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Howard Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1301 N 8th St, Fort Smith, AR 72901 · (479) 783-7382 · Part of Fort Smith Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
299
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Howard Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 10.5% 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–5Howard Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
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 ↗

1301 N 8th St, Fort Smith

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten39
Grade 151
Grade 250
Grade 350
Grade 441
Grade 548
Enrollment over time
334’20
261’21
263’22
253’23
299’24

Down 10.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 63%White 17%Black 10%Two or more races 10%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Howard Elementary School from Fort Smith families.

Other schools in Fort Smith Public Schools

The district →
Fairview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Smith
B+
582 students18:1
John P. Woods Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Smith
A+
514 students19:1
Sunnymede Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Smith
C
510 students19:1
Harry C. Morrison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Smith
C−
493 students19:1
Elmer H. Cook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Smith
A
459 students19:1
Sutton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Smith
C−
411 students15:1

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