HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Regular School · FORT SMITH, AR

HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a regular school school in FORT SMITH, Arkansas, serving grades PK–05 with 299 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

299

Teachers (FTE)

15.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

18.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	189	63%
White	50	17%
Black or African American	30	10%
Two or more races	29	10%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	299	149M / 150F

English Language Learners: 124 (41% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	20-24%	37.1%	165
Reading Proficiency	20-24%	36.8%	165
Science Proficiency	15-19%	—	165

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)

-0.59 grade levels

Math

-0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

8 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

6.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

31.1% 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.)	299	100%

Contact & Location

1301 NORTH 8TH STREET

FORT SMITH, AR 72901

Phone: (479)783-7382

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
BEARD 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

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 72901) → CensusDepth.com
Arkansas population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arkansas teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

050633000364

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