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Elmer H. Cook Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

3517 Brooken Hill Dr, Fort Smith, AR 72908 · (479) 646-8880 · Part of Fort Smith Public Schools

Fort Smith’s School Grade B+ better than 65% of Arkansas school districts

Students
459
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Elmer H. Cook Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 14% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Fort Smith kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Elmer H. Cook Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency64%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts53%
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).

3517 Brooken Hill Dr, Fort Smith

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten71
Grade 176
Grade 277
Grade 373
Grade 473
Grade 569
Enrollment over time
534’20
490’21
500’22
494’23
459’24

Down 14% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 53%Two or more races 20%Hispanic 14%Black 8%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Elmer H. Cook Elementary School from Fort Smith families.

Other schools in Fort Smith Public Schools

The district →

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