Walnut Ridge Elementary School
508 East Free St
Walnut Ridge AR, 72476, Lawrence County
Phone: 870-886-3482
Ranking: 
(394 out of 800, top 49%)*
(394 out of 800, top 49%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
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: | 39 | 40 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 42 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 476 | 500 | 497 | 485 | 456 | 466 | 479 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 47 | 9.9% | 39 | 7.8% | 39 | 7.8% | 36 | 7.4% | 30 | 6.6% | 39 | 8.4% | 23 | 4.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 59 | 12.4% | 54 | 10.8% | 65 | 13.1% | 69 | 14.2% | 72 | 15.8% | 61 | 13.1% | 66 | 13.8% |
| Grade 1: | 55 | 11.6% | 72 | 14.4% | 71 | 14.3% | 70 | 14.4% | 49 | 10.7% | 59 | 12.7% | 72 | 15.0% |
| Grade 2: | 67 | 14.1% | 67 | 13.4% | 61 | 12.3% | 55 | 11.3% | 57 | 12.5% | 66 | 14.2% | 66 | 13.8% |
| Grade 3: | 64 | 13.4% | 58 | 11.6% | 55 | 11.1% | 63 | 13.0% | 64 | 14.0% | 62 | 13.3% | 65 | 13.6% |
| Grade 4: | 59 | 12.4% | 62 | 12.4% | 65 | 13.1% | 65 | 13.4% | 59 | 12.9% | 66 | 14.2% | 62 | 12.9% |
| Grade 5: | 59 | 12.4% | 71 | 14.2% | 69 | 13.9% | 60 | 12.4% | 67 | 14.7% | 58 | 12.4% | 56 | 11.7% |
| Grade 6: | 66 | 13.9% | 77 | 15.4% | 72 | 14.5% | 67 | 13.8% | 58 | 12.7% | 55 | 11.8% | 69 | 14.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 243 | 51.1% | 266 | 53.2% | 265 | 53.3% | 262 | 54.0% | 256 | 56.1% | 250 | 53.6% | 259 | 54.1% |
| Female: | 233 | 48.9% | 234 | 46.8% | 232 | 46.7% | 223 | 46.0% | 200 | 43.9% | 208 | 44.6% | 216 | 45.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 10 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% |
| White: | 450 | 94.5% | 477 | 95.4% | 476 | 95.8% | 471 | 97.1% | 443 | 97.1% | 462 | 99.1% | 472 | 98.5% |
| 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: | 11 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 230 | 48.3% | 257 | 51.4% | 275 | 55.3% | 244 | 50.3% | 231 | 50.7% | 221 | 47.4% | 235 | 49.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 65 | 13.7% | 48 | 9.6% | 55 | 11.1% | 69 | 14.2% | 47 | 10.3% | 47 | 10.1% | 55 | 11.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.08 | 12.35 | 12.23 | 12.47 | 11.12 | 12.60 | 11.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2009 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 66% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 78% | 71% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 79% | 76% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 83% | 82% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 79% | 79% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | 82% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 74% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | 85% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 82% | 87% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 76% | 86% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 66% | 70% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 77% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 73% | 82% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 85% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 83% | 85% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | 78% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 77% | 80% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 85% | 82% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 82% | 82% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 63% | 68% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 70% | 74% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78% | 77% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 80% | 85% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 80% | 84% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 76% | 71% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80% | 74% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | 78% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 79% | 76% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 69% | 70% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 52% | 43% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 39% | 50% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 58% | 56% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 52% | 60% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 54% | 61% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 77% | 67% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 63% | 71% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 66% | 71% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 77% | 75% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 73% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 93% | 80% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 74% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 77% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | 75% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 74% | 75% |
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* Walnut Ridge Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.