11,758	$2,003	$9,755
Marion Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1402 Crestmere St	West Memphis	72301	Crittenden County	Marion School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 735-4588	762	42	17.9	85.8%	108 (14.2%)	562 (73.8%)	39 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.6%)	9	468^th of 491 public elementary schools	4.7%		6.9	483^rd of 495 public elementary schools	2.4%	15	15.4	11.0	22.5	23.1			17.4	19.6	14.7	23.8	24.2			20.2	11.9	10.1	23.8	17.6			15.2	16.2	13.8	21.3	26.4			18.9	$11,685	$1,305	$10,380
Faulk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	908 Vanderbilt	West Memphis	72301	Crittenden County	West Memphis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 735-5252	523	31	16.8	100.0%	6 (1.1%)	502 (96.0%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	10.5	460^th of 491 public elementary schools	6.3%		6.6	485^th of 495 public elementary schools	2.0%	25	16.1	20.0	14.0	16.3			16.6	14.3	24.0	22.0	18.4			19.5	21.4	12.0	26.0	30.6			22.4	17.9	20.0	22.0	22.5			20.4	$13,367	$3,760	$9,607
Marion Math Science & Technology Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-6	100 L H Polk Dr	Marion	72364	Crittenden County	Marion School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 739-5180	654	34	19.2	81.8%	196 (30.0%)	360 (55.0%)	39 (6.0%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.5%)	15	441^st of 491 public elementary schools	10.2%		15.8	436^th of 495 public elementary schools	11.9%	5	23.9	29.6	19.7	24.7			24.4	26.1	24.8	22.4	25.7			24.7	21.7	28.6	12.1	24.7			21.7	29.3	25.7	21.5	18.9			23.7	$11,223	$926	$10,297
Herbert Carter Global Community Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-6	133 Military Rd	Marion	72364	Crittenden County	Marion School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 739-5120	670	35	19.0	64.3%	243 (36.3%)	296 (44.2%)	82 (12.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.0%)	32.4	354^th of 491 public elementary schools	27.9%		21.9	403^rd of 495 public elementary schools	18.6%	49	35.5	29.3	25.8	39.8			32.6	33.3	34.8	22.7	38.7			32.3	30.1	20.7	15.9	33.7			25.0	47.3	33.7	33.7	44.9			39.8	$11,642	$1,164	$10,479
Earle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1425 2nd Street	Earle	72331	Crittenden County	Earle School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 792-8732	195	15	13.2	99.5%	6 (3.1%)	183 (93.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	7.9	473^rd of 491 public elementary schools	3.7%		8.5	477^th of 495 public elementary schools	3.6%	4	26.1	3.4	31.0	16.1	19.1	17.9	18.6	26.1	3.4	20.6	16.2	28.6	21.5	18.6	26.0	3.4	6.8	6.5	19.0	25.0	13.7	21.7	0.0	20.7	3.2	19.1	21.4	13.6	$14,604	$2,767	$11,837

Frequently Asked Questions about Weaver Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Weaver Elementary School attend?

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

High : The Academies Of West Memphis Charter School

What district is Weaver Elementary School in?

West Memphis School District

Is Weaver Elementary School a good school?

Weaver Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.2% of Arkansas elementary schools.

How many students attend Weaver Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 228 students attended Weaver Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Weaver Elementary School?

Students at Weaver Elementary School are 96% African American, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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