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Dewitt Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
309th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 491 Arkansas Elementary Schools
Better than 37% of Arkansas elementary schools
Summary

Dewitt Elementary School in Dewitt, AR, serves 518 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade and is part of the Dewitt School District, which ranks in the middle of Arkansas districts.

Dewitt Elementary stands out when compared to nearby Park Avenue Elementary School in the Stuttgart School District. Dewitt students achieve roughly double the proficiency rates in English Language Arts (33% vs. 17.4%) and Reading (36.2% vs. 19%), and significantly higher scores in Math (37.5% vs. 21.6%) and Science (40.6% vs. 27.3%). While both schools serve many students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, Dewitt’s free/reduced lunch rate is about 62%, compared to Park Avenue’s 100%. Dewitt also benefits from a lower student-to-teacher ratio (15.3:1 vs. 17.8:1), which can mean more individual attention for your child. The school spends slightly above the state average per student ($11,645), and its stronger results suggest resources are used effectively.

However, Dewitt Elementary has seen a notable decline from a peak state ranking in 2022-2023 (72nd percentile, 4 stars) to its current 2-star rating (37th percentile). A bright spot is 5th-grade math, where 47.3% of students are proficient—above the state average of 45%. In contrast, 4th-grade scores are the lowest across all subjects, a common "4th-grade slump" where learning shifts from "learning to read" to "reading to learn." The school may need to strengthen support for this transition. Additionally, Dewitt’s math and science scores are below the district average, suggesting other schools in the district may be outperforming it in these areas.

518
Students ?
15.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,645
Per pupil spending ?
62%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1718 S Grandview
       Dewitt, AR  72042

(870) 946-4651

District: Dewitt School District


Students who attend Dewitt Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Dewitt Middle School
High:    Dewitt High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
73.7%
African American:
13.7%
Hispanic:
6.4%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 72nd percentile in 2023 → 37th in 2026
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped from its 72nd-percentile peak (2023) to 37th (2026)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school37%
District avg38%
Arkansas avg42%
309th of 491
Arkansas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 37%▲ up 7 pts since 2016
From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
135th of 251Dewitt 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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YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArkansas percentileRating
202640.2309 of 49137.1%★★☆☆☆
202543.3293 of 49540.8%★★☆☆☆
202462.3191 of 49761.6%★★★☆☆
202371.8136 of 49272.4%★★★★☆
202261.6191 of 48760.8%★★★☆☆
202159.4211 of 49657.5%★★★☆☆
201956.0233 of 48852.3%★★★☆☆
201846.3279 of 48041.9%★★☆☆☆
201727.1383 of 48521.0%★☆☆☆☆
201638.8345 of 49430.2%★★☆☆☆
201551.7206 of 46655.8%★★★☆☆
201460.9192 of 47159.2%★★★☆☆
201351.3280 of 47641.2%★★☆☆☆
201264.5184 of 46860.7%★★★☆☆
201150.8277 of 47141.2%★★☆☆☆
201059.7204 of 45755.4%★★★☆☆
200955.1236 of 44547.0%★★☆☆☆
200847.6275 of 43937.4%★★☆☆☆
200754.9222 of 44049.5%★★☆☆☆
200663.3159 of 40260.4%★★★☆☆
200546.8252 of 41138.7%★★☆☆☆
By subject vs Arkansas (2025-2026) ?
Science41%-3 vs state
Mathematics38%-7 vs state
Reading36%-4 vs state
English Language Arts33%-6 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 518 students attended Dewitt Elementary School.

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

Middle : Dewitt Middle School
High : Dewitt High School

Students at Dewitt Elementary School are 74% White, 14% African American, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Dewitt Elementary School ranks 309th of 491 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 ATLAS test scoresJul 13, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesMar 5, 2026
2019–20 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 6, 2026
2017–18 through 2024–25 dropout ratesJan 6, 2026


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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