Elementary Schools in Pocahontas School District

Summary:

The Pocahontas School District in Arkansas has only one elementary school, Pocahontas Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. The school's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is consistently below the state average in core subjects like English Language Arts, Reading, Mathematics, and Science.

Pocahontas Elementary School's proficiency rates in all subject areas are significantly lower than the state averages, both for all grades and for 3rd grade specifically. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rate in Mathematics for all grades was 35.3%, compared to the state average of 38.7%. Additionally, the school's overall ranking within the state has declined over the past few years, from 292 out of 492 Arkansas elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 368 out of 495 in 2024-2025.

The data also shows that Pocahontas Elementary School has a high percentage of students (70.09% in 2023-2024) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. While the school district spends $9,279 per student and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 18:1, these efforts do not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes for the students.

District Detail

2300 North Park Street
Pocahontas, AR 72455

(870) 892-4573

SchoolDigger Rank:
200^th of 250 Arkansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,971

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 2
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 All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pocahontas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2864 Thomasville	Pocahontas	72455	Randolph County	Pocahontas School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 892-4573	703	39	17.9	74.5%	545 (77.5%)	4 (0.6%)	28 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	87 (12.4%)	33 (4.7%)	30.5	368^th of 495 public elementary schools	25.7%		43.8	292^nd of 497 public elementary schools	41.2%	76	24.2	24.2	24.2	24.2	35.3	35.3	25.0	25.0	$10,801	$1,781	$9,020

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Black River Technical College	3.84 mi	1
Maynard School District	10.65 mi	2	117^th
Imboden Charter School District	11.81 mi	1
Sloan Hendrix School District	12.23 mi	2	146^th
Lawrence County School District	15.45 mi	2	148^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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