The top reported proficiency rate is 50% in Math. The lowest is 36% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Beebe Elementary School
Beebe Elementary is the primary school for the district’s youngest students, serving pre-kindergarten through fourth grade on a single campus. It is part of the Beebe School District, whose schools are grouped in an extensive campus set across the street from Arkansas State University-Beebe, creating what local sources describe as a prominent education corridor that connects to the town’s downtown via West Center Street.
The school is large for an elementary building. The student body is predominantly white, with a small share of Hispanic students and a modest mix of Black, two-or-more-races, and Asian students. More than half of the students come from households with income low enough to qualify for free or reduced-price meals, which places this school in a bracket where a substantial share of families are working with limited resources.
On the Arkansas state assessments, Beebe Elementary’s math results land near the middle of the pack compared to other schools in White County. English language arts scores are notably lower. In both third and fourth grade, fewer than four in ten students scored at the proficient level on the reading and writing portion of the test. Science scores sit between the two, with a modest share of students reaching proficiency. The overall proficiency index across all tested subjects and grades places the school above the midpoint among the county’s districts, but the gap between math and English is wide enough that a parent may want to ask the school directly about how literacy instruction is structured and what interventions are available for students who are behind.
Because the school stops at fourth grade, there is no graduation rate to report, and no data on chronic absenteeism or discipline was found in available records. Enrollment counts for students with disabilities and English learners were also missing from the data reviewed, so the full picture of special education and language support is not accessible here.
Beebe itself is a small city in White County that has seen substantial population growth over the past several decades. It originated as a railroad stop and retains a historic depot downtown. The local economy is anchored by Arkansas State University-Beebe, a two-year college and technical trade center, and by retail and healthcare sectors. The town’s housing costs are moderate, with typical home values below the state average and rents that are affordable relative to national benchmarks. A notable share of residents commute elsewhere for work, likely toward Little Rock or Searcy.
The school sits on a campus that was heavily rebuilt after a tornado destroyed nearly completed new school buildings and damaged historic residential areas near downtown. Since then, significant additions have been made. The district itself grew when schools from nearby McRae were consolidated into it, and the recent redesignation of a nearby highway as a interstate has improved regional connectivity.
For a family considering this school, the main checkpoints are the reading scores, which are clearly a soft spot, and the size of the building, which is large enough that a parent may want to understand how the school manages class sizes and small-group support. The math results are respectable for the area, and the school’s place within a district that runs from early childhood through high school on a compact campus gives families a straightforward feeder pattern. The town’s growth and the presence of the university and technical college nearby add context for families who value a community with an education-oriented identity.
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