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Melbourne Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

200 Bearkat Drive, Melbourne, AR 72556 · (870) 368-4365 · Part of Melbourne School District

Melbourne’s School Grade A better than 94% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
458
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Melbourne Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Melbourne kids: Melbourne High School

On the path

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

PK–6Melbourne Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–12Melbourne High School381 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency56%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

200 Bearkat Drive, Melbourne

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K77
Kindergarten49
Grade 153
Grade 254
Grade 350
Grade 445
Grade 559
Grade 671
Enrollment over time
496’20
479’21
481’22
398’23
458’24

Down 7.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 95%Hispanic 2%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Melbourne Elementary School from Melbourne families.

Other schools in Melbourne School District

The district →
Melbourne High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Melbourne
A−
381 students7:1

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