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Faulk Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

485^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 495 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Faulk Elementary School is a public elementary school in West Memphis, Arkansas, serving 546 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the West Memphis School District, which is ranked 230 out of 250 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Faulk Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Arkansas elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Reading, Mathematics, and Science that are significantly lower than the state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 9.8% to 14.3%, compared to the state averages of 34.7% to 39.6%. The school also has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 98.6% to 100% over the past 3 years, and a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 16.2 to 17.6.

In comparison, the nearby Bragg Elementary, Weaver Elementary, and Richland Elementary schools generally perform better academically, with higher proficiency rates and higher state rankings. Richland Elementary, in particular, stands out as the highest-performing school in the area, ranking in the top 50% of Arkansas elementary schools and having significantly higher proficiency rates than Faulk Elementary.

523

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,367

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

908 Vanderbilt
West Memphis, AR 72301

(870) 735-5252

District: West Memphis School District

Students who attend Faulk Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	West Junior High School
High:	The Academies Of West Memphis Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.0%

Hispanic:

1.9%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arkansas average (11% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg16%

Arkansas avg36%

485^th of 495

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the West Memphis School District

230^th of 250West Memphis 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	6.6	485 of 495	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	493 of 497	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	486 of 492	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	475 of 487	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	471 of 496	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	470 of 488	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	462 of 480	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.2	478 of 485	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.4	460 of 494	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.4	429 of 466	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	27.8	390 of 471	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.3	341 of 476	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	47.0	306 of 468	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.2	274 of 471	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.0	334 of 457	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.7	371 of 445	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.2	344 of 439	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.2	365 of 440	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.5	333 of 402	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.9	388 of 411	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?

