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Tilles Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

815 N 16th St, Fort Smith, AR 72901 · (479) 785-5606 · Part of Fort Smith Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
343
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Tilles Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
  • 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–5Tilles Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts29%
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 ↗

815 N 16th St, Fort Smith

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K22
Kindergarten56
Grade 150
Grade 250
Grade 351
Grade 456
Grade 558
Enrollment over time
358’20
309’21
300’22
341’23
343’24

Down 4.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 51%White 27%Black 13%Two or more races 8%Asian 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Tilles 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.