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Bergman Elementary School

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Bergman Elementary School ranks 88 th of 495 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

88^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 495 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Bergman Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Harrison, Arkansas, serving grades KG-4 with a total enrollment of 420 students. The school is part of the Bergman School District, which is ranked 12th out of 250 districts in Arkansas and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Bergman Elementary School consistently outperforms the state average in academic proficiency across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 50.8% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 34.7%. In mathematics, the school had 60.6% proficiency, significantly higher than the state's 38.7%. The school has maintained a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 20% of Arkansas elementary schools for the past several years, and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's strong academic performance, Bergman Elementary School has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 64.84% to 80.95% over the past few years. This suggests the school serves a population with a higher socioeconomic need compared to the state average. However, the school's ability to maintain high academic standards despite these challenges is commendable. When compared to nearby schools, such as Yellville-Summit Elementary School, Bergman Elementary School outperforms many of its counterparts in academic proficiency.

474

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,650

Per pupil spending ?

65.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8949 Highway 7 N
Harrison, AR 72601

(870) 741-6404

District: Bergman School District

Students who attend Bergman Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bergman Middle School
High:	Bergman High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.4%

Hispanic:

2.1%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 90th percentile in 2024 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arkansas average (52% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Arkansas elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 90th-percentile peak (2024) to 82nd (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg48%

Arkansas avg36%

88^th of 495

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 250Bergman 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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arkansas percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	88 of 495	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	49 of 497	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	78.1	88 of 492	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	58 of 487	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	80 of 496	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	94 of 488	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	72 of 480	85.0%	★★★★☆
2017	78.1	82 of 485	83.1%	★★★★☆
2016	63.9	154 of 494	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.4	194 of 466	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	79.3	62 of 471	86.8%	★★★★☆
2013	82.8	41 of 476	91.4%	★★★★★
2012	88.5	8 of 468	98.3%	★★★★★
2011	79.5	63 of 471	86.6%	★★★★☆
2010	82.7	42 of 457	90.8%	★★★★★
2009	87.0	25 of 445	94.4%	★★★★★
2008	90.9	11 of 439	97.5%	★★★★★
2007	86.1	21 of 440	95.2%	★★★★★
2006	85.8	30 of 402	92.5%	★★★★★
2005	77.2	69 of 411	83.2%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics61%+22 vs state

English Language Arts51%+16 vs state

Reading49%+13 vs state

Science47%+9 vs state

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Schools Near Bergman 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
Bergman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8949 Highway 7 N	Harrison	72601	Boone County	Bergman School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 741-6404	474	27	17.7	65.6%	452 (95.4%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	79.5	88^th of 495 public elementary schools	82.2%		85.6	49^th of 497 public elementary schools	90.1%	39	43.6	58.0			50.8	40.2	56.8			48.6	57.4	63.7			60.6	39.0	54.5			46.9	$10,650	$1,018	$9,631
Harrison Kindergarten	Public	K	500 North Chestnut	Harrison	72601	Boone County	Harrison School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 741-5043	177	15	12.0	67.2%	163 (92.1%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)								(n/a)																					$15,436	$1,759	$13,677
Skyline Heights Elementary School	Public	1-4	1120 W Holt	Harrison	72601	Boone County	Harrison School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 741-5821	479	28	17.1	65.8%	429 (89.6%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	67.7	151^st of 495 public elementary schools	69.5%		65.8	164^th of 497 public elementary schools	67.0%	13	44.0	42.4			43.1	39.7	40.0			39.8	56.0	61.6			58.9	38.7	40.5			39.7	$11,229	$1,688	$9,542
Lead Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6966 Milum Rd	Lead Hill	72644	Boone County	Lead Hill School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 436-0506	185	11	16.1	98.4%	171 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)	37.3	329^th of 495 public elementary schools	33.5%		36.3	341^st of 497 public elementary schools	31.4%	12	11.8	28.6	12.5	27.5	21.4	17.7	25.0	16.6	27.5	22.4	41.2	46.4	50.0	31.0	41.8	41.1	35.7	20.9	41.3	34.7	$14,916	$1,488	$13,428
Forest Heights Elementary School	Public	1-4	1124 S Tamarind	Harrison	72601	Boone County	Harrison School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 741-5837	375	22	17.0	66.9%	345 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	86.2	55^th of 495 public elementary schools	88.9%		83.9	59^th of 497 public elementary schools	88.1%	4	50.0	56.2			53.2	45.5	53.2			49.5	63.4	63.6			63.4	55.5	54.1			54.9	$16,413	$1,915	$14,498
Valley Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7349 School Str	Valley Springs	72682	Boone County	Valley Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 302-3071	315	20	15.6	63.5%	293 (93.0%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	73.2	121^st of 495 public elementary schools	75.6%		86.8	45^th of 497 public elementary schools	90.9%	76	54.7	40.7			47.3	66.1	45.8			55.4	45.2	49.2			47.3	52.8	39.0			45.6	$13,575	$1,501	$12,075
Bruno-Pyatt Elementary	Public	K-6	4754 Hwy 125 S	Western Grove	72685	Marion County	Ozark Mountain School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 427-5227	28	9	3.2	89.3%	28 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					60.0					53.3					40.0					53.3
Omaha Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	522 W. College Rd	Omaha	72662	Boone County	Omaha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 433-2453	247	18	13.8	78.1%	228 (92.3%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	45.5	285^th of 495 public elementary schools	42.4%		56.7	224^th of 497 public elementary schools	54.9%	61	36.0	27.3	33.3	40.0	34.7	24.0	36.4	35.8	42.9	35.5	36.0	22.7	33.3	34.3	32.3	28.0	36.3	28.2	28.6	29.7	$13,594	$2,213	$11,381
Western Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	300 School Street	Western Grove	72685	Newton County	Ozark Mountain School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 429-7102	153	10	15.9	98.0%	144 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	14.1	450^th of 495 public elementary schools	9.1%		22	414^th of 497 public elementary schools	16.7%	36	12.5	29.6	8.0	21.7	18.2	16.7	29.6	12.0	21.7	20.2	16.7	22.2	8.0	8.6	14.1	12.5	22.2	4.0	21.7	15.2
Alpena Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	300d South Denver	Alpena	72611	Boone County	Alpena School District	No	No	No	Yes	(866) 425-7362	219	14	15.4	71.2%	210 (95.9%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.7	143^rd of 495 public elementary schools	71.1%		64	174^th of 497 public elementary schools	65.0%	31	26.9	28.5	52.0	51.5	40.4	30.8	32.1	48.0	48.6	40.4	42.3	53.6	60.0	74.3	58.7	42.3	32.1	56.0	57.1	47.4	$12,971	$2,376	$10,596

Frequently Asked Questions about Bergman Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Bergman Elementary School?

Students at Bergman Elementary School are 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Is Bergman Elementary School a good school?

Bergman Elementary School ranks 88^th of 495 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Bergman Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Bergman Middle School
High : Bergman High School

How many students attend Bergman Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 474 students attended Bergman Elementary School.

What district is Bergman Elementary School in?

Bergman School District

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