King Elementary School
400 North 19th St
Van Buren AR, 72956, Crawford County
Phone: 479-474-2661
Ranking: 
(517 out of 800, bottom 35%)*
(517 out of 800, bottom 35%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Van Buren 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 | 29 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 553 | 535 | 397 | 269 | 287 | 321 | 325 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 40 | 7.2% | 40 | 7.5% | 40 | 10.1% | 40 | 14.9% | 40 | 13.9% | 40 | 12.5% | 34 | 10.5% |
| Kindergarten: | 83 | 15.0% | 88 | 16.4% | 80 | 20.2% | 42 | 15.6% | 41 | 14.3% | 38 | 11.8% | 39 | 12.0% |
| Grade 1: | 97 | 17.5% | 87 | 16.3% | 73 | 18.4% | 44 | 16.4% | 38 | 13.2% | 50 | 15.6% | 51 | 15.7% |
| Grade 2: | 98 | 17.7% | 66 | 12.3% | 73 | 18.4% | 38 | 14.1% | 55 | 19.2% | 59 | 18.4% | 52 | 16.0% |
| Grade 3: | 64 | 11.6% | 85 | 15.9% | 61 | 15.4% | 55 | 20.4% | 51 | 17.8% | 57 | 17.8% | 73 | 22.5% |
| Grade 4: | 93 | 16.8% | 80 | 15.0% | 70 | 17.6% | 50 | 18.6% | 62 | 21.6% | 77 | 24.0% | 76 | 23.4% |
| Grade 5: | 78 | 14.1% | 89 | 16.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 274 | 49.5% | 274 | 51.2% | 198 | 49.9% | 133 | 49.4% | 144 | 50.2% | 166 | 51.7% | 172 | 52.9% |
| Female: | 279 | 50.5% | 261 | 48.8% | 199 | 50.1% | 136 | 50.6% | 143 | 49.8% | 147 | 45.8% | 149 | 45.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 8 | 2.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 9 | 2.8% |
| Asian: | 23 | 4.2% | 18 | 3.4% | 8 | 2.0% | 11 | 4.1% | 14 | 4.9% | 11 | 3.4% | 10 | 3.1% |
| Hispanic: | 171 | 30.9% | 164 | 30.7% | 69 | 17.4% | 58 | 21.6% | 68 | 23.7% | 56 | 17.4% | 52 | 16.0% |
| Black: | 8 | 1.4% | 11 | 2.1% | 4 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| White: | 307 | 55.5% | 308 | 57.6% | 282 | 71.0% | 183 | 68.0% | 195 | 67.9% | 252 | 78.5% | 253 | 77.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 42 | 7.6% | 30 | 5.6% | 26 | 6.5% | 15 | 5.6% | 9 | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 385 | 69.6% | 378 | 70.7% | 263 | 66.2% | 175 | 65.1% | 173 | 60.3% | 154 | 48.0% | 129 | 39.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 66 | 11.9% | 63 | 11.8% | 45 | 11.3% | 23 | 8.6% | 29 | 10.1% | 45 | 14.0% | 42 | 12.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.70 | 18.57 | 17.79 | 16.29 | 14.35 | 18.90 | 16.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2005 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 54% | 50% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 62% | 57% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 49% | 59% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 64% | 64% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 61% | 66% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 67% | 71% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 70% | 76% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 78% | 82% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 71% | 79% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 65% | 58% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 68% | 67% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 71% | 75% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 78% | 79% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 77% | 82% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 78% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 79% | 85% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 85% | 87% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 80% | 86% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 59% | 51% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 68% | 61% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 58% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 65% | 67% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 70% | 70% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 71% | 77% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 85% | 82% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 85% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 86% | 85% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 58% | 50% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 61% | 60% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 66% | 65% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 75% | 74% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 79% | 78% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 73% | 80% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 74% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | 82% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 84% | 82% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 82% | 84% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 66% | 70% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 58% | 61% |
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* King Elementary 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.