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George Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

427^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 491 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

George Elementary School in Springdale, AR, is a public school serving 676 students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade within the Springdale School District, where nearly 88% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a high-poverty community.

George Elementary has experienced a significant and concerning decline in academic performance over the past decade, dropping from a 3-star rating in 2015-2016 to a 1-star rating today, placing it in the bottom 13% of Arkansas elementary schools. The school's proficiency rates in core subjects are roughly 10 to 19 percentage points lower than both the district and state averages. A critical weakness appears in 5th-grade math, where proficiency plummets to just 19.8%, a dramatic drop from the school's relative strength in 4th-grade math (43.8%). This sharp decline is not seen in nearby schools like Turnbow Elementary School, which achieves 51.5% proficiency in 5th-grade math. Furthermore, George Elementary has the highest student-teacher ratio (20.5:1) among its immediate neighbors, compared to 16.1:1 at Linda Childers Knapp Elementary School and 16.9:1 at Jones Elementary School.

Despite these challenges, the school's situation is not solely defined by poverty. Nearby John Tyson Elementary School, which serves a similar demographic profile (71.8% poverty), is a top-performing school ranking in the 70th percentile. This contrast suggests that school-level factors like instructional quality and support systems play a major role. Additionally, George Elementary spends $12,098 per student, which is more than John Tyson ($11,594), indicating that funding alone is not the issue. The district must investigate the root causes of this decline, particularly the 5th-grade math crisis and the high student-teacher ratio, to improve outcomes for its students.

676

Students ?

20.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,098

Per pupil spending ?

87.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2878 South Powell Street
Springdale, AR 72765

(479) 750-8710

District: Springdale School District

Students who attend George Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	J. O. Kelly Middle School
High:	Springdale High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.8%

Pacific Islander:

14.2%

White:

10.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arkansas average (26% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 44 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg39%

Arkansas avg42%

427^th of 491

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 44 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Springdale School District

137^th of 251Springdale 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	18.7	427 of 491	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	413 of 495	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	391 of 497	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	367 of 492	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.5	305 of 487	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.1	261 of 496	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	266 of 488	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	316 of 480	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.7	241 of 485	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.0	210 of 494	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.3	145 of 466	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.2	300 of 471	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.7	382 of 476	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.4	341 of 468	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.5	412 of 471	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.1	411 of 457	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	8.8	423 of 445	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.3	395 of 439	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.5	387 of 440	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	48.6	248 of 402	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.9	235 of 411	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics31%-13 vs state

