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Walnut Ridge Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

508 E Free, Walnut Ridge, AR 72476 · (870) 886-3482 · Part of Lawrence County School District

Walnut Ridge’s School Grade C better than 30% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
630
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Walnut Ridge Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 20% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 18.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Walnut Ridge kids: Walnut Ridge High School

On the path

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

PK–6Walnut Ridge Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–12Walnut Ridge High School437 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency26%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts20%
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 ↗

508 E Free, Walnut Ridge

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K60
Kindergarten78
Grade 197
Grade 280
Grade 386
Grade 475
Grade 575
Grade 679
Enrollment over time
533’20
557’21
580’22
560’23
630’24

Up 18.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 90%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%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 Walnut Ridge Elementary School from Walnut Ridge families.

Other schools in Lawrence County School District

The district →
Walnut Ridge High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Walnut Ridge
C
437 students7:1

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