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Evening Star Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

5303 Bright Road, Bentonville, AR 72712 · (479) 360-7400 · Part of Bentonville Public Schools

Cave Springs’ School Grade A+ better than 98% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
716
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
3%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about Evening Star Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 42 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Cave Springs kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

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

K–4Evening Star Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency78%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 36.9%

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

Location

Directions ↗

5303 Bright Road, Bentonville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten142
Grade 1151
Grade 2139
Grade 3146
Grade 4138
Enrollment over time
698’20
810’21
655’22
664’23
716’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 85%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Evening Star Elementary School from Cave Springs families.

Other schools in Bentonville Public Schools

The district →
Centerton Gamble Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Centerton
A
725 students18:1
Willowbrook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Bentonville
A+
671 students19:1
Vaughn Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Bentonville
647 students19:1
Cooper Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Bella Vista
A+
628 students20:1
Central Park at Morning Star
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Bentonville
A
604 students19:1
Elm Tree Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Bentonville
A+
583 students20:1

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