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Root Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

5^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 491 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Root Elementary School in Fayetteville, AR, is a K-4 public school serving 445 students within the highly-rated Fayetteville School District, and it consistently ranks among the top 1% of elementary schools in the entire state.

Root is an academic powerhouse, currently ranked 5th out of 491 Arkansas elementary schools with a 5-star rating. Its test scores are remarkably consistent across all subjects, with proficiency rates hovering between 76.7% and 79.9%—roughly 30-40 percentage points higher than the state average. The school shows particularly strong growth between 3rd and 4th grade, with math proficiency jumping from 64.8% to 87.1%. Root shares the top tier with nearby Vandergriff Elementary School, creating a friendly rivalry between two elite schools with similar demographics. While Vandergriff leads in math (84.1% vs. 76.7%), Root outperforms in English Language Arts (79.9% vs. 76.8%) and Reading (76.7% vs. 73.6%).

One of Root's most notable characteristics is its exceptionally low poverty rate, with only 14.83% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch—the second-lowest in the district. This stands in stark contrast to other nearby schools like Asbell Elementary (87.46% FRL) and Owl Creek School (69.63% FRL), which are only a few miles away but have vastly different educational outcomes. Interestingly, Root's per-student spending ($11,531) is among the lowest in the district, while schools with higher spending like Asbell ($17,096) and Leverett Elementary ($15,481) have significantly lower academic results. This suggests Root's success stems from a combination of its student demographic, effective teaching, and strong community support rather than higher funding.

445

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,531

Per pupil spending ?

14.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1529 Mission Blvd
Fayetteville, AR 72701

(479) 444-3075

District: Fayetteville School District

Students who attend Root Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	McNair Middle School
	Woodland Junior High School
High:	Fayetteville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.5%

Hispanic:

7.0%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arkansas average (78% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Arkansas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Fayetteville School District

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school78%

District avg55%

Arkansas avg42%

5^th of 491

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9Elementary Schools in the Fayetteville School District

34^th of 251Fayetteville 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
2026	97.1	5 of 491	99.0%	★★★★★
2025	99.6	1 of 495	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	5 of 497	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	1 of 492	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	6 of 487	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	18 of 496	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	12 of 488	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	24 of 480	95.0%	★★★★★
2017	96.8	2 of 485	99.6%	★★★★★
2016	93.6	7 of 494	98.6%	★★★★★
2015	92.5	18 of 466	96.1%	★★★★★
2014	91.1	8 of 471	98.3%	★★★★★
2013	83.4	34 of 476	92.9%	★★★★★
2012	82.3	35 of 468	92.5%	★★★★★
2011	83.4	36 of 471	92.4%	★★★★★
2010	78.1	73 of 457	84.0%	★★★★☆
2009	81.6	51 of 445	88.5%	★★★★☆
2008	86.3	27 of 439	93.8%	★★★★★
2007	90.2	11 of 440	97.5%	★★★★★
2006	91.2	11 of 402	97.3%	★★★★★
2005	88.3	18 of 411	95.6%	★★★★★

By subject vs Arkansas (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts80%+40 vs state

