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Maddux Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

476^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 495 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Maddux Elementary School is a public elementary school in West Memphis, Arkansas, serving 413 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the West Memphis School District, which is ranked 230 out of 250 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Maddux Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Arkansas elementary schools over the past several years, with a statewide ranking between 451 and 479 out of around 500 schools. The school has maintained a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state. Maddux Elementary School consistently underperforms the state and district averages in proficiency rates across all subject areas, with particularly low performance in Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (13.7%), Reading (15.3%), and Mathematics (11.2%) were significantly lower than the state averages (34.7%, 35.3%, and 38.7%, respectively).

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Maddux Elementary School's academic performance lags behind nearby schools in the West Memphis School District, such as Richland Elementary, Faulk Elementary, and Bragg Elementary. The school also underperforms the higher-performing magnet schools in the region, such as Herbert Carter Global Community Magnet School and Marion Math Science & Technology Magnet School.

402

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,327

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2100 E Barton
West Memphis, AR 72301

(870) 735-4242

District: West Memphis School District

Students who attend Maddux Elementary School usually attend:

High:

The Academies Of West Memphis Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.8%

White:

1.5%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arkansas average (12% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Science scores 29 pts below the Arkansas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg16%

Arkansas avg36%

476^th of 495

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	8.5	476 of 495	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	473 of 497	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	465 of 492	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	472 of 487	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	479 of 496	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	459 of 488	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	456 of 480	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.4	451 of 485	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.8	434 of 494	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.2	446 of 466	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	33.4	367 of 471	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.9	379 of 476	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.9	372 of 468	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.1	396 of 471	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.7	345 of 457	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.7	373 of 445	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.9	287 of 439	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.6	347 of 440	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.8	331 of 402	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.6	330 of 411	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?

Reading15%-20 vs state

English Language Arts14%-21 vs state

Mathematics11%-28 vs state

Science9%-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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Maddux Elementary School

What district is Maddux Elementary School in?

West Memphis School District

What schools do graduates of Maddux Elementary School attend?

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

High : The Academies Of West Memphis Charter School

How many students attend Maddux Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Maddux Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Maddux Elementary School?

Students at Maddux Elementary School are 97% African American, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Maddux Elementary School a good school?

Maddux Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.8% of Arkansas elementary schools.

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