Gurdon Primary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Gurdon, Arkansas

Gurdon Primary School in Gurdon, Arkansas enrolled 365 students in 2024-25 with 22.6 full-time teachers, 16.2 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, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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 rose 37% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 29%

266 students in 2022-23, 298 students in 2023-24, 365 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.5 to 22.6.

Students enrolled at Gurdon Primary School by school year2022-23: 266, 2023-24: 298, 2024-25: 36501002003004002022-232662023-242982024-25365
Students enrolled at Gurdon Primary School by school year2022-23: 266, 2023-24: 298, 2024-25: 36501002003004002022-232662023-242982024-25365
Students enrolled at Gurdon Primary School by school year2022-23: 266, 2023-24: 298, 2024-25: 36501002003004002022-232662023-242982024-25365
Students enrolled at Gurdon Primary School by school year2022-23: 266, 2023-24: 298, 2024-25: 36501002003004002022-232662023-242982024-25365
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2326617.515.2
2023-2429823.112.9
2024-2536522.616.2

16.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 53 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; Gurdon Primary School 16.2; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGurdon Primary School 16.2state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; Gurdon Primary School 16.2; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGurdon Primary School 16.2state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; Gurdon Primary School 16.2; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGurdon Primary School 16.2state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; Gurdon Primary School 16.2; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGurdon Primary School 16.2state 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 258 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Gurdon Primary School enrolled 258 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 258 of the 258 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent15.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

63.6% of students were White, 20.3% Black, 15.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White63.6%
  2. Black20.3%
  3. Hispanic15.3%
  4. Two or more races0.8%

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 Gurdon Primary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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, 2021-2230‑34%24%39.9%
Math, 2022-2340‑44%18% (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 Gurdon

2 public elementary schools in Gurdon report 2024-25 enrollment; Gurdon Primary School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Gurdon Primary School36516.266.0%
Cabe Middle School17010.957.6%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Gurdon Primary School

  1. Harmony Grove Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 28 miles away: 425 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).28 mi
  2. Ivory Intermediate SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 28 miles away: 286 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).28 mi
  3. Compare Gurdon Primary School with Harmony Grove Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Gurdon Public Schools spends per student$14,426 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,426
  5. The largest public schools in ArkansasGurdon Primary School is the number 318 by size of 504 Arkansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#318 of 504
  6. Arkansas schools by students per teacher16.2 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 16.0 for elementary schools.16.2:1
  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 Gurdon Primary School

  1. How many students attend Gurdon Primary School?
    365 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 266 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Gurdon, AR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Gurdon Primary School?
    16.2 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 Gurdon Primary School a Title I school?
    Gurdon Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Gurdon Primary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Gurdon Primary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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 Gurdon Primary School in?
    Gurdon Public Schools, NCES district ID 0507110. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050711000432 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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