Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Van Buren

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
A−

Oliver Springs Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

505 Northridge Drive East, Van Buren, AR 72956 · (479) 471-3120 · Part of Van Buren School District

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

Directions
Students
441
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Oliver Springs Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 17.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Van Buren kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Oliver Springs Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency54%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts45%
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 ↗

505 Northridge Drive East, Van Buren

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten66
Grade 170
Grade 277
Grade 371
Grade 468
Grade 589
Enrollment over time
374’20
423’21
476’22
463’23
441’24

Up 17.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 67%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 10%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black <1%Asian <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 Oliver Springs 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
King Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Van Buren
B+
437 students15:1
Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Van Buren
C+
466 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.