Science78%+34 vs state

Reading77%+36 vs state

Mathematics77%+33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2026)				ATLAS Reading (2026)				ATLAS Mathematics (2026)				ATLAS Science (2026)				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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Root Elementary School	Public	K-4	1529 Mission Blvd	Fayetteville	72701	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 444-3075	445	25	17.8	14.8%	376 (84.5%)	6 (1.3%)	31 (7.0%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.5%)	97.1	5^th of 491 public elementary schools	99.0%		99.6	1^st of 495 public elementary schools	99.8%	4	76.2	83.2		79.9	73.8	79.2		76.7	64.8	87.1		76.7	69.3	86.1		78.3	$11,531	$640	$10,891
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-4	425 N Highland Avenue	Fayetteville	72701	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 444-3073	293	17	17.2	49.1%	176 (60.1%)	45 (15.4%)	37 (12.6%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	26 (8.9%)	77.2	99^th of 491 public elementary schools	79.8%		82.5	69^th of 495 public elementary schools	86.1%	30	57.4	50.7		53.9	57.4	53.6		55.4	54.1	50.0		52.0	60.7	53.0		56.6	$15,328	$1,230	$14,098
Happy Hollow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2175 East Peppervine Drive	Fayetteville	72701	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 444-3085	521	28	18.6	47.0%	326 (62.6%)	44 (8.4%)	82 (15.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	58 (11.1%)	82.9	67^th of 491 public elementary schools	86.4%		81.8	71^st of 495 public elementary schools	85.7%	4	55.7	62.5		59.1	56.7	62.5		59.6	49.5	55.7		52.7	60.0	66.4		63.2	$12,554	$977	$11,577
Butterfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3050 Old Missouri Road	Fayetteville	72703	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 444-3081	567	29	19.5	47.3%	313 (55.2%)	55 (9.7%)	111 (19.6%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.6%)	66 (11.6%)	64	180^th of 491 public elementary schools	63.3%		83.7	64^th of 495 public elementary schools	87.1%	116	44.8	49.2		47.0	48.2	46.7		47.4	46.5	55.7		51.3	45.6	46.7		46.2	$12,253	$737	$11,515
Leverett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1124 W Cleveland	Fayetteville	72702	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 444-3077	238	14	17.0	55.9%	112 (47.1%)	41 (17.2%)	47 (19.7%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	27 (11.3%)	65.9	167^th of 491 public elementary schools	66.0%		72	125^th of 495 public elementary schools	74.7%	42	43.4	47.4		45.3	43.4	55.3		48.8	43.5	57.9		50.0	47.9	60.6		53.5	$15,481	$1,359	$14,122
Asbell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1500 N Sang	Fayetteville	72701	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 444-3080	319	22	14.5	87.5%	103 (32.3%)	86 (27.0%)	62 (19.4%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	49 (15.4%)	17.2	431^st of 491 public elementary schools	12.2%		26.4	381^st of 495 public elementary schools	23.0%	50	22.1	30.9		26.3	25.5	28.6		27.0	25.5	27.3		26.3	22.1	23.6		22.8	$17,096	$2,300	$14,796
Lisa Academy Fayetteville	Public, Charter	K-5	1166 Van Asche Drive	Fayetteville	72704	Washington County	Lisa Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(479) 717-6464	377	20	18.7	41.9%	203 (53.8%)	32 (8.5%)	77 (20.4%)	26 (6.9%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (8.2%)	91.7	23^rd of 491 public elementary schools	95.3%		78.6	93^rd of 495 public elementary schools	81.2%	70	66.7	65.5	56.0	63.0	68.5	65.5	56.0	63.6	64.8	70.7	62.0	66.1	66.6	67.2	62.0	65.5
Holcomb Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2900 N Salem Road	Fayetteville	72704	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 527-3610	603	29	20.8	30.5%	398 (66.0%)	42 (7.0%)	83 (13.8%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	56 (9.3%)	92.4	21^st of 491 public elementary schools	95.7%		91.2	31^st of 495 public elementary schools	93.7%	10	72.7	58.2		65.0	71.8	58.1		64.7	71.8	76.7		74.4	70.1	60.4		65.1	$12,261	$739	$11,522
Vandergriff Elementary School	Public	K-4	2900 N Salem Road	Fayetteville	72703	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 527-3600	558	30	18.6	11.3%	452 (81.0%)	8 (1.4%)	40 (7.2%)	19 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (6.6%)	98.2	2^nd of 491 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.9	2^nd of 495 public elementary schools	99.6%		71.9	80.2		76.8	66.3	78.6		73.6	82.0	85.5		84.1	74.1	83.9		80.0	$11,305	$573	$10,732
Owl Creek School	Public	PK, KG-4	375 North Rupple Road	Fayetteville	72704	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 718-0200	619	37	16.5	69.6%	228 (36.8%)	124 (20.0%)	144 (23.3%)	18 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.6%)	87 (14.1%)	55.9	224^th of 491 public elementary schools	54.4%		54.2	238^th of 495 public elementary schools	51.9%	14	38.1	46.8		42.5	40.6	43.9		42.3	41.9	48.6		45.3	46.7	48.6		47.7	$14,514	$1,670	$12,844

Frequently Asked Questions about Root Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Root Elementary School?

Students at Root Elementary School are 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

Is Root Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Root Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 5^th of 491 Arkansas elementary schools.

How many students attend Root Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Root Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Root Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : McNair Middle School
Middle : Woodland Junior High School
High : Fayetteville High School

What district is Root Elementary School in?

Fayetteville School District

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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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