Elementary Schools in Bismarck School District

Summary:

The Bismarck School District in Arkansas has one elementary school, Bismarck Elementary School, which serves grades K-4 and has a total enrollment of 374 students. This school appears to be a relatively strong-performing institution within the district and the state of Arkansas.

Bismarck Elementary School is ranked 133 out of 497 elementary schools in Arkansas for the 2023-2024 school year, placing it in the top 27% of elementary schools statewide. The school has received a 4-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger for the past two school years, and its performance on state assessments is generally above the district and state averages, particularly in English Language Arts and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, 44.4% of Bismarck Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 41.8% for the district and 34.7% for the state.

While 65.24% of Bismarck Elementary students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population, the school's academic performance remains impressive. With a student-teacher ratio of 15.6 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year, Bismarck Elementary appears to be providing a quality education to its students, outpacing its district and state counterparts in core subject areas.

District Detail

11595 Hwy. 84
Bismarck, AR 71929

(501) 865-4888

SchoolDigger Rank:
33^rd of 250 Arkansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,034

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bismarck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	11636 Hwy. 84	Bismarck	71929	Hot Spring County	Bismarck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 865-3616	379	25	15.3	66.5%	344 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	66.4	156^th of 495 public elementary schools	68.5%		70.9	133^rd of 497 public elementary schools	73.2%	23	43.3	45.5	44.4	44.8	44.2	44.4	31.4	48.1	40.3	52.3	41.6	46.5	$10,576	$1,696	$8,880

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lake Hamilton School District	8.93 mi	6	56^th
Hot Springs School District	12.59 mi	6	188^th
Ouachita School District	13.07 mi	2	31^st
National Park Technology Center	13.95 mi	1
Arkadelphia School District	14.05 mi	3	150^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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