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Emerson Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 6

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
508 W Main
Emerson, AR 71740
Phone
(870) 547-2218
District
EMERSON-TAYLOR SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
COLUMBIA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
159
Classroom Teachers
14

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arkansas

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.2% of all AR schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 89.2% of all U.S. schools.


Emerson Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
83%
43%
78%
32%
87%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
60%
45%
54%
42%
66%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
64%
38%
58%
37%
70%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

100 80 60 40 20 0
72%
43%
54%
39%
90%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
10
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 22 13.8%
Grade 1 35 22.0%
Grade 2 27 17.0%
Grade 3 23 14.5%
Grade 4 21 13.2%
Grade 5 17 10.7%
Grade 6 14 8.8%
Total 159 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 73.4% 83.1% 61.4%
Black 16.9% 12.8% 20.2%
Hispanic 7.8% 3.3% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.9% 0.5% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 1.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 49.1% 42.9% 64.0%
Free lunch eligible 39.0% 31.0% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.1% 11.9% 9.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 5,152 3,045,637
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 9.6 58
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.2% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.6% 19.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 25.5% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.3% 24.7%
65 OR OLDER 22.4% 17.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,978 1,171,694
Single Parent Households With Children 6.6% 9.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 84.9% 88.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 12.8% 24.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.1% 11.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.8% 13.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 7.7% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.9% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.4% 18.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 17.8% 15.3%
$15,000 or less 11.2% 11.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,762 $6,747,000 53.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $420 $492,000 3.9%
Staff $377 $442,000 3.5%
General Administration $116 $136,000 1.1%
School Administration $687 $805,000 6.4%
Operation $1,193 $1,397,000 11.1%
Transportation $339 $397,000 3.1%
Other $327 $383,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,460 $4,052,000 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,557 $1,823,000 14.4%
Total Expenditures $10,779 $12,622,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,071 $2,994,486,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $307,082,000 4.9%
Staff $988 $487,285,000 7.7%
General Administration $276 $136,001,000 2.2%
School Administration $570 $281,073,000 4.5%
Operation $1,169 $576,712,000 9.1%
Transportation $365 $179,842,000 2.9%
Other $364 $179,327,000 2.8%
Total Support $4,354 $2,147,322,000 34.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,366 $1,166,915,000 18.5%
Total Expenditures $12,790 $6,308,723,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%