Reading26%-15 vs state

Science25%-19 vs state

English Language Arts24%-16 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 6th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	ATLAS Reading 8th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 7th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 8th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science 7th Grade	ATLAS Science 8th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
George Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2878 South Powell Street	Springdale	72765	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 750-8710	676	33	20.5	87.9%	73 (10.8%)	10 (1.5%)	465 (68.8%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	96 (14.2%)	23 (3.4%)	18.7	427^th of 491 public elementary schools	13.0%		19.8	413^th of 495 public elementary schools	16.6%	14	21.2	26.0	24.5				23.8	23.7	28.1	25.5				25.6	30.5	43.8	19.8				31.0	25.4	24.0	24.8				24.7	$12,098	$1,657	$10,441
Linda Childers Knapp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2634 Oriole Street	Springdale	72765	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 750-8850	607	38	16.1	89.0%	71 (11.7%)	10 (1.6%)	404 (66.6%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	99 (16.3%)	14 (2.3%)	22.5	408^th of 491 public elementary schools	16.9%		18.6	419^th of 495 public elementary schools	15.4%	11	35.5	14.7	31.8				27.1	37.7	13.7	35.3				28.6	34.4	22.4	28.2				28.3	35.5	15.8	18.8				23.4	$14,680	$2,044	$12,636
Jones Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 South Powell Street	Springdale	72765	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 750-8865	464	27	16.9	95.0%	58 (12.5%)	6 (1.3%)	281 (60.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (23.7%)	6 (1.3%)	15.9	438^th of 491 public elementary schools	10.8%		10.2	465^th of 495 public elementary schools	6.1%	27	16.7	40.7	24.3				27.0	16.6	32.8	24.3				24.5	16.9	20.3	17.2				18.1	12.3	20.3	28.5				20.6	$14,001	$2,163	$11,839
John Tyson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1967 Chapman Avenue	Springdale	72765	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 750-8862	571	31	18.7	71.8%	180 (31.5%)	10 (1.8%)	312 (54.6%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	41 (7.2%)	18 (3.2%)	69	146^th of 491 public elementary schools	70.3%		78.9	91^st of 495 public elementary schools	81.6%	55	48.4	45.3	58.4				49.8	48.4	45.3	55.6				49.1	51.1	55.7	56.9				54.4	47.8	45.2	45.9				46.3	$11,594	$1,322	$10,272
Parson Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2326 Cardinal Drive	Springdale	72765	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 750-8877	517	28	18.1	95.4%	35 (6.8%)	10 (1.9%)	317 (61.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (26.7%)	16 (3.1%)	24.1	403^rd of 491 public elementary schools	17.9%		10.6	464^th of 495 public elementary schools	6.3%	61	28.8	17.2	33.8				26.7	26.6	15.7	32.3				25.0	28.1	31.4	42.6				33.5	26.7	24.3	39.1				29.7	$13,354	$2,410	$10,944
Lisa Academy Springdale	Public, Charter	K-8	301 Holcomb St	Springdale	72764	Washington County	Lisa Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(479) 717-6464	450	27	16.7	73.8%	140 (31.1%)	15 (3.3%)	250 (55.6%)	6 (1.3%)	13 (2.9%)	15 (3.3%)	11 (2.4%)	65.5	170^th of 491 public elementary schools	65.4%		67.1	153^rd of 495 public elementary schools	69.1%	17	45.2	50.0	37.8	44.2	37.9	22.7	41.9	43.4	48.2	39.7	48.0	37.9	22.7	42.3	62.2	51.8	56.6	48.0	37.9	27.8	50.9	54.7	57.2	41.5	40.3	44.8	18.2	45.7	$11,521	$954	$10,567
Harp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Butterfield Coach Road	Springdale	72765	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 750-8740	559	31	17.7	78.5%	115 (20.6%)	10 (1.8%)	330 (59.0%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (12.0%)	23 (4.1%)	48.9	263^rd of 491 public elementary schools	46.4%		42.4	301^st of 495 public elementary schools	39.2%	38	32.9	38.3	48.6				39.8	32.9	37.1	52.8				40.7	34.2	48.1	47.2				43.3	37.0	30.8	51.4				39.2	$18,402	$5,033	$13,368
Westwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1850 McRay Avenue	Springdale	72765	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 750-8871	498	28	17.6	86.1%	93 (18.7%)	5 (1.0%)	283 (56.8%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	94 (18.9%)	14 (2.8%)	21.8	410^th of 491 public elementary schools	16.5%		17.4	429^th of 495 public elementary schools	13.3%	19	29.1	28.0	17.3				24.7	33.3	25.0	20.0				26.1	36.1	29.4	32.0				32.6	34.7	22.1	29.4				28.9	$14,166	$2,403	$11,764
Elmdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	420 North West End Ave	Springdale	72765	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 750-8859	510	27	19.1	88.8%	77 (15.1%)	8 (1.6%)	377 (73.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (5.5%)	16 (3.1%)	26.3	395^th of 491 public elementary schools	19.6%		14.8	449^th of 495 public elementary schools	9.3%	54	28.3	33.4	32.9				31.6	28.3	25.0	39.2				31.6	26.9	41.0	30.4				32.4	22.4	24.6	26.6				24.6	$14,558	$2,632	$11,926
Walker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 South 40th Street	Springdale	72765	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 750-8874	605	34	17.7	71.6%	190 (31.4%)	11 (1.8%)	265 (43.8%)	18 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	84 (13.9%)	35 (5.8%)	45.9	279^th of 491 public elementary schools	43.2%		42.8	296^th of 495 public elementary schools	40.2%	17	34.5	39.2	37.1				37.1	34.5	41.2	37.1				37.9	45.7	43.2	41.2				43.3	40.8	41.2	38.2				40.0	$12,530	$1,545	$10,985

Frequently Asked Questions about George Elementary School

What district is George Elementary School in?

Springdale School District

What schools do graduates of George Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : J. O. Kelly Middle School
High : Springdale High School

How many students attend George Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 676 students attended George Elementary School.

Is George Elementary School a good school?

George Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.0% of Arkansas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of George Elementary School?

Students at George Elementary School are 69% Hispanic, 14% Pacific Islander, 11% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

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2025–26 ATLAS test scoresNewJul 13, 2026

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