The top reported proficiency rate is 38% in Math. The lowest is 26% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Muldrow Es
Muldrow Elementary School serves prekindergarten through fourth grade in the town of Muldrow, a small rural community in Sequoyah County that sits within the Fort Smith, Arkansas–Oklahoma metropolitan area. The school is located on Main Street, placing it near the downtown center, while the district’s middle and high schools share a separate campus on Shawntel Smith Boulevard. The town itself is low-density and auto-oriented, with most amenities spread along highways; there is a city park with a walking trail, playground, and splash pad, but little pedestrian infrastructure beyond that.
The student body is around the size typical for an elementary school serving this grade range. Racially and ethnically, the school draws from a population that is majority white and includes a substantial share of American Indian or Alaska Native students, along with smaller numbers of students who are Hispanic, two or more races, Asian, Black, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. Data on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals, receiving special education services, or classified as English learners was not available in the sources used here. A parent may want to ask the district about these figures, as they shape the support services a school provides.
State testing results are available for third and fourth grade in both math and English language arts, and they paint a mixed picture relative to other schools in Sequoyah County. When all tested subjects and grades are combined into a single proficiency index, Muldrow Elementary lands in the top quartile among the district-level comparisons available for the county. That said, the reported proficiency rates are modest in absolute terms. In third-grade math, roughly one in three students scored at or above the proficient level. In fourth-grade math, the share was somewhat higher. In English language arts, both third and fourth grade saw about one in four students reach proficiency. Oklahoma changed the cut scores for these assessments recently, which means year-over-year trend comparisons are not reliable until more data accumulates. A family considering the school should weigh the relative county standing against the fact that a majority of students in each tested grade did not reach the proficient mark.
Because Muldrow Elementary only serves through fourth grade, it has no graduation rate to report. The district itself enrolls students through high school, but the elementary school’s outcomes are limited to these early-grade test results.
The housing market in the area is more affordable than national benchmarks. Home values in the zip code covering Muldrow are below both the state and national typical home values. That affordability is a practical consideration for families looking to settle in a rural setting within driving distance of Fort Smith. The town’s population has fluctuated over the decades, with a decline recorded in the 2020 census followed by modest renewed growth in recent estimates. No information about major new housing developments was found in available sources. The local economy includes a poultry-processing plant, a furniture store, a grocery, and the public school system as notable employers.
Publicly reported information on recent district-level changes, such as curriculum overhauls, property tax shifts, or referendums, was not found. Readers interested in the district’s strategic direction would need to consult the school board or district office directly. For now, what is known is that Muldrow Elementary sits in a small, rural town with modest home prices and a student body that performs unevenly on state tests, relatively stronger in county comparison than in absolute terms. It is a school that fits a family looking for an elementary program in a low-density, auto-dependent community, with the understanding that the proficiency rates in the tested grades leave room for growth.
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