The top reported proficiency rate is 57% in Math. The lowest is 46% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Osage Creek Elementary School
Osage Creek Elementary School is a kindergarten-through-fourth-grade public school in southwest Bentonville, part of the Bentonville School District. The school occupies a growing corner of one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, a place transformed over the past generation from a quiet county seat into a corporate and cultural hub anchored by Walmart’s world headquarters and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. The city’s rapid expansion means new residential developments are common in the area Osage Creek serves, and the housing market reflects that demand: home values in the surrounding ZIP code have risen notably in the last year, and rents have climbed as well. For families moving to the region, this is a school in a high-growth, high-cost corridor.
The student body is diverse in composition. White students make up the largest share, followed by a substantial Asian population and smaller but present groups of Hispanic, Black, multiracial, and Native American students. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, a rate that places the school in a middle-income range relative to many Benton County schools. The school does not publish counts of students with disabilities or English learners in the data available to the public, and a parent looking for that information specifically may want to ask the school directly about its special education and multilingual learner supports.
Academically, Osage Creek students take Arkansas’s ATLAS assessments in grades three and four. Performance varies by subject. In math, a solid majority of fourth graders met the state’s proficiency benchmark, and third graders were close behind. Reading scores were lower: about two in five third graders reached proficiency, while fourth graders did somewhat better, with roughly half meeting the bar. Science results were similar across both grades, with just under half of students scoring proficient. The overall proficiency picture, when averaged across all tested subjects and grades, sits in the top quarter of schools in Benton County, a strong showing that points to a school performing well relative to its local peers. Still, the gap between math and reading indicates that literacy support may be an area where some families want to inquire further, particularly in the early grades.
Because Osage Creek serves only primary grades, there is no graduation rate, no high school course access, and no college readiness metrics to consider. The school’s mission is foundational: building literacy, numeracy, and science skills in the years before students move on to upper elementary and middle school. The district itself, Bentonville School District, is a large and well-regarded system, though we looked for recent district-level developments such as referendum outcomes, curriculum changes, or new school openings and found little publicly available to report. A parent considering Osage Creek should be aware that the school sits within a district that is itself evolving alongside the city’s growth.
For a family moving to Bentonville’s southwest side, Osage Creek offers a peer environment that is primarily white but includes meaningful Asian and Hispanic representation, a financial profile that is mostly middle-income, and academic results that are a clear strength in math and decent but not outstanding in reading and science. The school’s overall standing among Benton County elementary schools is above average, a fact that reflects consistent instruction rather than exceptional peaks. The missing pieces—special education and English learner data, discipline and attendance counts, and any details on enrichment programs—mean a thorough evaluation would require a conversation with the school office or a visit.
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