Greenbrier Westside Elementary, Greenbrier AR

Original Research by School Decision on Greenbrier Westside Elementary

Greenbrier Westside Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade in the Greenbrier School District, located on Garrett Road in the city of Greenbrier, Arkansas. It is a regular public elementary school, not a charter or magnet, in a district that covers this fast-growing Faulkner County community.

The school enrolls a moderate number of students for an elementary building serving six grade levels. The student body is predominantly white, with small shares of Hispanic, Black, Asian, and multiracial students, as well as a few American Indian or Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. Just over half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which places the school in a middle range of economic diversity for the area. Family income levels in the surrounding community are above the statewide median, though the school’s own share of low-income students is substantial.

State testing data from Arkansas’s ATLAS assessment is available for grades three through five in math, English language arts, and science. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school’s overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile relative to districts in Faulkner County. That is a clear strength. Science scores stand out: in each tested grade a strong majority of students scored proficient. Fourth-grade science was particularly high. In English language arts, proficiency was consistent across the three grades, with roughly three-fifths of students meeting the bar each year. Math results were more uneven. Fourth graders posted a high proficiency rate, while third and fifth graders were lower, each showing a majority that fell short of proficiency. A parent may want to ask the school about the dip in math at the upper and lower ends of the tested grades.

Because the school serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report. Chronic absenteeism and discipline data were not available in the provided records. No information on staffing ratios, class sizes, or specific program offerings was included.

Greenbrier itself is a small, car-dependent town built along Highway 65, about a half-hour drive north of Conway. It is one of the faster-growing communities in Faulkner County, with a population that rose notably in recent years. The town’s commercial core is modest, with antique shops and farm markets along the highway corridor. Most residents commute to Conway or the broader Central Arkansas region for work. Housing values are above the state average but below the national median, and the area is a mix of subdivisions and rural land. Woolly Hollow State Park and Lake Bennett are nearby recreational anchors. The district did not report any recent major changes such as boundary adjustments, curriculum shifts, or facility expansions.

This school fits families who want a solid elementary option in a growing commuter town, with the reassurance that its overall test performance stands well above the county median. The strong science outcomes and the consistency in reading are positives. The economic diversity is real, and a parent may want to learn more about support for students who are not yet proficient in math, especially in grades where the share proficient is lower. Given that this is an elementary school, families with children across age ranges will also want to look at the district’s middle and high schools to see how the academic pathway continues.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 353%

School 53% · District 58% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 477%

School 77% · District 71% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

Grade 558%

School 58% · District 58%

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 360%

School 60% · District 58% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 460%

School 60% · District 61% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 558%

School 58% · District 65% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Science

Grade 371%

School 71% · District 71% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 479%

School 79% · District 76% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 43 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Grade 564%

School 64% · District 68% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

This schoolGREENBRIER SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income54%Higher-income67%13 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income38%Higher-income54%16 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income54%Higher-income64%10 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income42%Higher-income45%4 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income49%Higher-income77%28 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income62%Higher-income73%11 pp gap