Summary:
In zip code 72719, there is one elementary school, Centerton Gamble Elementary, serving grades K-4 in Centerton, Arkansas, as part of the highly-rated Bentonville School District.
Centerton Gamble Elementary stands out as a strong academic performer, particularly in mathematics, where 68.7% of all students are proficient—a remarkable 24.6 percentage points above the state average. The school has shown consistent improvement, climbing from the 75th percentile in state rankings two years ago to the 87th percentile (ranked 66th out of 491 elementary schools) for the 2025-2026 school year. With 725 students and a student-teacher ratio of 18.1 to 1, the school spends $10,250 per student. Only 20% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a relatively low level of economic disadvantage.
While the school significantly outperforms state averages in all subjects, it trails its own district averages, especially in 4th grade. A notable finding is a pronounced "4th-grade slump": proficiency in English Language Arts drops from 64.2% in 3rd grade to 47.8% in 4th grade, and science proficiency falls from 72.3% to 52.2%. This suggests the school excels in early grades but faces challenges with the transition to upper elementary curriculum. On a positive note, the school is on an upward trajectory, showing year-over-year improvement across all subjects, including a 7.4 percentage point gain in math and a 6.0 point gain in science from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026.
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