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King Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

415^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 495 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

King Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Van Buren, Arkansas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 443 students. It is part of the Van Buren School District, which is ranked 102 out of 250 school districts in Arkansas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

King Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arkansas elementary schools, with a ranking between 253-415 out of 487-497 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the district and state averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 21.6% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts and 21.6% in Mathematics, compared to 37.2% and 42.1% for the district, respectively. The school's performance has declined over the years, with its star rating dropping from 2 stars to 1 star out of 5 between 2015-2016 and 2022-2023.

The nearby schools within the Van Buren School District, such as James R. Tate Elementary, Parkview Elementary, and Rena Elementary, generally perform better than King Elementary School on standardized tests and have higher rankings. These schools also have lower percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a more socioeconomically diverse student population. The lower per-student spending and higher student-teacher ratio at King Elementary School compared to some nearby schools may also be limiting the school's ability to provide the necessary resources and support for its students.

437

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,760

Per pupil spending ?

86.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

411 North 20th St
Van Buren, AR 72956

(479) 474-2661

District: Van Buren School District

Students who attend King Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Butterfield Trail Middle School
High:	Van Buren High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.0%

Hispanic:

38.7%

Two or more races:

15.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arkansas average (21% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg38%

Arkansas avg36%

415^th of 495

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Van Buren School District

102^nd of 250Van Buren 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	19.1	415 of 495	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	393 of 497	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	371 of 492	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.7	277 of 487	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.4	253 of 496	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	317 of 488	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	379 of 480	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.5	315 of 485	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.4	334 of 494	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.9	358 of 466	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.8	391 of 471	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.3	412 of 476	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.6	369 of 468	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.7	337 of 471	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.8	371 of 457	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	52.1	258 of 445	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	70.5	131 of 439	70.2%	★★★★☆
2007	59.7	192 of 440	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	76.4	83 of 402	79.4%	★★★★☆
2005	70.0	108 of 411	73.7%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?

