BEARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Regular School · FORT SMITH, AR

BEARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a regular school school in FORT SMITH, Arkansas, serving grades PK–05 with 297 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

297

Teachers (FTE)

19.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	136	46%
Hispanic/Latino	54	18%
Two or more races	53	18%
Black or African American	32	11%
Asian	19	6%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	1%
Total enrollment	297	161M / 136F

English Language Learners: 25 (8% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	40-44%	37.1%	175
Reading Proficiency	50-54%	36.8%	174
Science Proficiency	30-34%	—	175

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.03 grade levels

Math

-0.12 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

11 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

6.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

26.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	297	100%

Contact & Location

1600 CAVANAUGH ROAD

FORT SMITH, AR 72908

Phone: (479)646-0834

http://www.fortsmithschools.org

District

FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,870

District enrollment: 14,291

Other Schools in District

BALLMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BONNEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
CARNALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
CAVANAUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
ELMER H. COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
EUPER LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 72908) → CensusDepth.com
Arkansas population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arkansas teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

050633000353

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD