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Sutton Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

5001 Kelley Hwy, Fort Smith, AR 72904 · (479) 785-1778 · Part of Fort Smith Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
411
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
91%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Sutton Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 17% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 27.3% 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–5Sutton Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency21%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts21%
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 ↗

5001 Kelley Hwy, Fort Smith

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K39
Kindergarten61
Grade 157
Grade 258
Grade 371
Grade 465
Grade 560
Enrollment over time
565’20
477’21
470’22
416’23
411’24

Down 27.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 57%White 16%Black 10%Two or more races 10%Asian 7%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sutton 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
Euper Lane Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Smith
A
397 students16:1

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.