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Moody Elementary School

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Moody Elementary School ranks 187 th of 491 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

187^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 491 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Moody Elementary School in White Hall, AR, serves 408 students in grades K-5 as part of the White Hall School District, a district rated average (3 out of 5 stars) in a community where just over half of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Moody Elementary has a standout history of consistent excellence, earning 4-star ratings for nearly a decade before a recent dip to 2 stars in 2024-2025, followed by a strong recovery to 3 stars in 2025-2026. This volatility is unusual for a school with such a stable track record, and it’s worth noting that Moody’s science proficiency (53.2%) significantly outpaces the state average (44%) and all nearby schools, including Taylor Elementary and Gandy Elementary. Unlike its peers, Moody shows balanced proficiency across reading, math, and science, suggesting consistent instructional quality. However, a clear "3rd grade peak" pattern emerges: 3rd graders outperform 4th and 5th graders in nearly every subject, such as math (53.3% vs. 36.8%), which may indicate a strong early program that struggles to maintain momentum.

Compared to nearby schools, Moody benefits from a lower rate of economic disadvantage (54.9% free/reduced lunch) versus Taylor (71.6%) and Gandy (65%), and it achieves above-average results with below-average spending ($9,972 per student). An interesting outlier is Friendship Aspire Academy Downtown Pine Bluff, which despite a 79% free/reduced lunch rate, earned a 4-star rating with math proficiency (79%) far exceeding Moody’s (44.6%), suggesting a specialized instructional model worth exploring. Overall, Moody’s balanced performance and efficient resource use make it a strong choice, though the school should investigate the drop in upper-grade achievement to sustain its historical success.

408

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,972

Per pupil spending ?

54.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Moody School Drive
White Hall, AR 71602

(870) 247-4363

District: White Hall School District

Students who attend Moody Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	White Hall Middle School
High:	White Hall High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.5%

African American:

23.3%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arkansas average (47% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the Arkansas median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2016

!Near the bottom of White Hall School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg40%

Arkansas avg42%

187^th of 491

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the White Hall School District

117^th of 251White Hall 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	62.7	187 of 491	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.0	286 of 495	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.7	155 of 497	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.6	104 of 492	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	107 of 487	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	96 of 496	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	91 of 488	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	80 of 480	83.3%	★★★★☆
2017	72.0	110 of 485	77.3%	★★★★☆
2016	78.3	73 of 494	85.2%	★★★★☆
2015	79.5	70 of 466	85.0%	★★★★☆
2014	79.7	57 of 471	87.9%	★★★★☆
2013	83.5	33 of 476	93.1%	★★★★★
2012	76.3	74 of 468	84.2%	★★★★☆
2011	69.4	144 of 471	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.6	153 of 457	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	78.2	74 of 445	83.4%	★★★★☆
2008	72.9	109 of 439	75.2%	★★★★☆
2007	54.2	229 of 440	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.4	321 of 402	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.7	319 of 411	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2025-2026) ?

