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Schools in Elkins · Elkins School District, Fayetteville School District

Elkins’s public schools outscore 85% of Arkansas districts

On the state math tests, 51% of Elkins’s students scored proficient, above the Arkansas average (38%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Elkins, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Arkansas, not nationally.

#19of 123 Arkansas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Arkansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
52%
▲ 12 pts vs AR 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
▲ 13 pts vs AR 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
▲ 0 pts vs AR 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▲ 8% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024 · Fayetteville
Students per teacher
14.1
AR 12.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
4
1,462 students on the public path
In brief

Elkins’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 52% and math 51% across both districts in spring 2022, against 40% and 38% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Elkins spends $11,328 per student and Fayetteville $14,688, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Elkins’s grade

A Test scoresB− Graduation

A: better than 85% of Arkansas school districts, #19 of 123 Arkansas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Arkansas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Arkansas school districts we grade (261)Better than 85%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arkansas towns with similar household incomes (129)Better than 84%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 7,082 test results and a graduating class of 756 could put Elkins anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Elkins’s students in the tested grades sat them (7,122 in math, 7,043 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Elkins, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Elkins Primary SchoolElkins School DistrictNo scores
3–5Elkins Elementary SchoolElkins School DistrictA−
6–8Elkins Middle SchoolElkins School DistrictB+
9–12Elkins High SchoolElkins School DistrictC

Elkins runs its own schools through grade 12 (Elkins School District). From grade PK, students attend the Fayetteville School District, shared with Fayetteville, Goshen and Johnson. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Elkins

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Elkins School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,462 students, up 13% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$11,328AR $13,585 · FY2024
A
Fayetteville School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 17 schools · 10,291 students · 14.4 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$14,688AR $13,585 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Elkins School District49%
State average 39.9% · 838 students tested
Math · PK–12, Elkins School District47%
State average 38.3% · 839 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Fayetteville School District52%
State average 39.9% · 6205 students tested
Math · PK–12, Fayetteville School District52%
State average 38.3% · 6283 students tested

Elkins vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Elkins’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ElkinsAElkins PK–12 · Fayetteville PK–12
FayettevilleAFayetteville

Every school in Elkins

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Elkinsby address
Elkins Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2
322 students17:1Rate it →
Elkins Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5
A−
283 students16:1Rate it →
Elkins Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
394 students16:1Rate it →
Elkins High School
High · Grades 9–12
C
463 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Elkins’s schools

Are Elkins’s schools good?

By Arkansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Elkins children attend outscore 85% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #19 of 123 Arkansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 84%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Elkins in?

Two districts: Elkins School District runs grades PK–12, and Fayetteville School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Fayetteville, Goshen and Johnson.

Where do Elkins kids go to high school?

Elkins High School, with 463 students; its own test results earn a C.

What is Elkins’s graduation rate?

90% of the class of 2023 in Fayetteville School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas.

How much does Elkins spend per student?

$11,328 in Elkins School District and $14,688 in Fayetteville School District (FY2024), against $13,585 across Arkansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Arkansas. Stars are from neighbors.