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Tilles Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

462^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 491 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Tilles Elementary School is a public school in Fort Smith, AR, serving 343 students in grades PK-5, and it faces significant challenges as one of the highest-poverty schools in the Fort Smith School District, with over 90% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

Academically, Tilles is the lowest-performing elementary school in the district, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (17.7%) and Math (17.7%) that are roughly half the district average and less than half the state average. The school has ranked in the bottom 10% of Arkansas elementary schools for three consecutive years, a distinction no other school in the district shares. This is a stark contrast to higher-performing nearby schools like Euper Lane Elementary School and Bonneville Elementary School, which have lower poverty rates and rank in the 67th and 58th percentiles, respectively. While Tilles spends a comparable amount per student ($12,663) to other district schools, the data suggests that the extreme socioeconomic disadvantage of its student body is the primary driver of its low performance.

There are a few notable bright spots and areas of concern. In 3rd grade, Tilles students showed a relative strength in Science, with a 27.1% proficiency rate—the school's highest for any subject that year. However, a troubling trend emerges in 5th grade, where students had the lowest proficiency rates in the school for English Language Arts (13%) and Reading (16.7%), suggesting the school may struggle to prepare students for more complex material in upper elementary grades. For parents considering Tilles, it's important to understand that while the school is working to overcome significant obstacles, its academic performance is well below both district and state averages.

343

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,663

Per pupil spending ?

90.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

815 N 16th St
Fort Smith, AR 72901

(479) 785-5606

District: Fort Smith School District

Students who attend Tilles Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	William O. Darby Middle School
High:	Northside High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.0%

White:

26.8%

African American:

13.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arkansas average (19% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg39%

Arkansas avg42%

462^nd of 491

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 31 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Fort Smith School District

142^nd of 251Fort Smith 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
2026	10.0	462 of 491	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	456 of 495	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	475 of 497	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	430 of 492	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	413 of 487	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	372 of 496	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	384 of 488	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	341 of 480	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.3	374 of 485	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	43.7	312 of 494	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.7	296 of 466	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.3	368 of 471	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.6	407 of 476	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.6	400 of 468	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	7.6	447 of 471	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.0	421 of 457	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.0	421 of 445	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.4	420 of 439	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.6	402 of 440	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.2	357 of 402	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.9	375 of 411	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2025-2026) ?

