Summary:
The Pocahontas School District in Arkansas contains one elementary school, Pocahontas Elementary School, which serves students from Pre-Kindergarten through 3rd grade with a total enrollment of 703 students.
Pocahontas Elementary School is ranked in the bottom 20% of elementary schools in Arkansas for the 2025-2026 school year, placing 396th out of 491 schools (19th percentile). This represents a continued decline from its 2023-2024 ranking of 292nd (41st percentile). The school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced lunch at 74.54%, indicating significant socioeconomic needs. Test scores for the 2025-2026 school year show proficiency rates below state averages in all subjects: English Language Arts (35.1% vs. state 39.4%), Reading (32.1% vs. state 40.4%), Mathematics (28.2% vs. state 44.1%), and Science (30.3% vs. state 44.0%). The student-teacher ratio is 17.9:1, and per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year was $10,801.
Despite its low state ranking, Pocahontas Elementary School outperforms its district average in all four tested subjects, though the district itself ranks very low statewide (218th out of 251, 13th percentile). A notable concern is a sharp decline in Mathematics proficiency, dropping from 35.3% in 2024-2025 to 28.2% in 2025-2026. However, the school showed improvement in English Language Arts (from 24.2% to 35.1%), Reading (from 24.2% to 32.1%), and Science (from 25.0% to 30.3%) over the same period. This mixed performance suggests instructional strengths vary by subject, and the combination of high poverty levels and moderate per-student spending raises questions about resource effectiveness.
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