Yocum Elementary School
308 South College St
El Dorado AR, 71730, Union County
Phone: 870-864-5096
Ranking: 
(520 out of 800, bottom 35%)*
(520 out of 800, bottom 35%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten 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: | 41 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 42 | 41 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 601 | 600 | 605 | 618 | 642 | 644 | 637 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 148 | 24.6% | 151 | 25.2% | 137 | 22.6% | 141 | 22.8% | 148 | 23.1% | 139 | 21.6% | 125 | 19.6% |
| Grade 1: | 118 | 19.6% | 111 | 18.5% | 129 | 21.3% | 120 | 19.4% | 143 | 22.3% | 128 | 19.9% | 134 | 21.0% |
| Grade 2: | 109 | 18.1% | 115 | 19.2% | 111 | 18.3% | 118 | 19.1% | 119 | 18.5% | 122 | 18.9% | 99 | 15.5% |
| Grade 3: | 115 | 19.1% | 112 | 18.7% | 107 | 17.7% | 113 | 18.3% | 118 | 18.4% | 105 | 16.3% | 154 | 24.2% |
| Grade 4: | 104 | 17.3% | 102 | 17.0% | 111 | 18.3% | 120 | 19.4% | 114 | 17.8% | 150 | 23.3% | 125 | 19.6% |
| Ungraded: | 7 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 329 | 54.7% | 322 | 53.7% | 316 | 52.2% | 317 | 51.3% | 334 | 52.0% | 359 | 55.7% | 349 | 54.8% |
| Female: | 272 | 45.3% | 278 | 46.3% | 289 | 47.8% | 301 | 48.7% | 308 | 48.0% | 277 | 43.0% | 284 | 44.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.3% | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 43 | 7.2% | 36 | 6.0% | 34 | 5.6% | 37 | 6.0% | 24 | 3.7% | 20 | 3.1% | 20 | 3.1% |
| Black: | 347 | 57.7% | 356 | 59.3% | 354 | 58.5% | 350 | 56.6% | 363 | 56.5% | 331 | 51.4% | 338 | 53.1% |
| White: | 176 | 29.3% | 176 | 29.3% | 199 | 32.9% | 218 | 35.3% | 244 | 38.0% | 287 | 44.6% | 275 | 43.2% |
| 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: | 31 | 5.2% | 25 | 4.2% | 12 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 447 | 74.4% | 441 | 73.5% | 420 | 69.4% | 405 | 65.5% | 404 | 62.9% | 372 | 57.8% | 352 | 55.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 5.2% | 33 | 5.5% | 29 | 4.8% | 28 | 4.5% | 31 | 4.8% | 32 | 5.0% | 16 | 2.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.73 | 15.47 | 15.73 | 16.14 | 15.29 | 15.30 | 15.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2005 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 43% | 50% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 49% | 57% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 55% | 59% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 64% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 59% | 66% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 70% | 71% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 75% | 76% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 72% | 79% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 58% | 58% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 62% | 67% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 71% | 75% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 79% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 77% | 82% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 78% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 84% | 85% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 84% | 87% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 80% | 86% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 41% | 51% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 54% | 61% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 57% | 58% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 62% | 67% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 65% | 70% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 79% | 77% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 76% | 82% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 87% | 85% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 84% | 85% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 45% | 50% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 59% | 60% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 64% | 65% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 73% | 74% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 70% | 78% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 81% | 80% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 75% | 82% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 74% | 82% |
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* Yocum Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.