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Malvern Elementary School

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Malvern Elementary School ranks 353 rd of 495 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

353^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 495 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Malvern Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 680 students in grades K-4 in Malvern, Arkansas. The school is part of the Malvern School District, which is ranked 175 out of 250 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating.

Malvern Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Arkansas elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating. The school significantly underperforms the state averages on test scores, with only 27.5% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 26.5% proficient in math, compared to state averages of 34.7% and 38.7% respectively. Malvern Elementary also has very high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 76.5% to 87.9% over the past few years, much higher than the state average. Despite higher-than-average spending per student at $10,505, the school's academic outcomes have remained stagnant or declined over time.

In comparison, nearby schools such as Lakeside Intermediate, Ouachita Elementary, and Poyen Elementary significantly outperform Malvern Elementary on test scores, with proficiency rates often 10-20 percentage points higher. These schools serve student populations with lower poverty rates and higher spending per student. Addressing the underlying factors contributing to Malvern Elementary's poor performance, such as the high poverty rate, relatively high student-teacher ratio, and lower spending per student, could be crucial for improving student achievement at the school.

781

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,922

Per pupil spending ?

76.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1807 W Moline St
Malvern, AR 72104

(501) 467-3166

District: Malvern School District

Students who attend Malvern Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Malvern Middle School
	Wilson Intermediate School
High:	Malvern High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.1%

African American:

23.0%

Hispanic:

12.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the Arkansas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg27%

Arkansas avg36%

353^rd of 495

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

175^th of 250Malvern 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	33.0	353 of 495	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	423 of 497	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	413 of 492	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	390 of 487	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	368 of 496	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	383 of 488	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	383 of 480	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.1	413 of 485	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.7	457 of 494	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.0	411 of 466	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.8	400 of 471	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.2	330 of 476	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.1	229 of 468	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	37.7	346 of 471	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.7	340 of 457	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.6	317 of 445	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	50.5	262 of 439	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.4	255 of 440	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.2	227 of 402	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.7	282 of 411	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?

Science33%-5 vs state

Reading30%-5 vs state

English Language Arts28%-7 vs state

Mathematics26%-12 vs state

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Schools Near Malvern Elementary School

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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
Malvern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1807 W Moline St	Malvern	72104	Hot Spring County	Malvern School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 467-3166	781	46	16.8	76.6%	391 (50.1%)	180 (23.0%)	100 (12.8%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (12.8%)	33	353^rd of 495 public elementary schools	28.7%		20.4	423^rd of 497 public elementary schools	14.9%	70	28.2	27.0			27.5	29.7	31.0			30.3	21.1	30.9			26.5	32.8	33.5			33.2	$14,922	$4,783	$10,140
Magnet Cove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	22083 Hwy 51	Malvern	72104	Hot Spring County	Magnet Cove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 337-9131	368	22	17.0	59.8%	330 (89.7%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	59.5	201^st of 495 public elementary schools	59.4%		45	284^th of 497 public elementary schools	42.9%	83	42.8	37.5	37.3	34.1	38.2	39.3	37.6	37.3	31.8	36.7	51.8	35.5	30.3	40.9	40.3	50.0	35.5	41.8	50.0	44.5	$12,103	$1,327	$10,776
Glen Rose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14334 Hwy. 67	Malvern	72104	Hot Spring County	Glen Rose School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 332-3694	507	27	18.6	55.2%	477 (94.1%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	54.9	231^st of 495 public elementary schools	53.3%		56.2	227^th of 497 public elementary schools	54.3%	4	41.9	41.3	46.8	26.9	38.6	41.9	46.1	45.2	24.3	38.6	31.1	28.5	40.3	28.2	31.8	43.3	42.9	48.4	33.4	41.5	$13,026	$2,762	$10,264
Poyen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14296 Hwy 270 W	Poyen	72128	Grant County	Poyen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 332-5529	293	19	15.1	52.2%	276 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	88.7	43^rd of 495 public elementary schools	91.3%		85.1	50^th of 497 public elementary schools	89.9%	7	66.7	42.4	53.7	59.4	55.5	57.6	54.6	46.4	56.7	53.5	78.8	66.7	46.4	83.7	68.1	63.7	60.7	51.3	48.6	55.5	$10,593	$785	$9,808
Lakeside Intermediate School	Public	2-4	2855 Malvern Ave	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland)	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 262-2332	721	44	16.4	49.5%	479 (66.4%)	40 (5.5%)	98 (13.6%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (12.3%)	74	118^th of 495 public elementary schools	76.2%		81	73^rd of 497 public elementary schools	85.3%	45	46.1	41.1			43.4	43.4	44.2			43.9	58.4	55.1			56.6	51.4	46.0			48.5	$10,930	$990	$9,940
Lakeside Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	2841 Malvern	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland)	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 262-1921	583	30	19.1	50.8%	368 (63.1%)	37 (6.3%)	91 (15.6%)	17 (2.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (11.1%)								(n/a)																					$14,895	$2,036	$12,859
Ouachita Elementary School	Public	K-6	332 Schoohouse Road	Donaldson	71941	Hot Spring County	Ouachita School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 384-2341	280	16	17.2	57.9%	269 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	78.5	94^th of 495 public elementary schools	81.0%		82.5	63^rd of 497 public elementary schools	87.3%	31	47.7	46.0	63.7	48.0	50.3	47.6	50.0	57.5	45.8	49.7	45.2	70.0	45.5	35.4	49.7	45.2	44.0	63.6	52.1	50.3	$10,903	$1,373	$9,530
Cutter-Morning Star Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2801 Spring Street	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	Cutter Morning Star School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 262-2414	357	20	17.9	78.4%	247 (69.2%)	8 (2.2%)	44 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (14.6%)	49.9	260^th of 495 public elementary schools	47.5%		51	253^rd of 497 public elementary schools	49.1%	7	49.1	18.0	35.0	36.8	35.3	45.7	18.0	32.5	34.7	33.3	44.1	22.0	35.0	26.5	32.3	50.9	28.0	42.5	34.6	39.4	$14,451	$4,518	$9,933
Westbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2621 N Hwy 229	Benton	72015	Saline County	HARMONY GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Saline)	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 778-7331	371	19	19.3	39.6%	324 (87.3%)	7 (1.9%)	17 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.1%)	68.7	148^th of 495 public elementary schools	70.1%		81.7	67^th of 497 public elementary schools	86.5%	81	39.8				39.8	39.8				39.8	53.7				53.7	41.9				41.9	$9,903	$520	$9,383
Langston Elementary Leadership Academy Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	120 Chestnut	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	Hot Springs School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 620-7821	504	27	18.5	100.0%	100 (19.8%)	224 (44.4%)	111 (22.0%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.1%)	14.9	448^th of 495 public elementary schools	9.5%		14.9	445^th of 497 public elementary schools	10.5%	3	20.7	25.8	8.3	14.3	17.9	20.7	25.8	10.4	14.2	18.4	17.2	24.2	4.2	22.4	17.5	22.4	22.6	8.4	20.4	18.9	$16,502	$4,560	$11,942

Frequently Asked Questions about Malvern Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Malvern Elementary School?

Students at Malvern Elementary School are 50% White, 23% African American, 13% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races.

Is Malvern Elementary School a good school?

Malvern Elementary School ranks 353^rd of 495 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Malvern Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 781 students attended Malvern Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Malvern Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Malvern Middle School
Middle : Wilson Intermediate School
High : Malvern High School

What district is Malvern Elementary School in?

Malvern 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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