The top reported proficiency rate is 26% in Math. The lowest is 19% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Warren Elementary School
Warren Elementary School serves kindergarten through third grade in the small, rural county-seat town of Warren, Arkansas, as part of the Warren School District. This is the entry point for the district’s youngest students, and the school’s identity is shaped by that early-elementary focus and the community it serves.
The student body reflects the demographics of Warren itself. The largest groups are white students and Black students, each making up a significant share of enrollment, followed by Hispanic students, who also represent a substantial portion of the student population. Very small numbers of students are identified as American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, or of two or more races. The school’s student population is almost entirely economically disadvantaged, with nearly every student eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on the share of students with disabilities or those learning English was not available for this school, so a parent may want to ask about the school’s specific support and services for these groups.
The academic picture comes from Arkansas’s current state test, the ATLAS, for third graders. In math, about a quarter of students scored at or above the proficient level. In English language arts, the share was roughly one in five. In science, it was also about one in five. These proficiency rates place the school in the bottom quartile relative to the two districts in Bradley County, which is the full comparison set available for this school. For a school serving only grades K-3, there is no graduation rate to consider — that is a metric for high schools only.
Warren is a town with a notable past and a present challenge. It boomed in the early twentieth century as a timber hub, home to several major lumber companies. Those mills are long gone, and the population has been declining steadily since the 1980s. The median home value in the area is relatively low, and the housing market has seen a recent downturn in prices. The town’s civic core is anchored by the Victorian-era Bradley County Courthouse, and the community celebrates the long-running Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival each June. US Route 63 runs through the center of town. The district itself has made a major capital investment in its facilities, representing a substantial construction project that signals a commitment to its physical plant. The district’s graduation rate for its high school has also risen over a recent five-school-year period, a positive trend for families who will follow this elementary path all the way through.
This is a school in a small, economically modest, and depopulating rural town. The student body is diverse and nearly universally low-income. The state test results are below the county average for this grade band. A parent evaluating Warren Elementary would want to understand what academic support and enrichment programs the school offers beyond what the test scores show, and what resources are available for students who are behind or who are ahead. The school’s role as a K-3 feeder to the district’s later schools means the trajectory from this building to the district’s upper elementary, middle, and high school is the full picture a family needs to consider.
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