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Bradford Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

386^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 495 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Bradford Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 230 students in grades K-6 in Bradford, Arkansas. The school is part of the Bradford School District, which is ranked 195 out of 250 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Bradford Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the state average across all subject areas and grade levels. In 2024-2025, only 19.7% of students were proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 38.7%. This trend holds true for English Language Arts, Reading, and Science as well. As a result, Bradford Elementary has been ranked in the bottom quartile of Arkansas elementary schools for the past 10 years, consistently ranking between 366-458 out of 487-497 schools.

Nearby schools like McRae Elementary, McCrory Elementary, and White County Central Elementary significantly outperform Bradford Elementary across all subject areas and grade levels. These schools have higher proficiency rates, better state rankings, and lower free/reduced lunch rates, despite Bradford Elementary having a relatively high per-student spending of $10,226. This suggests potential issues with how resources are being allocated and utilized within the school to support student achievement.

249

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,211

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

504 W Main Street
Bradford, AR 72020

(501) 344-8245

District: Bradford School District

Students who attend Bradford Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Bradford High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.2%

Two or more races:

2.0%

Hispanic:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arkansas average (22% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the Arkansas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg23%

Arkansas avg36%

386^th of 495

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

195^th of 250Bradford 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	25.3	386 of 495	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	458 of 497	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	374 of 492	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	367 of 487	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	366 of 496	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	381 of 488	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	389 of 480	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.7	378 of 485	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.5	429 of 494	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.2	370 of 466	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	55.3	234 of 471	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.4	254 of 476	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.5	300 of 468	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.0	285 of 471	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.0	157 of 457	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	77.5	80 of 445	82.0%	★★★★☆
2008	64.0	177 of 439	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.7	108 of 440	75.5%	★★★★☆
2006	59.4	184 of 402	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	72.4	93 of 411	77.4%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?

Reading24%-12 vs state

Science23%-15 vs state

English Language Arts21%-13 vs state

Mathematics20%-19 vs state

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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
Bradford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	504 W Main Street	Bradford	72020	White County	Bradford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 344-8245	249	19	13.1	100.0%	242 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	25.3	386^th of 495 public elementary schools	22.0%		11.5	458^th of 497 public elementary schools	7.8%	72	19.4	41.9	27.2	0.0	21.4	22.6	38.7	27.2	8.1	23.5	25.9	42.0	12.1	2.7	19.7	29.0	38.7	15.2	11.1	22.9	$12,211	$1,521	$10,690
H.L. Lubker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	103 West Park	Bald Knob	72010	White County	Bald Knob School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 724-3714	517	34	15.2	66.3%	461 (89.2%)	12 (2.3%)	25 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	48.3	267^th of 495 public elementary schools	46.1%		46.2	281^st of 497 public elementary schools	43.5%	14	30.0	43.6	34.4		36.3	25.0	44.9	35.4		35.8	35.6	52.6	27.5		37.8	23.7	39.8	25.7		29.9	$11,544	$2,047	$9,497
Augusta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10 Red Devil Drive	Augusta	72006	Woodruff County	Augusta School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 347-2432	184	18	10.4	100.0%	72 (39.1%)	92 (50.0%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.2%)	28.3	376^th of 495 public elementary schools	24.0%		20	426^th of 497 public elementary schools	14.3%	50	13.0	0.0	15.8	32.2	16.2	13.0	8.7	15.8	46.4	22.6	17.4	4.3	15.8	50.0	23.7	13.0	8.7	26.3	50.0	25.8	$20,002	$5,006	$14,996
White County Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3259 Hwy 157	Judsonia	72081	White County	White County Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 729-4292	560	38	14.5	70.4%	516 (92.1%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	74.1	116^th of 495 public elementary schools	76.6%		78.3	88^th of 497 public elementary schools	82.3%	28	34.3	41.2	67.5	44.3	47.1	37.8	42.6	62.6	42.6	46.8	42.5	52.9	82.7	52.5	58.1	42.4	41.1	60.8	42.6	47.1	$11,413	$1,314	$10,099
Judsonia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	916 Judson Ave	Judsonia	72081	White County	Riverview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 729-5196	307	20	15.4	77.2%	245 (79.8%)	7 (2.3%)	35 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	37.8	324^th of 495 public elementary schools	34.5%		37.4	332^nd of 497 public elementary schools	33.2%	8	27.9	19.5	33.4	28.5	27.8	27.9	16.7	31.3	30.9	27.3	51.1	25.0	16.7	31.0	30.8	34.9	16.7	35.4	42.9	33.1	$13,533	$2,245	$11,288
Kensett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	701 W Dandridge St	Kensett	72082	White County	Riverview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 742-3221	294	19	15.1	90.1%	162 (55.1%)	46 (15.6%)	55 (18.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.9%)	35.7	339^th of 495 public elementary schools	31.5%		27	387^th of 497 public elementary schools	22.1%	48	36.9	14.3	38.5	19.1	26.0	34.2	14.3	38.4	27.7	28.1	38.5	20.0	29.6	40.5	33.1	41.1	20.0	18.5	25.6	27.0	$13,494	$2,501	$10,994
Newport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Commerce Drive	Newport	72112	Jackson County	Newport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 523-1311	691	46	15.1	42.1%	353 (51.1%)	175 (25.3%)	65 (9.4%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (13.0%)	26.2	382^nd of 495 public elementary schools	22.8%		30.4	376^th of 497 public elementary schools	24.3%	6	30.2	23.4	19.6		24.6	30.1	27.6	24.4		27.6	26.9	21.3	24.4		24.1	30.1	23.4	17.0		23.8	$14,731	$2,870	$11,861
McCrory Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	509 North Jackson Street	McCrory	72101	Woodruff County	McCrory School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 731-2921	339	23	14.9	76.7%	285 (84.1%)	37 (10.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	64.5	167^th of 495 public elementary schools	66.3%		69.5	144^th of 497 public elementary schools	71.0%	23	28.0	39.3	35.1	53.1	39.5	27.9	50.0	35.1	47.0	39.5	41.9	60.7	54.0	67.3	56.0	30.3	42.8	27.0	46.9	36.9	$12,052	$2,000	$10,052
Sidney Deener Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	163 Cloverdale	Searcy	72143	White County	Searcy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 268-3850	421	21	20.4	78.4%	217 (51.5%)	86 (20.4%)	52 (12.4%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.3%)	23.5	397^th of 495 public elementary schools	19.8%		47.7	271^st of 497 public elementary schools	45.5%	126	21.6				21.6	22.9				22.9	26.5				26.5	24.1				24.1	$13,397	$2,176	$11,221
McRae Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	609 W McRae	Searcy	72143	White County	Searcy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 268-3936	445	24	18.7	60.4%	323 (72.6%)	28 (6.3%)	50 (11.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.0%)	57	222^nd of 495 public elementary schools	55.2%		61.8	194^th of 497 public elementary schools	61.0%	28	31.5				31.5	32.4				32.4	60.0				60.0	36.2				36.2	$13,128	$2,338	$10,789

Frequently Asked Questions about Bradford Elementary School

How many students attend Bradford Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 249 students attended Bradford Elementary School.

Is Bradford Elementary School a good school?

Bradford Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.0% of Arkansas elementary schools.

What district is Bradford Elementary School in?

Bradford School District

What schools do graduates of Bradford Elementary School attend?

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

High : Bradford High School

What is the racial makeup of Bradford Elementary School?

Students at Bradford Elementary School are 97% White, 2% Two or more races.

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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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