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J.F. Wahl Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

125 Hickory Hill, Helena, AR 72342 · (870) 338-4404 · Part of Helena-West Helena School District

Helena-West Helena’s School Grade D better than 10% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
539
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about J.F. Wahl Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 11.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Helena-West Helena kids: Central High School

On the path

Where Helena-West Helena kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6J.F. Wahl Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–12Central High Schoolin West Helena

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts21%
State average 36.9%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Arkansas’s 944 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

125 Hickory Hill, Helena

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K51
Kindergarten57
Grade 168
Grade 274
Grade 394
Grade 462
Grade 561
Grade 672
Enrollment over time
608’20
614’21
519’22
541’23
539’24

Down 11.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 91%White 5%Two or more races 1%Asian 1%Hispanic 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about J.F. Wahl Elementary School from Helena-West Helena families.

Other schools in Helena-West Helena School District

The district →
Central High School
High · Grades 7–12 · West Helena
D−
439 students8:1

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; Helena-West Helena’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.