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Bob Folsom Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–3

230 S. Grace Lane, Farmington, AR 72730 · (479) 267-6024 · Part of Farmington School District

Farmington’s School Grade A better than 87% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
438
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–3
The gist

What stands out about Bob Folsom Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 30% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Farmington kids: Farmington Junior High School

On the path

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

K–3Bob Folsom Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–9Farmington Junior High School680 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts37%
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 ↗

230 S. Grace Lane, Farmington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten96
Grade 1119
Grade 2118
Grade 3105
Enrollment over time
337’20
362’21
389’22
414’23
438’24

Up 30% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 75%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 10%Black 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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 Bob Folsom Elementary School from Farmington families.

Other schools in Farmington School District

The district →
Farmington Pre-Kindergarten Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Farmington
70 students23:1
Jerry Pop Williams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Farmington
B+
471 students17:1
Randall G Lynch Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Farmington
A
638 students20:1
Farmington Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–9 · Farmington
B+
680 students13:1
Farmington High School
High · Grades 10–12 · Farmington
B−
690 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; Farmington’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.