Elm Springs’s public schools outscore 50% of Arkansas districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Elm Springs, 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.
From Arkansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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.
Elm Springs’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 19 Arkansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Elm Springs’s, its schools beat 42%, lower than their 50% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 38% in math, against 40% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,998 per student, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
18 elementary schools, then four middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
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.
What’s behind Elm Springs’s grade
B−: better than 50% of Arkansas school districts, #75 of 123 Arkansas towns. Both inputs trail the Arkansas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Elm Springs, with each school’s own grade.
10th grade in Elm Springs · depends on your address
Har-Ber High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,271 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Springdale
Springdale High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,207 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Springdale
11th grade in Elm Springs · depends on your address
Har-Ber High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,271 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Springdale
Springdale High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,207 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Springdale
12th grade in Elm Springs · depends on your address
Har-Ber High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,271 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Springdale
Springdale High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,207 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Springdale
Elm Springs’s public schools are run by Springdale School District, which also serves Johnson, Springdale and Tontitown. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Elm Springs vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Elm Springs’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Elm Springs | B− | Springdale |
| Springdale | B− | Springdale |
| Tontitown | B− | Springdale |
All 2 neighbors share Springdale with Elm Springs, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Elm Springs
24 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).
Questions about Elm Springs’s schools
Are Elm Springs’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Arkansas: the public schools Elm Springs children attend outscore 50% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #75 of 123 Arkansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 42%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Elm Springs in?
Springdale School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 22,685 students in 29 schools (2024–25).
Where do Elm Springs kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Har-Ber High School and Springdale High School.
What is Elm Springs’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Springdale School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas.
How much does Elm Springs spend per student?
$13,998 in Springdale School District (FY2024), against $13,585 across Arkansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Elm Springs families are saying about school.
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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.