Imboden Area Charter School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Imboden, Arkansas
Imboden Area Charter School in Imboden, Arkansas enrolled 70 students in 2024-25 with 5.0 full-time teachers, 14.0 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, 20-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% 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 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
63 students in 2022-23, 68 students in 2023-24, 70 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.2 to 5.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 63 | 5.2 | 12.2 |
| 2023-24 | 68 | 5.0 | 13.5 |
| 2024-25 | 70 | 5.0 | 14.0 |
14.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 80 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.
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 275 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Imboden Area Charter School enrolled 55 students and had 0.2 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.2, one per 275 of the 55 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent6.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
94.3% of students were White, 2.9% American Indian, 1.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White94.3%
- American Indian2.9%
- Hispanic1.4%
- Black1.4%
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 Imboden Area Charter School scored proficient or above: 20-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Arkansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 20‑29% | 20‑29% | 39.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20‑29% | 30‑39% (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 Imboden
2 public elementary schools in Imboden report 2024-25 enrollment; Imboden Area Charter School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sloan-Hendrix Elementary School | 456 | 16.3 | 52.6% |
| Imboden Area Charter School | 70 | 14.0 | 14.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Imboden Area Charter School
- Sloan-Hendrix Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 456 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Alma Spikes Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 12 miles away: 703 students, 18.0 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Compare Imboden Area Charter School with Sloan-Hendrix Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Imboden Charter School District spends per student$13,032 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,032
- The largest public schools in ArkansasImboden Area Charter School is the number 501 by size of 504 Arkansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#501 of 504
- Arkansas schools by students per teacher14.0 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 16.0 for elementary schools.14.0:1
- 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 Imboden Area Charter School
How many students attend Imboden Area Charter School?
70 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 63 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Imboden, AR.What is the student-teacher ratio at Imboden Area Charter School?
14.0 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.Is Imboden Area Charter School a Title I school?
Imboden Area Charter School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Imboden Area Charter School do on state tests?
The students tested at Imboden Area Charter School scored proficient or above: 20-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% 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.What district is Imboden Area Charter School in?
Imboden Charter School District, NCES district ID 0500061. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050006100658 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.