Summary:
In zip code 72847, there is one elementary school, London Elementary School, serving grades PK through 4 in the London, Arkansas area, which is part of the Russellville School District.
London Elementary School has 196 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.6. The school has seen a notable decline in its state ranking over the past three years, dropping from the 77th percentile (4 stars) in 2023-2024 to the 51st percentile (3 stars) in 2025-2026. Its strongest subject is Mathematics, where 49.2% of students are proficient, which is 5.1 percentage points above the state average. However, English Language Arts is a weakness, with only 38.1% of students proficient, falling 1.3 points below the state average. A particularly concerning data point is the 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate of just 31.2%, which is significantly below the state average of 42.9%.
An interesting finding is the dramatic split in Science performance between grade levels: 3rd graders score 53.1% proficient (7.7 points above the state), while 4th graders score only 38.7% proficient (5.7 points below the state). The school also experienced a broad year-over-year decline, as it outperformed the state in all four subjects in 2024-2025 but now only exceeds state averages in Math and Science. With a per-student spending of $16,011 and a free/reduced lunch rate of 66.33%, the school faces the challenge of translating high investment into consistent academic improvement, especially given the recent drop in test scores and state ranking.
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