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Yocum Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

308 South College, El Dorado, AR 71730 · (870) 864-5096 · Part of El Dorado School District

El Dorado’s School Grade B better than 58% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
580
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about Yocum Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Next stop for El Dorado kids: Barton JR. High School

On the path

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

K–4Yocum Elementary SchoolYou are here
5–8Barton JR. High School540 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
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 ↗

308 South College, El Dorado

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten106
Grade 181
Grade 2117
Grade 3139
Grade 4137
Enrollment over time
567’20
585’21
596’22
575’23
580’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 64%White 22%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 7%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Yocum Elementary School from El Dorado families.

Other schools in El Dorado School District

The district →
Hugh Goodwin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · El Dorado
A
508 students21:1
Northwest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · El Dorado
B−
477 students16:1
Washington Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · El Dorado
B−
581 students13:1
Barton JR. High School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · El Dorado
C+
540 students12:1
El Dorado High School
High · Grades 9–12 · El Dorado
C
1,235 students9:1

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