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Monitor Elementary

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Monitor Elementary ranks 337 th of 495 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

337^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 495 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Monitor Elementary is a public elementary school in Springdale, Arkansas, serving 587 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Springdale School District, which is ranked 137 out of 250 districts in the state.

Monitor Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arkansas elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance lags behind the district and state averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Reading, and Mathematics significantly lower than the district and state. This performance gap is particularly pronounced in 3rd and 4th grades. Additionally, Monitor Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 80.67% to 88.25%, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Nearby schools in the Springdale School District, such as Elmdale Elementary, George Elementary, and Harp Elementary, generally perform better than Monitor Elementary across academic measures. However, there are also some nearby schools, such as Jones Elementary and Parson Hills Elementary, that perform similarly or even worse than Monitor Elementary.

586

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,288

Per pupil spending ?

82.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3955 East Monitor Road
Springdale, AR 72765

(479) 750-8749

District: Springdale School District

Students who attend Monitor Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sonora Middle School
High:	Springdale High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.6%

White:

25.3%

Pacific Islander:

16.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 34th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arkansas average (29% vs 36% meeting standards)

!Science scores 12 pts below the Arkansas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg33%

Arkansas avg36%

337^th of 495

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Springdale School District

137^th of 250Springdale 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
2025	36.0	337 of 495	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	334 of 497	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	322 of 492	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	359 of 487	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.4	345 of 496	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	366 of 488	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	330 of 480	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.4	309 of 485	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.4	276 of 494	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.9	309 of 466	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.9	321 of 471	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.5	309 of 476	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	23.1	407 of 468	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.3	400 of 471	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.4	368 of 457	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics33%-5 vs state

