KING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Regular School · VAN BUREN, AR

KING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a regular school school in VAN BUREN, Arkansas, serving grades PK–05 with 437 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

437

Teachers (FTE)

28.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	179	41%
Hispanic/Latino	169	39%
Two or more races	68	16%
Black or African American	13	3%
Asian	5	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	437	220M / 217F

English Language Learners: 104 (24% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	44.0% +6.9pp	37.1%	207
Reading Proficiency	38.0% +1.2pp	36.8%	207
Science Proficiency	30.0%	—	207

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)

-0.35 grade levels

Math

-0.16 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

18 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

18.1% 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.)	437	100%

Contact & Location

411 NORTH 20TH ST

VAN BUREN, AR 72956

Phone: (479)474-2661

http://www.vbsd.us/schools/king-elementary-scho

District

VAN BUREN SCHOOL DISTRICT

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,467

District enrollment: 5,911

Other Schools in District

CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
JAMES R. TATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
OLIVER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
RENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOL High
BUTTERFIELD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL Middle
NORTHRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL Middle

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 72956) → CensusDepth.com
Arkansas population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arkansas teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

051341001099

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