Science22%-16 vs state

English Language Arts22%-13 vs state

Mathematics22%-17 vs state

Reading19%-16 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 All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	411 North 20th St	Van Buren	72956	Crawford County	Van Buren School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 474-2661	437	28	15.3	86.3%	179 (41.0%)	13 (3.0%)	169 (38.7%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (15.6%)	19.1	415^th of 495 public elementary schools	16.2%		24.9	393^rd of 497 public elementary schools	20.9%	22	17.2	30.3	15.6	21.6	12.5	26.4	17.2	19.1	14.1	27.6	21.9	21.6	17.2	26.4	21.9	22.0	$11,760	$1,308	$10,452
Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	913 N 24 St	Van Buren	72956	Crawford County	Van Buren School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 474-7059	466	25	18.3	75.3%	296 (63.5%)	14 (3.0%)	74 (15.9%)	8 (1.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (14.6%)	36.2	336^th of 495 public elementary schools	32.1%		32.2	365^th of 497 public elementary schools	26.6%	29	24.6	22.1	33.3	26.9	20.3	23.2	36.0	26.7	36.2	36.2	38.7	37.1	20.2	30.4	32.0	27.7	$13,624	$3,016	$10,608
Parkview Elementary School	Public	K-5	619 Parkview	Van Buren	72956	Crawford County	Van Buren School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 474-8730	437	23	18.8	65.7%	280 (64.1%)	9 (2.1%)	76 (17.4%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (14.6%)	66	159^th of 495 public elementary schools	67.9%		68.9	146^th of 497 public elementary schools	70.6%	13	37.0	43.0	41.8	40.7	37.0	36.7	38.8	37.4	43.8	58.2	56.7	53.0	48.0	51.9	28.4	43.4	$9,710	$662	$9,047
Oliver Springs Elementary School	Public	K-5	505 Northridge Drive East	Van Buren	72956	Crawford County	Van Buren School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 471-3120	441	24	18.1	53.7%	295 (66.9%)	4 (0.9%)	85 (19.3%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (10.4%)	69.5	146^th of 495 public elementary schools	70.5%		77.4	91^st of 497 public elementary schools	81.7%	55	35.6	48.5	43.2	42.4	35.6	41.1	40.9	39.3	50.6	57.4	47.7	51.6	43.8	45.6	45.4	45.0	$9,564	$917	$8,647
Rena Elementary School	Public	K-5	720 Rena Road	Van Buren	72956	Crawford County	Van Buren School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 471-3190	414	21	19.3	54.8%	279 (67.4%)	6 (1.4%)	63 (15.2%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.3%)	71.2	131^st of 495 public elementary schools	73.5%		62.5	187^th of 497 public elementary schools	62.4%	56	56.0	45.0	31.1	44.0	52.0	46.7	35.2	44.5	73.3	58.3	39.2	56.9	57.3	38.3	33.8	43.6	$9,607	$596	$9,011
Spradling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4949 Spradling Ave	Fort Smith	72904	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 783-8048	307	17	18.3	94.5%	48 (15.6%)	31 (10.1%)	192 (62.5%)	13 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.5%)	26.1	383^rd of 495 public elementary schools	22.6%		30.7	373^rd of 497 public elementary schools	24.9%	10	24.5	34.0	12.5	23.2	26.6	36.0	19.6	27.1	22.4	24.0	25.0	23.9	24.4	30.0	19.6	24.6	$13,041	$1,606	$11,435
Harry C. Morrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3415 Newlon Rd	Fort Smith	72904	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 782-7045	493	26	19.1	90.3%	81 (16.4%)	79 (16.0%)	278 (56.4%)	16 (3.2%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.1%)	18.9	417^th of 495 public elementary schools	15.8%		15.1	444^th of 497 public elementary schools	10.7%	27	18.1	11.4	25.3	18.2	22.3	19.0	28.0	23.0	22.3	21.5	17.3	20.3	16.6	19.0	26.7	20.8	$11,686	$1,899	$9,787
Sutton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5001 Kelley Hwy	Fort Smith	72904	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 785-1778	411	27	15.0	91.5%	67 (16.3%)	40 (9.7%)	236 (57.4%)	28 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.7%)	17.6	428^th of 495 public elementary schools	13.5%		13.7	451^st of 497 public elementary schools	9.3%	23	25.7	21.4	18.7	22.1	24.2	24.6	20.3	23.1	17.1	21.3	17.0	18.4	22.9	14.8	10.2	16.3	$14,863	$2,223	$12,640
James R. Tate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	406 Catcher Road	Van Buren	72956	Crawford County	Van Buren School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 471-3130	459	25	18.3	76.3%	319 (69.5%)	7 (1.5%)	85 (18.5%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.9%)	46.3	280^th of 495 public elementary schools	43.4%		36.8	336^th of 497 public elementary schools	32.4%	56	40.0	33.9	25.4	33.2	35.7	30.9	28.4	31.7	37.1	35.3	44.8	39.0	35.7	32.3	32.8	33.7	$10,791	$901	$9,890
Sunnymede Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4201 N O St	Fort Smith	72904	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 783-6327	510	27	18.7	91.4%	70 (13.7%)	35 (6.9%)	323 (63.3%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (11.8%)	25.3	388^th of 495 public elementary schools	21.6%		22	412^th of 497 public elementary schools	17.1%	24	24.4	26.2	21.0	23.7	25.7	29.7	19.8	25.0	35.2	17.9	22.1	24.6	31.1	22.6	21.0	24.5	$11,773	$1,780	$9,993

Frequently Asked Questions about King Elementary School

Is King Elementary School a good school?

King Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.2% of Arkansas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of King Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Butterfield Trail Middle School
High : Van Buren High School

How many students attend King Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended King Elementary School.

What district is King Elementary School in?

Van Buren School District

What is the racial makeup of King Elementary School?

Students at King Elementary School are 41% White, 39% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

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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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