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King Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

411 North 20th St, Van Buren, AR 72956 · (479) 474-2661 · Part of Van Buren School District

Van Buren’s School Grade B+ better than 71% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
437
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
86%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about King Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Van Buren kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5King Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency44%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts38%
State average 36.9%

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

Location

Directions ↗

411 North 20th St, Van Buren

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K40
Kindergarten54
Grade 166
Grade 277
Grade 358
Grade 480
Grade 562
Enrollment over time
418’20
445’21
443’22
443’23
437’24

Up 4.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 41%Hispanic 39%Two or more races 16%Black 3%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about King Elementary School from Van Buren families.

Other schools in Van Buren School District

The district →
James R. Tate Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Van Buren
C
459 students18:1
Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Van Buren
C+
466 students18:1
Oliver Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Van Buren
A−
441 students18:1
Parkview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Van Buren
A
437 students19:1
Rena Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Van Buren
A
414 students19:1
River Valley Virtual Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Van Buren
C+
79 students2:1

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