Gardner-Strong Elementary School
735 South Concord Strong AR, 71765, Union County Phone: 870-797-2321 Ranking:  (737 out of 800, bottom 8%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Strong 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: | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 20 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 210 | 237 | 238 | 242 | 236 | 237 | 181 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 17 | 8.1% | 18 | 7.6% | 20 | 8.4% | 19 | 7.9% | 20 | 8.5% | 20 | 8.4% | 11 | 6.1% |
| Kindergarten: | 29 | 13.8% | 47 | 19.8% | 33 | 13.9% | 32 | 13.2% | 30 | 12.7% | 36 | 15.2% | 31 | 17.1% |
| Grade 1: | 41 | 19.5% | 25 | 10.5% | 33 | 13.9% | 35 | 14.5% | 30 | 12.7% | 34 | 14.3% | 28 | 15.5% |
| Grade 2: | 21 | 10.0% | 28 | 11.8% | 29 | 12.2% | 27 | 11.2% | 30 | 12.7% | 41 | 17.3% | 29 | 16.0% |
| Grade 3: | 27 | 12.9% | 34 | 14.3% | 27 | 11.3% | 33 | 13.6% | 38 | 16.1% | 35 | 14.8% | 29 | 16.0% |
| Grade 4: | 27 | 12.9% | 22 | 9.3% | 31 | 13.0% | 38 | 15.7% | 31 | 13.1% | 36 | 15.2% | 20 | 11.0% |
| Grade 5: | 23 | 11.0% | 30 | 12.7% | 35 | 14.7% | 28 | 11.6% | 28 | 11.9% | 35 | 14.8% | 33 | 18.2% |
| Grade 6: | 25 | 11.9% | 33 | 13.9% | 30 | 12.6% | 30 | 12.4% | 29 | 12.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 118 | 56.2% | 136 | 57.4% | 130 | 54.6% | 125 | 51.7% | 124 | 52.5% | 110 | 46.4% | 94 | 51.9% |
| Female: | 92 | 43.8% | 101 | 42.6% | 108 | 45.4% | 117 | 48.3% | 112 | 47.5% | 119 | 50.2% | 83 | 45.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 5.7% | 13 | 5.5% | 13 | 5.5% | 15 | 6.2% | 17 | 7.2% | 17 | 7.2% | 11 | 6.1% |
| Black: | 129 | 61.4% | 133 | 56.1% | 129 | 54.2% | 128 | 52.9% | 123 | 52.1% | 119 | 50.2% | 97 | 53.6% |
| White: | 68 | 32.4% | 87 | 36.7% | 95 | 39.9% | 99 | 40.9% | 93 | 39.4% | 101 | 42.6% | 72 | 39.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 174 | 82.9% | 182 | 76.8% | 179 | 75.2% | 184 | 76.0% | 173 | 73.3% | 163 | 68.8% | 125 | 69.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 7.1% | 30 | 12.7% | 28 | 11.8% | 23 | 9.5% | 31 | 13.1% | 25 | 10.5% | 16 | 8.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.38 | 11.72 | 10.14 | 10.52 | 11.80 | 9.90 | 9.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2005 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 12% | 13% | 50% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22% | 32% | 57% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 34% | 59% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 47% | 64% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 66% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 71% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 76% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 82% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 79% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 52% | 58% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 46% | 67% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26% | 42% | 75% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 66% | 79% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 82% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 85% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 87% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 86% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 15% | 24% | 51% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 50% | 61% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 31% | 47% | 58% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 45% | 67% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 70% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 77% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 82% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 85% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 85% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 26% | 50% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 64% | 60% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 60% | 65% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 74% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 78% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 80% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 32% | 32% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40% | 82% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 82% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 31% | 47% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 26% | 34% | 56% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 35% | 59% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 67% | 64% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 37% | 68% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 74% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 77% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 85% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 84% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 37% | 41% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 11% | 31% | 50% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 36% | 61% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 58% | 67% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 35% | 71% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 34% | 74% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 78% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 76% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 70% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 37% | 43% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 50% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 34% | 56% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 26% | 26% | 60% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40% | 61% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | 44% | 57% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 55% | 59% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 53% | 59% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 67% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 71% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 34% | 34% | 71% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 75% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 73% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 43% | 46% | 43% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 70% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 66% | 68% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 80% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 34% | 34% | 77% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 75% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 75% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Gardner-Strong Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.