Elmer H. Cook Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Fort Smith, Arkansas

Elmer H. Cook Elementary School in Fort Smith, Arkansas enrolled 459 students in 2024-25 with 23.7 full-time teachers, 19.4 students per teacher against the Arkansas elementary-school median of 16.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 51% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 61% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arkansas: 39.9% and 38.9%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

500 students in 2022-23, 494 students in 2023-24, 459 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.5 to 23.7.

Students enrolled at Elmer H. Cook Elementary School by school year2022-23: 500, 2023-24: 494, 2024-25: 45902004006002022-235002023-244942024-25459
Students enrolled at Elmer H. Cook Elementary School by school year2022-23: 500, 2023-24: 494, 2024-25: 45902004006002022-235002023-244942024-25459
Students enrolled at Elmer H. Cook Elementary School by school year2022-23: 500, 2023-24: 494, 2024-25: 45902004006002022-235002023-244942024-25459
Students enrolled at Elmer H. Cook Elementary School by school year2022-23: 500, 2023-24: 494, 2024-25: 45902004006002022-235002023-244942024-25459
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2350025.519.6
2023-2449425.619.3
2024-2545923.719.4

19.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 of every 100 Arkansas elementary schools

Among the 503 Arkansas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.0; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 19.4; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.4state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 19.4; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.4state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 19.4; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.4state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 19.4; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 19.4state median 16.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 288 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Elmer H. Cook Elementary School enrolled 490 students and had 1.7 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.7, one per 288 of the 490 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent25.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

52.7% of students were White, 20.5% of two or more races, 14.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White52.7%
  2. Two or more races20.5%
  3. Hispanic14.4%
  4. Black7.8%
  5. Asian3.9%
  6. American Indian0.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Elmer H. Cook Elementary School scored proficient or above: 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 61% in math in 2022-23, against 39.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across Arkansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arkansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtArkansas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2251%39%39.9%
Math, 2022-2361%36% (2021-22)38.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Fort Smith

18 public elementary schools in Fort Smith report 2024-25 enrollment; Elmer H. Cook Elementary School is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Fairview Elementary School58218.070.4%
John P. Woods Elementary School51419.333.9%
Sunnymede Elementary School51018.775.1%
Harry C. Morrison Elementary School49319.179.5%
Elmer H. Cook Elementary School45919.444.7%
Sutton Elementary School41115.079.1%
Euper Lane Elementary School39716.349.1%
Albert Pike Elementary School38719.477.3%

All public schools in Fort Smith →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Elmer H. Cook Elementary School

  1. Beard Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 297 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  2. Cavanaugh Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 303 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  3. Compare Elmer H. Cook Elementary School with Beard Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Fort Smith School District spends per student$12,459 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,459
  5. The largest public schools in ArkansasElmer H. Cook Elementary School is the number 202 by size of 504 Arkansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#202 of 504
  6. Arkansas schools by students per teacher19.4 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 16.0 for elementary schools.19.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Elmer H. Cook Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Elmer H. Cook Elementary School?
    459 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 500 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Fort Smith, AR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Elmer H. Cook Elementary School?
    19.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arkansas median for elementary schools is 16.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Elmer H. Cook Elementary School a Title I school?
    Elmer H. Cook Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Elmer H. Cook Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Elmer H. Cook Elementary School scored proficient or above: 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 61% in math in 2022-23, against 39.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across Arkansas. Arkansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Elmer H. Cook Elementary School in?
    Fort Smith School District, NCES district ID 0506330. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050633000359 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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