J. J. Izard Elementary School
501 North 24th St
Van Buren AR, 72956, Crawford County
Phone: 479-474-3150
Ranking: 
(571 out of 800, bottom 29%)*
(571 out of 800, bottom 29%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Van Buren 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: | 33 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 27 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 393 | 384 | 340 | 381 | 372 | 377 | 382 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 75 | 19.1% | 78 | 20.3% | 64 | 18.8% | 71 | 18.6% | 72 | 19.4% | 75 | 19.9% | 81 | 21.2% |
| Grade 1: | 71 | 18.1% | 71 | 18.5% | 60 | 17.6% | 72 | 18.9% | 78 | 21.0% | 82 | 21.8% | 95 | 24.9% |
| Grade 2: | 62 | 15.8% | 78 | 20.3% | 74 | 21.8% | 70 | 18.4% | 77 | 20.7% | 87 | 23.1% | 65 | 17.0% |
| Grade 3: | 75 | 19.1% | 60 | 15.6% | 69 | 20.3% | 75 | 19.7% | 90 | 24.2% | 67 | 17.8% | 67 | 17.5% |
| Grade 4: | 57 | 14.5% | 46 | 12.0% | 73 | 21.5% | 93 | 24.4% | 55 | 14.8% | 66 | 17.5% | 74 | 19.4% |
| Grade 5: | 53 | 13.5% | 51 | 13.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 217 | 55.2% | 206 | 53.6% | 160 | 47.1% | 180 | 47.2% | 188 | 50.5% | 185 | 49.1% | 198 | 51.8% |
| Female: | 176 | 44.8% | 178 | 46.4% | 180 | 52.9% | 201 | 52.8% | 184 | 49.5% | 184 | 48.8% | 180 | 47.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.3% | 7 | 2.1% | 8 | 2.1% | 10 | 2.7% | 14 | 3.7% | 14 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic: | 82 | 20.9% | 87 | 22.7% | 135 | 39.7% | 147 | 38.6% | 135 | 36.3% | 128 | 34.0% | 124 | 32.5% |
| Black: | 8 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.8% | 11 | 3.2% | 11 | 2.9% | 10 | 2.7% | 17 | 4.5% | 13 | 3.4% |
| White: | 265 | 67.4% | 260 | 67.7% | 167 | 49.1% | 186 | 48.8% | 198 | 53.2% | 214 | 56.8% | 228 | 59.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 26 | 6.6% | 19 | 4.9% | 17 | 5.0% | 27 | 7.1% | 18 | 4.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 276 | 70.2% | 248 | 64.6% | 243 | 71.5% | 260 | 68.2% | 269 | 72.3% | 267 | 70.8% | 245 | 64.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 58 | 14.8% | 49 | 12.8% | 48 | 14.1% | 58 | 15.2% | 37 | 9.9% | 45 | 11.9% | 55 | 14.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.96 | 15.93 | 15.65 | 16.25 | 13.29 | 15.10 | 14.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2005 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 54% | 50% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 62% | 57% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 49% | 59% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 64% | 64% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 61% | 66% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 67% | 71% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 70% | 76% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 78% | 82% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 71% | 79% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 65% | 58% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 68% | 67% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 71% | 75% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 78% | 79% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 77% | 82% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 78% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 79% | 85% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 85% | 87% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 80% | 86% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 59% | 51% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 68% | 61% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 62% | 58% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 67% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 70% | 70% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 71% | 77% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 85% | 82% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 82% | 85% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 86% | 85% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 58% | 50% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 61% | 60% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 66% | 65% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 75% | 74% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 79% | 78% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 80% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 74% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75% | 82% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 84% | 82% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 82% | 84% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 66% | 70% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 58% | 61% |
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* J. J. Izard Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.