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Palestine-Wheatley Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

7950 Hwy. 70 West, Palestine, AR 72372 · (870) 581-2588 · Part of Palestine-Wheatley School District

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Directions
Students
448
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Palestine-Wheatley Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Palestine kids: Palestine-Wheatley Senior High

On the path

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

PK–6Palestine-Wheatley Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–12Palestine-Wheatley Senior High378 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts46%
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 ↗

7950 Hwy. 70 West, Palestine

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K30
Kindergarten56
Grade 145
Grade 252
Grade 374
Grade 459
Grade 564
Grade 668
Enrollment over time
461’20
467’21
426’22
459’23
448’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 85%Black 8%Hispanic 3%Asian 2%Two or more races 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Palestine-Wheatley Elementary School from Palestine families.

Other schools in Palestine-Wheatley School District

The district →
Palestine-Wheatley Senior High
High · Grades 7–12 · Palestine
C+
378 students5:1

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