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Kensett Elementary School

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Kensett Elementary School ranks 339 th of 495 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

339^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 495 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Kensett Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-6 in the Riverview School District in Kensett, Arkansas. With 290 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arkansas elementary schools over the past 10 years, earning a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kensett Elementary School faces significant academic challenges, with test scores that consistently underperform the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 26% of Kensett students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 34.7% statewide. The school also struggles in math, with only 33.1% of students proficient or better, compared to 38.7% statewide. Additionally, Kensett Elementary has extremely high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 79.88% in 2021-2022 to 97.59% in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Kensett Elementary to nearby schools, such as Westside Elementary in Searcy, the performance gap becomes even more apparent. Westside Elementary, just 5.58 miles away, has significantly higher test scores, with 53.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 64.4% in Math. This suggests that the challenges faced by Kensett Elementary are not solely due to its rural location or district-level factors, but rather a need for more substantial interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

294

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,494

Per pupil spending ?

90.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 W Dandridge St
Kensett, AR 72082

(501) 742-3221

District: Riverview School District

Students who attend Kensett Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Riverview Junior High School
High:	Riverview High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.1%

Hispanic:

18.7%

African American:

15.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arkansas average (29% vs 36% meeting standards)

!Science scores 11 pts below the Arkansas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg28%

Arkansas avg36%

339^th of 495

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Riverview School District

174^th of 250Riverview 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	35.7	339 of 495	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	387 of 497	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	399 of 492	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	397 of 487	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	409 of 496	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	388 of 488	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	347 of 480	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.1	352 of 485	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.3	351 of 494	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.7	342 of 466	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.8	325 of 471	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.8	356 of 476	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	60.4	214 of 468	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.4	289 of 471	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.3	198 of 457	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.0	251 of 445	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.8	179 of 439	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	36.4	320 of 440	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	49.8	241 of 402	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.9	318 of 411	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics33%-6 vs state

Reading28%-7 vs state

Science27%-11 vs state

English Language Arts26%-9 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
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
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
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
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
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	512 Country Club Rd	Searcy	72143	White County	Searcy School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 268-0111	398	21	19.3	46.2%	304 (76.4%)	22 (5.5%)	36 (9.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.3%)	88.2	49^th of 495 public elementary schools	90.1%		89.7	36^th of 497 public elementary schools	92.8%	13	53.3				53.3	47.7				47.7	64.4				64.4	55.5				55.5	$11,772	$1,132	$10,641
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
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
Pangburn Elementary School	Public	K-6	1100 Short St	Pangburn	72121	White County	Pangburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 728-4230	401	28	14.4	64.8%	381 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	71.6	127^th of 495 public elementary schools	74.3%		63.5	178^th of 497 public elementary schools	64.2%	51	34.5	54.6	50.0	38.9	44.1	32.8	56.4	47.8	44.4	45.0	41.4	38.2	43.5	66.6	47.4	41.4	45.5	50.0	53.7	47.4	$12,688	$1,819	$10,869
Beebe Early Childhood	Public	K-1	1201 W Center St	Beebe	72012	White County	Beebe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 882-5463	439	30	14.4	64.5%	348 (79.3%)	19 (4.3%)	27 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.8%)								(n/a)																					$10,012	$1,084	$8,928
Beebe Elementary School	Public	2-4	1201 W Center St	Beebe	72012	White County	Beebe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 882-5463	904	49	18.4	63.7%	764 (84.5%)	37 (4.1%)	45 (5.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.9%)	58.7	205^th of 495 public elementary schools	58.6%		63	181^st of 497 public elementary schools	63.6%	24	34.9	36.8			35.8	36.8	38.3			37.5	50.6	49.1			49.8	43.6	36.5			40.1	$11,373	$1,346	$10,028

Frequently Asked Questions about Kensett Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Kensett Elementary School?

Students at Kensett Elementary School are 55% White, 19% Hispanic, 16% African American, 10% Two or more races.

How many students attend Kensett Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 294 students attended Kensett Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Kensett Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Riverview Junior High School
High : Riverview High School

Is Kensett Elementary School a good school?

Kensett Elementary School ranks 339^th of 495 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Kensett Elementary School in?

Riverview School District

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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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