Science53%+9 vs state

English Language Arts45%+5 vs state

Mathematics45%~ state avg

Reading44%+4 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 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
Moody Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 Moody School Drive	White Hall	71602	Jefferson County	White Hall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 247-4363	408	24	17.3	54.9%	259 (63.5%)	95 (23.3%)	17 (4.2%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.9%)	62.7	187^th of 491 public elementary schools	61.9%		45	286^th of 495 public elementary schools	42.2%	99	45.2	46.0	43.3		44.8	50.0	42.8	40.3		44.3	53.3	44.5	36.8		44.6	58.1	52.4	49.3		53.2	$9,972	$942	$9,031
Taylor Elementary School	Public	K-5	805 West Street	White Hall	71602	Jefferson County	White Hall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 247-1988	373	23	16.2	71.6%	162 (43.4%)	131 (35.1%)	24 (6.4%)	27 (7.2%)	3 (0.8%)	16 (4.3%)	10 (2.7%)	48.9	264^th of 491 public elementary schools	46.2%		54.7	233^rd of 495 public elementary schools	52.9%	31	34.4	55.0	49.1		46.1	36.1	53.3	43.8		44.4	24.6	30.0	22.8		25.8	42.6	45.0	43.8		43.9	$10,756	$1,354	$9,402
Gandy Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Gandy Avenue	White Hall	71602	Jefferson County	White Hall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 247-4054	366	25	14.6	65.0%	230 (62.8%)	104 (28.4%)	16 (4.4%)	12 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	63.2	184^th of 491 public elementary schools	62.5%		53	244^th of 495 public elementary schools	50.7%	60	43.1	44.1	46.8		44.5	53.4	44.1	49.0		48.5	62.1	33.8	57.4		49.7	50.8	39.8	48.9		45.9	$11,292	$1,357	$9,935
Matthews Elementary School	Public	1-6	4501 Dollarway Rd	Pine Bluff	71602	Jefferson County	Pine Bluff School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 534-0726	367	24	15.2	100.0%	13 (3.5%)	336 (91.6%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	7.2	477^th of 491 public elementary schools	2.9%		11.7	457^th of 495 public elementary schools	7.7%	20	19.3	12.2	18.5	25.5	19.2	17.0	14.6	13.8	23.5	17.1	11.9	17.1	12.3	21.5	15.3	17.0	9.8	12.3	15.7	13.9	$15,830	$2,840	$12,990
Coleman Elementary School	Public	2-5	4600 West 13th	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Watson Chapel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 879-3697	426	31	13.8	79.8%	44 (10.3%)	366 (85.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	11.6	454^th of 491 public elementary schools	7.5%		8.7	474^th of 495 public elementary schools	4.2%	20	27.6	11.0	23.4		19.5	27.5	11.0	27.7		20.9	17.6	8.5	30.1		17.8	26.3	9.3	22.6		18.2	$12,336	$1,756	$10,580
Edgewood Elementary School	Public	K-1	4100 West 32nd	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Watson Chapel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 879-1252	199	15	13.5	78.4%	24 (12.1%)	168 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)								(n/a)																					$13,689	$1,836	$11,853
Friendship Aspire Academy Downtown Pine Bluff	Public, Charter	K-3	Pine Bluff Ar 71601	Pine Bluff	71601	Jefferson County	Friendship Aspire Academies Arkansas	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 515-4001	245	16	15.7	79.2%	3 (1.2%)	235 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	80.1	82^nd of 491 public elementary schools	83.3%		49.6	262^nd of 495 public elementary schools	47.1%	180	57.9				57.9	57.9				57.9	79.0				79.0	44.7				44.7
Forrest Park Greenville Kinder Academy	Public	PK-K	1903 West 34th	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Pine Bluff School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 543-4378	204	14	14.5	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	189 (92.6%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.4%)								(n/a)
Southwood Elementary School	Public	1-6	4200 S Fir St	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Pine Bluff School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 543-4390	345	23	15.2	100.0%	15 (4.3%)	312 (90.4%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	11.3	457^th of 491 public elementary schools	6.9%		15.6	438^th of 495 public elementary schools	11.5%	19	24.4	7.9	12.7	28.6	17.9	24.4	10.5	11.0	28.6	17.9	19.6	21.1	9.1	44.2	21.4	17.3	15.8	12.7	26.5	17.3	$15,646	$2,336	$13,310
Friendship Aspire Academy Hazel St Pine Bluff	Public, Charter	K-5	Pine Bluff Ar 71603	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Friendship Aspire Academies Arkansas	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 395-7401	469	29	16.2	80.0%	6 (1.3%)	447 (95.3%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	31.9	357^th of 491 public elementary schools	27.3%		40	314^th of 495 public elementary schools	36.6%	43	20.3	32.4	34.8		30.0	21.6	31.5	37.0		30.7	16.3	45.0	32.6		33.2	24.3	44.1	34.8		35.8	$17,582	$4,906	$12,676

Frequently Asked Questions about Moody Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Moody Elementary School?

Students at Moody Elementary School are 63% White, 23% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What district is Moody Elementary School in?

White Hall School District

Is Moody Elementary School a good school?

Moody Elementary School ranks 187^th of 491 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Moody Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended Moody Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Moody Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : White Hall Middle School
High : White Hall High School

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2025–26 ATLAS test scoresJul 13, 2026

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2019–20 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 6, 2026

2017–18 through 2024–25 dropout ratesJan 6, 2026

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