The top reported proficiency rate is 34% in English language arts. The lowest is 24% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Wm. Jefferson Clinton Primary School
William Jefferson Clinton Primary School serves students from pre-kindergarten through fourth grade in Hope, Arkansas. It is a traditional public school within the Hope School District and is not a charter school.
Hope is a small city that serves as the county seat of Hempstead County. The town has residential neighborhoods, a commercial downtown, and industrial zones. Its economy has long been rooted in railroad shipping and agriculture, with poultry processing, bakery goods, and manufacturing of audio equipment, steel joists, auto parts, and molded plastics. Klipsch Audio Technologies continues to manufacture speakers in Hope. The town's population has been declining over time, and it has a strong agricultural identity centered on watermelon cultivation and an annual Watermelon Festival. Union Pacific Railway tracks divide the town, and the built environment is automobile-dependent. School campuses are spread across the city rather than clustered downtown.
The school enrolls a substantial student body for a primary school. Black students make up the largest group, followed by Hispanic students, then White students. A smaller share of students identify as two or more races, and there are very small numbers of Asian and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. The share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch is essentially universal, reflecting the economic circumstances of the community.
Academic performance is measured through Arkansas's ATLAS assessments. In third grade, the share of students scoring proficient or above in math, English language arts, and science is modest. Fourth grade math results are at a similar level, while fourth grade ELA and science show a noticeably stronger share of students reaching proficiency. The gain from third to fourth grade in these two subjects is one of the clearer patterns in the data.
Relative to other districts in Hempstead County, the school's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades sits above the midpoint. This comparison provides some context, though absolute proficiency rates remain an area a parent will want to discuss with the school directly.
Because this school serves only primary grades, there is no graduation rate or high school outcome data to report. Information on special education enrollment and English learner enrollment was not available. Data on discipline rates, chronic absenteeism, staffing ratios, and course access was also absent from what was reviewed. A parent may want to ask the school about these areas directly.
Home values in the area are well below the state and national medians, making housing relatively affordable. The area has experienced modest appreciation in recent years.
The Hope School District operates separate campuses for upper elementary, middle, and high school, so children from this primary school will transition to other buildings in later grades. No major recent district changes were identified in publicly available information.
For a family considering this school, the picture is one of a high-poverty primary school in a small, economically challenged city. The academic results show room for growth, with a relative bright spot in fourth grade ELA and science compared with the county. The school's small grade span means that a parent will also need to look ahead to the full K-12 pathway across the district's other campuses.
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