Gardner Magnet School
525 Hammond Dr
Hot Springs National Park AR, 71913, Garland County
Phone: 501-620-7822
Ranking: 
(505 out of 800, bottom 37%)*
(505 out of 800, bottom 37%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Hot Springs School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 33 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 478 | 436 | 407 | 429 | 442 | 528 | 552 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 21 | 4.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 109 | 22.8% | 106 | 24.3% | 86 | 21.1% | 101 | 23.5% | 82 | 18.6% | 100 | 18.9% | 103 | 18.7% |
| Grade 1: | 95 | 19.9% | 78 | 17.9% | 94 | 23.1% | 84 | 19.6% | 87 | 19.7% | 88 | 16.7% | 91 | 16.5% |
| Grade 2: | 80 | 16.7% | 91 | 20.9% | 80 | 19.7% | 79 | 18.4% | 90 | 20.4% | 93 | 17.6% | 97 | 17.6% |
| Grade 3: | 93 | 19.5% | 86 | 19.7% | 81 | 19.9% | 77 | 17.9% | 101 | 22.9% | 96 | 18.2% | 110 | 19.9% |
| Grade 4: | 80 | 16.7% | 75 | 17.2% | 66 | 16.2% | 88 | 20.5% | 82 | 18.6% | 89 | 16.9% | 74 | 13.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 247 | 51.7% | 234 | 53.7% | 218 | 53.6% | 234 | 54.5% | 243 | 55.0% | 284 | 53.8% | 319 | 57.8% |
| Female: | 231 | 48.3% | 202 | 46.3% | 189 | 46.4% | 195 | 45.5% | 199 | 45.0% | 236 | 44.7% | 229 | 41.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.9% | 11 | 2.5% | 15 | 2.8% | 16 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic: | 77 | 16.1% | 66 | 15.1% | 67 | 16.5% | 70 | 16.3% | 67 | 15.2% | 60 | 11.4% | 45 | 8.2% |
| Black: | 124 | 25.9% | 127 | 29.1% | 118 | 29.0% | 125 | 29.1% | 125 | 28.3% | 174 | 33.0% | 203 | 36.8% |
| White: | 244 | 51.0% | 208 | 47.7% | 200 | 49.1% | 217 | 50.6% | 229 | 51.8% | 277 | 52.5% | 285 | 51.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 27 | 5.6% | 31 | 7.1% | 16 | 3.9% | 8 | 1.9% | 9 | 2.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 380 | 79.5% | 356 | 81.7% | 317 | 77.9% | 353 | 82.3% | 361 | 81.7% | 390 | 73.9% | 405 | 73.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 9.4% | 33 | 7.6% | 25 | 6.1% | 28 | 6.5% | 25 | 5.7% | 54 | 10.2% | 43 | 7.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.50 | 16.77 | 15.07 | 14.79 | 15.79 | 17.00 | 17.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2005 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 49% | 50% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 51% | 57% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 57% | 59% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 60% | 64% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 58% | 66% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 59% | 71% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 75% | 76% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 76% | 82% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 81% | 79% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 59% | 58% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 64% | 67% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 75% | 75% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 78% | 79% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 79% | 82% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 80% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 85% | 85% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 86% | 87% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 86% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 43% | 51% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 53% | 61% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 52% | 58% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 62% | 67% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 61% | 70% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 69% | 77% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 77% | 82% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 84% | 85% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 85% | 85% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 46% | 50% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 60% | 60% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 66% | 65% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 77% | 74% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 78% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 79% | 80% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 73% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | 82% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 84% | 82% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 42% | 47% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 44% | 56% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 53% | 59% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 64% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 57% | 68% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 46% | 41% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 52% | 50% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 66% | 61% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 75% | 67% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 69% | 71% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 39% | 43% |
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* Gardner Magnet School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.