Hill Farm Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Bryant, Arkansas

Hill Farm Elementary School in Bryant, Arkansas enrolled 562 students in 2024-25 with 33.4 full-time teachers, 16.8 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, 41% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 59% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arkansas: 39.9% and 38.9%).

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

594 students in 2022-23, 566 students in 2023-24, 562 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.0 to 33.4.

Students enrolled at Hill Farm Elementary School by school year2022-23: 594, 2023-24: 566, 2024-25: 56202004006002022-235942023-245662024-25562
Students enrolled at Hill Farm Elementary School by school year2022-23: 594, 2023-24: 566, 2024-25: 56202004006002022-235942023-245662024-25562
Students enrolled at Hill Farm Elementary School by school year2022-23: 594, 2023-24: 566, 2024-25: 56202004006002022-235942023-245662024-25562
Students enrolled at Hill Farm Elementary School by school year2022-23: 594, 2023-24: 566, 2024-25: 56202004006002022-235942023-245662024-25562
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2359435.017.0
2023-2456630.818.4
2024-2556233.416.8

16.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 62 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 16.8; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.8state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 16.8; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.8state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 16.8; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.8state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 16.8; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.8state 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 395 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hill Farm Elementary School enrolled 593 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 395 of the 593 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent22.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

38.8% of students were White, 31.7% Hispanic, 23.3% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White38.8%
  2. Hispanic31.7%
  3. Black23.3%
  4. Two or more races5.9%
  5. Asian0.2%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%

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 Hill Farm Elementary School scored proficient or above: 41% in reading in 2021-22 and 59% 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, 2021-2241%50%39.9%
Math, 2022-2359%50% (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 Bryant

3 public elementary schools in Bryant report 2024-25 enrollment; Hill Farm Elementary School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Bryant Elementary School78518.736.3%
Hill Farm Elementary School56216.858.9%
Collegeville Elementary School50317.036.4%

All public schools in Bryant →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Hill Farm Elementary School

  1. Pine Haven Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 753 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. Bryant Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 785 students, 18.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  3. Compare Hill Farm Elementary School with Pine Haven Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bryant School District spends per student$10,006 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,006
  5. The largest public schools in ArkansasHill Farm Elementary School is the number 100 by size of 504 Arkansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#100 of 504
  6. Arkansas schools by students per teacher16.8 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 16.0 for elementary schools.16.8:1
  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 Hill Farm Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Hill Farm Elementary School?
    562 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 594 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bryant, AR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Hill Farm Elementary School?
    16.8 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 Hill Farm Elementary School a Title I school?
    Hill Farm 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 Hill Farm Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Hill Farm Elementary School scored proficient or above: 41% in reading in 2021-22 and 59% 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 Hill Farm Elementary School in?
    Bryant School District, NCES district ID 0503690. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050369001563 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