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Drew Central Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

250 University Drive, Monticello, AR 71655 · (870) 367-6893 · Part of Drew Central School District

Monticello’s School Grade C+ better than 39% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
562
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Drew Central 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

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 ↗

250 University Drive, Monticello

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K80
Kindergarten98
Grade 183
Grade 2106
Grade 385
Grade 4110
Enrollment over time
522’20
548’21
573’22
489’23
562’24

Up 7.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 63%Black 25%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 5%Asian <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 Drew Central Elementary School from Monticello families.

Other schools in Drew Central School District

The district →
Drew Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Monticello
C−
360 students15:1
Drew Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Monticello
C−
340 students11:1

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