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Bearden Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

100 Oak Avenue, Bearden, AR 71720 · (833) 423-2733 · Part of Bearden School District

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Directions
Students
219
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Bearden Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 22% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 21.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Bearden kids: Bearden High School

On the path

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

K–6Bearden Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–12Bearden High School227 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 36.9%

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

Location

Directions ↗

100 Oak Avenue, Bearden

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten27
Grade 130
Grade 233
Grade 331
Grade 433
Grade 535
Grade 630
Enrollment over time
279’20
278’21
258’22
227’23
219’24

Down 21.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 56%Black 35%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bearden Elementary School from Bearden families.

Other schools in Bearden School District

The district →
Bearden High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Bearden
D
227 students5:1

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; Bearden’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.