English Language Arts30%-5 vs state

Reading29%-7 vs state

Science26%-12 vs state

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Tuesday, July 2, 2019

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2025)							ATLAS Reading (2025)							ATLAS Mathematics (2025)							ATLAS Science (2025)							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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Monitor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3955 East Monitor Road	Springdale	72765	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 750-8749	586	32	18.4	82.8%	148 (25.3%)	20 (3.4%)	285 (48.6%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	98 (16.7%)	25 (4.3%)	36	337^th of 495 public elementary schools	31.9%		37.1	334^th of 497 public elementary schools	32.8%	3	19.1	32.3	37.3				30.1	21.5	28.0	35.3				28.7	24.4	30.9	43.2				33.4	27.1	22.3	27.5				25.6	$12,288	$1,997	$10,291
Bayyari Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2199 Scottsdale Street	Springdale	72765	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 750-8760	543	29	18.4	92.4%	31 (5.7%)	8 (1.5%)	389 (71.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (19.5%)	7 (1.3%)	15.7	437^th of 495 public elementary schools	11.7%		22.3	411^th of 497 public elementary schools	17.3%	26	20.0	31.3	21.5				24.2	17.7	28.8	21.5				22.5	9.4	18.8	6.4				11.5	17.6	15.1	8.9				14.0	$11,798	$1,908	$9,890
Parson Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2326 Cardinal Drive	Springdale	72765	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 750-8877	517	28	18.1	95.4%	35 (6.8%)	10 (1.9%)	317 (61.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (26.7%)	16 (3.1%)	10.6	464^th of 495 public elementary schools	6.3%		10.8	468^th of 497 public elementary schools	5.8%	4	11.0	20.5	14.3				15.3	15.0	20.5	11.9				15.7	9.6	23.1	16.7				16.6	12.4	12.9	11.9				12.3	$13,354	$2,410	$10,944
Lisa Academy Springdale	Public, Charter	K-8	301 Holcomb St	Springdale	72764	Washington County	Lisa Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(479) 717-6464	450	27	16.7	73.8%	140 (31.1%)	15 (3.3%)	250 (55.6%)	6 (1.3%)	13 (2.9%)	15 (3.3%)	11 (2.4%)	67.1	153^rd of 495 public elementary schools	69.1%		71.5	127^th of 497 public elementary schools	74.4%	26	46.3	44.2	40.4	26.5	23.7	34.8	36.9	46.3	44.2	42.3	28.6	23.7	26.0	36.9	37.0	55.8	53.9	46.9	39.4	52.1	47.4	44.5	57.7	51.9	32.6	28.9	47.8	44.4	$11,521	$954	$10,567
Jones Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 South Powell Street	Springdale	72765	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 750-8865	464	27	16.9	95.0%	58 (12.5%)	6 (1.3%)	281 (60.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (23.7%)	6 (1.3%)	10.2	465^th of 495 public elementary schools	6.1%		11.5	457^th of 497 public elementary schools	8.0%	8	12.7	20.8	13.0				15.6	12.6	16.9	10.4				13.4	19.5	22.1	16.9				19.5	11.3	10.4	9.1				10.2	$14,001	$2,163	$11,839
Harp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Butterfield Coach Road	Springdale	72765	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 750-8740	559	31	17.7	78.5%	115 (20.6%)	10 (1.8%)	330 (59.0%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (12.0%)	23 (4.1%)	42.4	301^st of 495 public elementary schools	39.2%		30.5	375^th of 497 public elementary schools	24.5%	74	28.0	50.6	24.4				34.8	32.0	46.9	21.6				33.9	30.7	38.3	24.4				31.3	32.0	34.6	24.4				30.4	$18,402	$5,033	$13,368
Linda Childers Knapp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2634 Oriole Street	Springdale	72765	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 750-8850	607	38	16.1	89.0%	71 (11.7%)	10 (1.6%)	404 (66.6%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	99 (16.3%)	14 (2.3%)	18.6	419^th of 495 public elementary schools	15.4%		22.8	408^th of 497 public elementary schools	17.9%	11	17.6	22.0	22.5				20.6	17.6	20.9	22.6				20.3	19.4	20.9	35.3				25.2	14.8	14.3	16.7				15.3	$14,680	$2,044	$12,636
Turnbow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3390 Habberton Road	Springdale	72765	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 750-8785	599	34	17.4	81.6%	102 (17.0%)	15 (2.5%)	307 (51.3%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	139 (23.2%)	25 (4.2%)	55	230^th of 495 public elementary schools	53.5%		46.7	277^th of 497 public elementary schools	44.3%	47	40.4	36.1	32.7				36.3	40.4	43.4	34.7				39.3	50.5	45.8	40.8				45.6	34.5	33.7	23.5				30.3	$12,694	$1,930	$10,763
Sonora Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20200 Sonora Road	Springdale	72765	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 750-8820	604	34	17.8	74.8%	305 (50.5%)	4 (0.7%)	203 (33.6%)	11 (1.8%)	4 (0.7%)	38 (6.3%)	39 (6.5%)	43.3	292^nd of 495 public elementary schools	41.0%		39.2	322^nd of 497 public elementary schools	35.2%	30	38.9	33.0	30.6				34.0	38.9	33.0	28.5				33.4	28.9	36.0	29.6				31.6	41.2	26.0	31.6				32.7	$12,345	$2,050	$10,295
Elmdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	420 North West End Ave	Springdale	72765	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 750-8859	510	27	19.1	88.8%	77 (15.1%)	8 (1.6%)	377 (73.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (5.5%)	16 (3.1%)	14.8	449^th of 495 public elementary schools	9.3%		10.8	467^th of 497 public elementary schools	6.0%	18	21.4	28.4	7.6				19.1	20.0	27.1	8.8				18.7	22.9	23.4	7.7				17.9	15.8	19.5	9.0				14.8	$14,558	$2,632	$11,926

Frequently Asked Questions about Monitor Elementary

What schools do graduates of Monitor Elementary attend?

Students who attend Monitor Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sonora Middle School
High : Springdale High School

What district is Monitor Elementary in?

Springdale School District

What is the racial makeup of Monitor Elementary?

Students at Monitor Elementary are 49% Hispanic, 25% White, 17% Pacific Islander, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Monitor Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 586 students attended Monitor Elementary.

Is Monitor Elementary a good school?

Monitor Elementary ranks 337^th of 495 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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