Timbo Elementary School, Timbo AR

Original Research by School Decision on Timbo Elementary School

Timbo Elementary School is a small, rural K-6 school serving the unincorporated community of Timbo, located in the Ozark Mountains of Stone County, Arkansas. It is part of the Mountain View School District, a consolidation that occurred when the former Stone County School District was merged into the district. For families considering this school, understanding the setting is essential. Timbo itself is a mature, working-class community with a strong tradition of old-time music, affordable housing, and a high homeownership rate. The built environment is dispersed along rural highways; the school campus functions as a primary community hub. The community profile suggests stability with little new development.

The student body at Timbo Elementary is overwhelmingly White, and a very substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing it among schools serving a high-poverty population. The school is small across its kindergarten through sixth grade enrollment, with a comparable number of students in each grade level. This size naturally lends itself to a setting where staff are likely to know every child by name. Data on special populations such as students with disabilities and English learners was not available, so a family with a child in either category may want to ask the school directly about its support structures.

On state assessments, performance varied noticeably by grade and subject. In math, fourth grade students turned in a strong showing, with a large majority meeting the state's proficiency benchmark. Fifth and sixth grade math results were more moderate, and third grade math was a soft spot. In English language arts, third graders performed relatively well, while fourth and fifth grade results were more mixed. Sixth grade ELA showed a moderate level of proficiency. Science results followed a similar pattern, with the strongest performance in third grade and a weaker result in sixth grade. Because these are single-year results for a small school, each classroom cohort can shift meaningfully from year to year; a parent may find it useful to look into whether these patterns have held over time.

Because the school serves only early and middle elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report. The school does not offer high school programs, so metrics like Advanced Placement or career pathways simply do not apply here.

The comparison data that would typically position this school against its county peers was not sufficient for a meaningful comparison; Stone County has very few districts, which makes those comparisons unreliable. That leaves the state's own achievement levels as the primary academic benchmark.

This is a school for a family that values a rural, small-school environment where the elementary grades are taught in a close-knit community. The high share of students from low-income households is a relevant characteristic of the peer environment. Academically, the picture is mixed and varies by grade, which is common in a small school where a single strong or weak cohort can shape the overall numbers. For families moving to the area, the town of Mountain View offers more services and amenities than Timbo itself, though the commute along Highway 263 is short. The district has no notable recent changes that would alter a family's decision, based on publicly available information. A parent would want to talk with the principal about how the school supports students across the range of performance and what academic priorities the staff are focused on for the coming years.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 331%

School 31% · District 38% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median

Grade 469%

School 69% · District 41% · ▲ 29 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median

Grade 542%

School 42% · District 41% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median

Grade 632%

School 32% · District 31% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 5 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 354%

School 54% · District 41% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median

Grade 439%

School 39% · District 39%

▲ 2 pts above state median

Grade 532%

School 32% · District 35% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 2 pts below state median

Grade 642%

School 42% · District 39% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median

Science

Grade 354%

School 54% · District 46% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median

Grade 446%

School 46% · District 40% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median

Grade 537%

School 37% · District 41% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median

Grade 621%

School 21% · District 40% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median

This schoolMOUNTAIN VIEW 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.