Reading12%-24 vs state

Science11%-27 vs state

English Language Arts11%-24 vs state

Mathematics10%-29 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
Faulk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	908 Vanderbilt	West Memphis	72301	Crittenden County	West Memphis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 735-5252	523	31	16.8	100.0%	6 (1.1%)	502 (96.0%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	6.6	485^th of 495 public elementary schools	2.0%		4.9	493^rd of 497 public elementary schools	0.8%	8	9.1	8.9	12.5	12.5	10.7	9.1	8.9	14.3	14.3	11.5	3.0	8.9	12.5	16.1	9.8	9.1	10.7	14.3	10.7	11.1	$13,367	$3,760	$9,607
Richland Elementary School	Public	K-6	1011 W Barton	West Memphis	72301	Crittenden County	West Memphis School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 735-6443	462	28	16.4	99.8%	285 (61.7%)	140 (30.3%)	16 (3.5%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	52.5	245^th of 495 public elementary schools	50.5%		62.9	182^nd of 497 public elementary schools	63.4%	63	26.9	23.9	45.3	35.9	32.1	26.9	28.4	41.5	33.9	32.1	46.2	41.8	52.8	73.6	52.5	29.8	47.7	39.6	22.7	35.4	$11,758	$2,003	$9,755
Bragg Elementary School	Public	K-6	600 N. Redding Street	West Memphis	72301	Crittenden County	West Memphis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 735-4196	473	28	16.8	100.0%	137 (29.0%)	294 (62.2%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	15.2	445^th of 495 public elementary schools	10.1%		10.9	464^th of 497 public elementary schools	6.6%	19	26.2	15.9	8.7	22.7	18.3	24.6	14.5	14.4	28.8	20.5	26.1	13.0	8.7	21.2	17.1	20.0	14.5	13.0	13.6	15.3	$11,104	$2,668	$8,436
Marion Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1402 Crestmere St	West Memphis	72301	Crittenden County	Marion School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 735-4588	762	42	17.9	85.8%	108 (14.2%)	562 (73.8%)	39 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.6%)	6.9	483^rd of 495 public elementary schools	2.4%		11.3	461^st of 497 public elementary schools	7.2%	22	11.5	9.9	15.8	6.5	11.0	13.1	9.9	17.9	7.6	12.3	8.2	18.7	6.3	13.1	11.3	15.6	8.8	5.3	7.6	9.8	$11,685	$1,305	$10,380
Weaver Elementary School	Public	K-6	1280 East Barton	West Memphis	72301	Crittenden County	West Memphis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 735-7670	228	17	13.3	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	220 (96.5%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	9.8	468^th of 495 public elementary schools	5.5%		7.1	480^th of 497 public elementary schools	3.4%	12	16.7	17.5	17.6	13.0	16.6	19.1	17.5	5.8	17.4	15.1	11.9	7.5	20.5	8.7	12.3	9.5	17.5	11.7	4.3	11.6	$25,226	$12,724	$12,502
Jackson Wonder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2395 S L Henry Street	West Memphis	72301	Crittenden County	West Memphis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 735-4219	554	32	17.5	99.8%	10 (1.8%)	541 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	6.2	488^th of 495 public elementary schools	1.4%		7.9	479^th of 497 public elementary schools	3.6%	9	9.6	12.7	12.3	7.0	10.5	8.2	14.1	15.4	8.8	11.7	9.6	8.5	7.7	22.8	11.7	6.8	8.5	7.7	3.5	6.8	$13,089	$2,742	$10,346
Maddux Elementary School	Public	K-6	2100 E Barton	West Memphis	72301	Crittenden County	West Memphis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 735-4242	402	26	15.4	100.0%	6 (1.5%)	389 (96.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	8.5	476^th of 495 public elementary schools	3.8%		9.3	473^rd of 497 public elementary schools	4.8%	3	6.0	21.9	15.7	12.7	13.7	10.5	23.7	15.6	12.7	15.3	3.0	14.5	14.0	14.5	11.2	3.0	20.0	7.9	5.5	8.7	$13,327	$3,555	$9,772
Marion Math Science & Technology Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-6	100 L H Polk Dr	Marion	72364	Crittenden County	Marion School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 739-5180	654	34	19.2	81.8%	196 (30.0%)	360 (55.0%)	39 (6.0%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.5%)	15.8	436^th of 495 public elementary schools	11.9%		21.4	415^th of 497 public elementary schools	16.5%	21	23.1	25.3	20.0	13.6	20.4	23.1	25.3	20.0	15.5	20.9	21.0	17.2	8.6	16.6	15.7	24.2	23.3	12.4	15.5	18.6	$11,223	$926	$10,297
Herbert Carter Global Community Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-6	133 Military Rd	Marion	72364	Crittenden County	Marion School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 739-5120	670	35	19.0	64.3%	243 (36.3%)	296 (44.2%)	82 (12.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.0%)	21.9	403^rd of 495 public elementary schools	18.6%		31.4	371^st of 497 public elementary schools	25.4%	32	26.4	20.6	25.8	20.5	23.4	25.3	18.6	25.8	20.4	22.5	26.4	20.6	13.3	11.4	17.9	29.7	17.5	33.7	19.3	25.1	$11,642	$1,164	$10,479
Earle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1425 2nd Street	Earle	72331	Crittenden County	Earle School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 792-8732	195	15	13.2	99.5%	6 (3.1%)	183 (93.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	8.5	477^th of 495 public elementary schools	3.6%		9.8	472^nd of 497 public elementary schools	5.0%	5	4.0	12.9	0.0	30.0	10.4	8.0	9.7	0.0	25.0	9.4	8.0	3.2	6.7	25.0	9.4	4.0	9.7	6.7	25.0	10.4	$14,604	$2,767	$11,837

Frequently Asked Questions about Faulk Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Faulk Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : West Junior High School
High : The Academies Of West Memphis Charter School

What district is Faulk Elementary School in?

West Memphis School District

Is Faulk Elementary School a good school?

Faulk Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.0% of Arkansas elementary schools.

How many students attend Faulk Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 523 students attended Faulk Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Faulk Elementary School?

Students at Faulk Elementary School are 96% African American, 2% Hispanic, 1% White.

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