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Springdale School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Springdale, Tontitown, Johnson and Elm Springs, and parts of Fayetteville and Goshen.

Springdale’s School Grade B− better than 50% of Arkansas school districts

Students
22,685
Schools
29
Spent per student
$13,998
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
Debt
$248.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Springdale School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 50% of Arkansas districts
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $248.1M, about $10,936 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 50% of the 261 Arkansas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Springdale. Grade by grade →

PK–516 elementary schoolsThis district
6–73 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency38%
State average 38.3% · 13,733 students tested
Reading / language arts37%
State average 39.9% · 13,708 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
State average 89.9% · 1,663 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,998 per student · 3% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 40%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 68%Federal 14%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
22,271’20
22,789’21
22,745’22
21,788’23
22,685’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 50%White 29%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 13%Two or more races 3%Black 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

29 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools.

Hunt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springdale
A+
890 students18:1
George Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springdale
B
676 students20:1
Willis Shaw Elementary SCH
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springdale
A
634 students17:1
Linda Childers Knapp Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springdale
B+
607 students16:1
Walker Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springdale
A−
605 students18:1
Sonora Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springdale
B
604 students18:1
Turnbow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springdale
B−
599 students17:1
Monitor Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springdale
B−
586 students18:1
John Tyson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springdale
A
571 students19:1
Jim D Rollins Elementary School of Innovation
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springdale
570 students19:1
Harp Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springdale
B+
559 students18:1
Bayyari Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springdale
C
543 students18:1
Bernice Young Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springdale
A+
536 students18:1
Parson Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springdale
D
517 students18:1
Elmdale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springdale
C+
510 students19:1
Westwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springdale
C
498 students18:1
Thurman G. Smith Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springdale
C+
483 students18:1
Jones Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springdale
C
464 students17:1
Don Tyson School of Innovation
Other · Grades K–12 · Springdale
B
1,976 students11:1
Hellstern Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Springdale
A
849 students16:1
Helen Tyson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Springdale
B
676 students13:1
Sonora Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Springdale
C+
668 students15:1
J. O. Kelly Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Springdale
C
663 students13:1
Central Junior High School
Secondary · Grades 8–9 · Springdale
A−
852 students15:1
George Junior High School
Secondary · Grades 8–9 · Springdale
C−
723 students14:1
Southwest Junior High School
Secondary · Grades 8–9 · Springdale
B−
694 students15:1
Lakeside Junior High School
Secondary · Grades 8–9 · Springdale
C−
654 students14:1
Har-Ber High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Springdale
C+
2,271 students13:1
Springdale High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Springdale
D
2,207 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arkansas.