Central Elementary School
801 Deaderick Rd
Forrest City AR, 72335, Saint Francis County
Phone: 870-633-2141
Ranking: 
(744 out of 800, bottom 7%)*
(744 out of 800, bottom 7%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 2
School District: Forrest City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 53 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 58 | 53 | 59 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 986 | 970 | 963 | 885 | 936 | 970 | 1,029 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 272 | 27.6% | 258 | 26.6% | 258 | 26.8% | 254 | 28.7% | 258 | 27.6% | 257 | 26.5% | 253 | 24.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 245 | 24.8% | 258 | 26.6% | 240 | 24.9% | 107 | 12.1% | 137 | 14.6% | 135 | 13.9% | 156 | 15.2% |
| Grade 1: | 259 | 26.3% | 234 | 24.1% | 234 | 24.3% | 132 | 14.9% | 129 | 13.8% | 135 | 13.9% | 161 | 15.6% |
| Grade 2: | 210 | 21.3% | 220 | 22.7% | 231 | 24.0% | 119 | 13.4% | 124 | 13.2% | 156 | 16.1% | 150 | 14.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.8% | 11 | 1.1% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 502 | 50.9% | 519 | 53.5% | 505 | 52.4% | 476 | 53.8% | 488 | 52.1% | 505 | 52.1% | 529 | 51.4% |
| Female: | 484 | 49.1% | 451 | 46.5% | 458 | 47.6% | 409 | 46.2% | 448 | 47.9% | 457 | 47.1% | 496 | 48.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 7 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 14 | 1.4% | 13 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.2% | 6 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.9% | 8 | 0.8% |
| Black: | 842 | 85.4% | 824 | 84.9% | 805 | 83.6% | 696 | 78.6% | 735 | 78.5% | 747 | 77.0% | 790 | 76.8% |
| White: | 100 | 10.1% | 110 | 11.3% | 127 | 13.2% | 172 | 19.4% | 188 | 20.1% | 210 | 21.6% | 225 | 21.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 19 | 1.9% | 14 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 983 | 99.7% | 967 | 99.7% | 752 | 78.1% | 882 | 99.7% | 933 | 99.7% | 967 | 99.7% | 1,026 | 99.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 75 | 7.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.57 | 19.76 | 19.94 | 18.17 | 17.02 | 18.30 | 17.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2005 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 30% | 50% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 33% | 57% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 42% | 59% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 37% | 66% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 43% | 71% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 59% | 76% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 37% | 58% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 52% | 67% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 51% | 75% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 60% | 82% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 65% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 73% | 85% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 29% | 25% | 51% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 45% | 61% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 33% | 34% | 58% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 47% | 70% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 77% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 58% | 82% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 29% | 27% | 50% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 35% | 38% | 60% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 52% | 65% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 67% | 78% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 55% | 80% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 64% | 82% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 31% | 47% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 22% | 25% | 41% |
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* Central Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.