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Joann Walters Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

800 Old Hwy 70 West, Dierks, AR 71833 · (870) 286-2015 · Part of Dierks School District

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Directions
Students
288
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
86%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Joann Walters Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 9.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Dierks kids: Dierks High School

On the path

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

K–6Joann Walters Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–12Dierks High School253 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts37%
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 ↗

800 Old Hwy 70 West, Dierks

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten35
Grade 138
Grade 235
Grade 349
Grade 439
Grade 549
Grade 643
Enrollment over time
262’20
284’21
288’22
279’23
288’24

Up 9.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 81%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 5%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Joann Walters Elementary School from Dierks families.

Other schools in Dierks School District

The district →
Dierks High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Dierks
B−
253 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; Dierks’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.