Retta Brown Elementary School
505 Dixie Dr
El Dorado AR, 71730, Union County
Phone: 870-864-5081
Ranking: 
(697 out of 800, bottom 13%)*
(697 out of 800, bottom 13%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: El Dorado 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: | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 311 | 285 | 252 | 276 | 260 | 291 | 270 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 18 | 5.8% | 18 | 6.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 70 | 22.5% | 71 | 24.9% | 54 | 21.4% | 67 | 24.3% | 69 | 26.5% | 71 | 24.4% | 70 | 25.9% |
| Grade 1: | 75 | 24.1% | 48 | 16.8% | 57 | 22.6% | 62 | 22.5% | 45 | 17.3% | 58 | 19.9% | 64 | 23.7% |
| Grade 2: | 49 | 15.8% | 46 | 16.1% | 59 | 23.4% | 50 | 18.1% | 50 | 19.2% | 67 | 23.0% | 47 | 17.4% |
| Grade 3: | 45 | 14.5% | 62 | 21.8% | 42 | 16.7% | 45 | 16.3% | 56 | 21.5% | 43 | 14.8% | 42 | 15.6% |
| Grade 4: | 54 | 17.4% | 40 | 14.0% | 40 | 15.9% | 52 | 18.8% | 40 | 15.4% | 52 | 17.9% | 47 | 17.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 166 | 53.4% | 150 | 52.6% | 129 | 51.2% | 146 | 52.9% | 142 | 54.6% | 155 | 53.3% | 129 | 47.8% |
| Female: | 145 | 46.6% | 135 | 47.4% | 123 | 48.8% | 130 | 47.1% | 118 | 45.4% | 128 | 44.0% | 137 | 50.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 34 | 10.9% | 29 | 10.2% | 20 | 7.9% | 22 | 8.0% | 26 | 10.0% | 31 | 10.7% | 22 | 8.1% |
| Black: | 252 | 81.0% | 229 | 80.4% | 208 | 82.5% | 219 | 79.3% | 199 | 76.5% | 220 | 75.6% | 197 | 73.0% |
| White: | 19 | 6.1% | 25 | 8.8% | 23 | 9.1% | 33 | 12.0% | 34 | 13.1% | 40 | 13.7% | 51 | 18.9% |
| 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: | 6 | 1.9% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 273 | 87.8% | 245 | 86.0% | 212 | 84.1% | 230 | 83.3% | 227 | 87.3% | 247 | 84.9% | 213 | 78.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 8.0% | 16 | 5.6% | 19 | 7.5% | 18 | 6.5% | 12 | 4.6% | 23 | 7.9% | 17 | 6.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.86 | 16.95 | 13.78 | 12.80 | 11.82 | 12.70 | 11.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2005 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 43% | 50% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 49% | 57% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 55% | 59% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32% | 58% | 64% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 59% | 66% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 70% | 71% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 75% | 76% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 83% | 82% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 72% | 79% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 58% | 58% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 62% | 67% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 71% | 75% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 73% | 79% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 77% | 82% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 78% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 84% | 85% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 84% | 87% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 80% | 86% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 27% | 41% | 51% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 54% | 61% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 35% | 57% | 58% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 62% | 67% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 65% | 70% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 79% | 77% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 76% | 82% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 87% | 85% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 84% | 85% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 35% | 45% | 50% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 59% | 60% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 35% | 64% | 65% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 73% | 74% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 35% | 70% | 78% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 81% | 80% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 76% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 75% | 82% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 74% | 82% |
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* Retta Brown Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.