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Marmaduke Elementary School

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Marmaduke Elementary School ranks 240 th of 495 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

240^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 495 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Marmaduke Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 307 students in grades K-6 in Marmaduke, Arkansas, which is part of the Marmaduke School District. The school consistently underperforms the state average on standardized tests, with only 34% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 40.9% proficient in math, compared to state averages of 34.7% and 38.7% respectively.

Marmaduke Elementary has very high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 55.74% to 71.01% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Despite spending more per student than the state average at $9,734, and having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school's performance has been stagnant or declining over the past several years. In contrast, nearby schools like Park Elementary, Woodrow Wilson Elementary, and Oak Grove Elementary, which serve student populations with similar economic disadvantages, are outperforming Marmaduke Elementary on test scores.

The data suggests that Marmaduke Elementary is facing significant challenges in improving student achievement, and the school's persistent underperformance compared to the state and nearby schools indicates a need for a deeper examination of the school's instructional practices, curriculum, and support systems for students. Addressing the root causes of the academic struggles at Marmaduke Elementary should be a priority for the Marmaduke School District and the community.

370

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,612

Per pupil spending ?

62.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2020 Greyhound Dr
Marmaduke, AR 72443

(870) 597-2711

District: Marmaduke School District

Students who attend Marmaduke Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Marmaduke High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.8%

Two or more races:

1.4%

Hispanic:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 42 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Arkansas median (52nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg35%

Arkansas avg36%

240^th of 495

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 42 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

130^th of 250Marmaduke 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	53.4	240 of 495	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.9	122 of 497	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	154 of 492	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	253 of 487	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.4	284 of 496	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	325 of 488	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	309 of 480	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.6	307 of 485	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.1	352 of 494	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.6	421 of 466	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	37.6	352 of 471	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.9	355 of 476	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.5	363 of 468	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.6	347 of 471	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.6	306 of 457	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.0	244 of 445	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.2	241 of 439	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.2	213 of 440	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.4	220 of 402	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.8	239 of 411	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?

Science44%+6 vs state

Mathematics41%~ state avg

English Language Arts34%~ state avg

Reading32%-3 vs state

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Schools Near Marmaduke Elementary School

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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 All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading 6th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Marmaduke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2020 Greyhound Dr	Marmaduke	72443	Greene County	Marmaduke School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 597-2711	370	22	16.9	62.7%	362 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	53.4	240^th of 495 public elementary schools	51.5%		71.9	122^nd of 497 public elementary schools	75.5%	118	30.9	28.6	43.5	31.0	34.0	28.6	23.8	43.5	31.0	32.0	47.7	26.2	47.8	41.3	40.9	40.5	30.9	60.8	41.4	44.0	$13,612	$1,591	$12,021
Rector Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	604 West 5th Street	Rector	72461	Clay County	Rector School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 595-3151	389	22	18.0	71.2%	364 (93.6%)	5 (1.3%)	12 (3.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	36.5	333^rd of 495 public elementary schools	32.7%		39.2	323^rd of 497 public elementary schools	35.0%	10	33.3	25.0	28.8	21.4	27.9	35.0	25.0	33.9	28.6	31.4	31.7	32.5	30.5	35.7	32.4	35.0	30.0	18.6	23.8	26.9	$13,959	$3,502	$10,456
Oak Grove Elementary School	Public	2-4	5027 Hwy 135 North	Paragould	72450	Greene County	Paragould School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 240-2221	270	14	18.7	100.0%	230 (85.2%)	14 (5.2%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (5.2%)	60.9	192^nd of 495 public elementary schools	61.2%		38.3	327^th of 497 public elementary schools	34.2%	135	45.6	34.2			40.3	44.6	34.2			39.7	38.1	39.2			38.6	45.7	48.1			46.8	$12,351	$1,366	$10,985
Paragould Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	1600 Country Club Road	Paragould	72450	Greene County	Paragould School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 240-2201	602	31	19.3	100.0%	451 (74.9%)	47 (7.8%)	32 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	27 (4.5%)	37 (6.1%)								(n/a)																					$15,934	$2,333	$13,601
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School	Public	2-4	900 W. Emerson St.	Paragould	72450	Greene County	Paragould School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 240-2231	233	15	15.8	100.0%	151 (64.8%)	17 (7.3%)	23 (9.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (9.4%)	17 (7.3%)	66.1	158^th of 495 public elementary schools	68.1%		55.2	230^th of 497 public elementary schools	53.7%	72	45.1	46.2			45.6	44.5	49.2			46.8	33.3	41.8			37.4	46.5	41.8			44.2	$12,158	$1,401	$10,758
Baldwin Elementary School	Public	2-4	612 W Mueller St	Paragould	72450	Greene County	Paragould School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 240-2211	221	14	15.6	100.0%	164 (74.2%)	19 (8.6%)	14 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	15 (6.8%)	48	270^th of 495 public elementary schools	45.5%		37	335^th of 497 public elementary schools	32.6%	65	30.8	29.4			30.2	32.1	30.9			31.6	41.9	39.7			41.0	44.4	38.2			41.6	$13,081	$2,332	$10,749
Greene City Technical Elementary School	Public	K-6	5203 West Kingshighway	Paragould	72450	Greene County	Greene County Technical School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 215-4430	501	28	17.6	53.9%	451 (90.0%)	15 (3.0%)	20 (4.0%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	80	85^th of 495 public elementary schools	82.8%		38.1	329^th of 497 public elementary schools	33.8%	244	48.0				47.9	45.7				45.5	50.8				50.6	51.6				51.4	$11,350	$1,628	$9,722
Greene City Technical Intermediate School	Public	4-5	5205 West Kingshighway	Paragould	72450	Greene County	Greene County Technical School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 215-4440	501	30	16.8	53.5%	452 (90.2%)	13 (2.6%)	13 (2.6%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	9 (1.8%)	57.5	216^th of 495 public elementary schools	56.4%		61.3	199^th of 497 public elementary schools	60.0%	17		33.5	42.6		38.2		33.9	43.8		39.0		45.1	46.6		45.8		37.2	32.3		34.7	$11,205	$1,239	$9,967
Greene City Technical Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1300 South Rockingchair Road	Paragould	72450	Greene County	Greene County Technical School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 236-6439	710	45	15.9	58.2%	653 (92.0%)	17 (2.4%)	17 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (2.0%)								(n/a)																					$16,865	$1,647	$15,218
Piggott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	895 East Main	Piggott	72454	Clay County	Piggott School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 598-2546	484	34	14.2	29.8%	464 (95.9%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	47.5	275^th of 495 public elementary schools	44.4%		39.6	317^th of 497 public elementary schools	36.2%	42	35.6	30.3	40.0	22.0	32.3	33.9	33.9	43.6	30.0	35.4	35.6	21.5	50.0	40.0	36.5	28.8	28.5	51.8	30.0	34.7	$11,759	$1,384	$10,374

Frequently Asked Questions about Marmaduke Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Marmaduke Elementary School attend?

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

High : Marmaduke High School

What is the racial makeup of Marmaduke Elementary School?

Students at Marmaduke Elementary School are 98% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Marmaduke Elementary School a good school?

Marmaduke Elementary School ranks 240^th of 495 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Marmaduke Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 370 students attended Marmaduke Elementary School.

What district is Marmaduke Elementary School in?

Marmaduke School District

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