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Barling Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1400 D St, Barling, AR 72923 · (479) 452-0211 · Part of Fort Smith Public Schools

Barling’s School Grade B− better than 52% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
316
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Barling Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 66% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 17.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Barling kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Barling kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Barling Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 36.9%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Arkansas’s 944 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1400 D St, Barling

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten39
Grade 168
Grade 251
Grade 350
Grade 449
Grade 539
Enrollment over time
383’20
345’21
330’22
347’23
316’24

Down 17.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 53%Hispanic 28%Two or more races 13%Asian 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Barling Elementary School from Barling families.

Other schools in Fort Smith Public Schools

The district →
Fairview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Smith
B+
582 students18:1
John P. Woods Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Smith
A+
514 students19:1
Sunnymede Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Smith
C
510 students19:1
Harry C. Morrison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Smith
C−
493 students19:1
Elmer H. Cook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Smith
A
459 students19:1
Sutton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Smith
C−
411 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arkansas’s other public schools; Barling’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.