Reading22%-19 vs state

Science21%-23 vs state

English Language Arts18%-22 vs state

Mathematics18%-26 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	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
Tilles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	815 N 16th St	Fort Smith	72901	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 785-5606	343	18	18.9	90.4%	92 (26.8%)	45 (13.1%)	175 (51.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.9%)	10	462^nd of 491 public elementary schools	5.9%		12	456^th of 495 public elementary schools	7.9%	6	18.7	21.5	13.0	17.7	25.0	23.2	16.7	21.5	10.4	19.6	22.2	17.7	27.1	16.0	20.4	20.9	$12,663	$1,720	$10,943
Howard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 N 8th St	Fort Smith	72901	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 783-7382	299	16	18.8	92.3%	50 (16.7%)	30 (10.0%)	189 (63.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.7%)	29.4	378^th of 491 public elementary schools	23.0%		33.7	348^th of 495 public elementary schools	29.7%	30	36.8	38.0	30.7	35.5	34.7	32.0	35.9	34.0	32.7	18.0	35.9	28.2	36.8	22.0	23.1	27.5	$14,338	$1,449	$12,890
Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4111 Park Ave	Fort Smith	72903	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 783-4506	387	20	19.3	89.9%	79 (20.4%)	42 (10.9%)	210 (54.3%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.7%)	13.1	447^th of 491 public elementary schools	9.0%		21.3	404^th of 495 public elementary schools	18.4%	43	19.5	20.0	19.7	19.7	15.3	20.0	19.7	18.0	18.3	22.4	30.3	23.3	19.7	40.8	21.4	26.2	$13,603	$2,816	$10,787
Sunnymede Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4201 N O St	Fort Smith	72904	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 783-6327	510	27	18.7	91.4%	70 (13.7%)	35 (6.9%)	323 (63.3%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (11.8%)	34.9	343^rd of 491 public elementary schools	30.1%		25.3	388^th of 495 public elementary schools	21.6%	45	24.0	33.3	42.7	32.8	25.0	29.3	40.3	31.3	34.4	33.3	57.4	41.5	27.1	33.3	35.4	31.7	$11,773	$1,780	$9,993
Ballman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 S Q St	Fort Smith	72901	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 783-1280	286	15	18.7	67.1%	144 (50.3%)	20 (7.0%)	79 (27.6%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (13.3%)	51.6	249^th of 491 public elementary schools	49.3%		64.7	164^th of 495 public elementary schools	66.9%	85	32.7	39.6	40.0	37.6	36.7	34.5	44.0	38.2	53.1	43.1	48.0	47.8	40.8	50.9	42.0	44.8	$13,689	$1,511	$12,178
Sutton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5001 Kelley Hwy	Fort Smith	72904	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 785-1778	411	27	15.0	91.5%	67 (16.3%)	40 (9.7%)	236 (57.4%)	28 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.7%)	20.4	417^th of 491 public elementary schools	15.1%		17.6	428^th of 495 public elementary schools	13.5%	11	27.7	35.2	17.9	26.8	31.9	33.3	17.8	27.4	21.3	37.1	19.6	26.2	29.8	31.5	16.0	25.4	$14,863	$2,223	$12,640
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 S Dallas St	Fort Smith	72901	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 783-3214	582	32	17.9	80.6%	236 (40.5%)	43 (7.4%)	178 (30.6%)	10 (1.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (18.9%)	41.7	300^th of 491 public elementary schools	38.9%		42.7	298^th of 495 public elementary schools	39.8%	2	38.1	36.2	48.0	41.0	38.1	29.7	44.0	37.4	32.1	37.3	44.0	38.2	35.7	30.9	32.0	32.7	$11,809	$1,299	$10,510
Spradling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4949 Spradling Ave	Fort Smith	72904	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 783-8048	307	17	18.3	94.5%	48 (15.6%)	31 (10.1%)	192 (62.5%)	13 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.5%)	19.4	422^nd of 491 public elementary schools	14.1%		26.1	383^rd of 495 public elementary schools	22.6%	39	25.0	29.2	29.2	27.8	25.0	27.1	27.1	26.5	18.2	23.4	29.7	23.9	25.0	29.2	29.8	28.1	$13,041	$1,606	$11,435
Bonneville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 South Waldron Rd	Fort Smith	72903	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 478-3161	287	15	19.1	74.6%	114 (39.7%)	38 (13.2%)	65 (22.6%)	23 (8.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (15.0%)	58.9	204^th of 491 public elementary schools	58.5%		61	190^th of 495 public elementary schools	61.6%	14	55.3	40.0	48.1	47.3	53.1	36.4	44.4	44.2	40.4	40.0	44.4	41.1	53.2	41.8	55.5	48.9	$12,206	$1,033	$11,173
Harry C. Morrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3415 Newlon Rd	Fort Smith	72904	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 782-7045	493	26	19.1	90.3%	81 (16.4%)	79 (16.0%)	278 (56.4%)	16 (3.2%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.1%)	31	369^th of 491 public elementary schools	24.8%		18.9	417^th of 495 public elementary schools	15.8%	48	36.6	33.8	20.5	29.8	38.0	33.8	21.7	30.6	36.6	54.9	25.3	38.2	40.9	33.9	20.5	31.1	$11,686	$1,899	$9,787

Frequently Asked Questions about Tilles Elementary School

What district is Tilles Elementary School in?

Fort Smith School District

What is the racial makeup of Tilles Elementary School?

Students at Tilles Elementary School are 51% Hispanic, 27% White, 13% African American, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Tilles Elementary School a good school?

Tilles Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.9% of Arkansas elementary schools.

How many students attend Tilles Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 343 students attended Tilles Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Tilles Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : William O. Darby Middle School
High : Northside High School

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