Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School

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

Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School in Hot Springs, Arkansas enrolled 647 students in 2024-25 with 40.6 full-time teachers, 15.9 students per teacher against the Arkansas elementary-school median of 16.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 17% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 21% 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

675 students in 2022-23, 648 students in 2023-24, 647 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 45.3 to 40.6.

Students enrolled at Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School by school year2022-23: 675, 2023-24: 648, 2024-25: 64702004006008002022-236752023-246482024-25647
Students enrolled at Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School by school year2022-23: 675, 2023-24: 648, 2024-25: 64702004006008002022-236752023-246482024-25647
Students enrolled at Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School by school year2022-23: 675, 2023-24: 648, 2024-25: 64702004006008002022-236752023-246482024-25647
Students enrolled at Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School by school year2022-23: 675, 2023-24: 648, 2024-25: 64702004006008002022-236752023-246482024-25647
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2367545.314.9
2023-2464845.514.2
2024-2564740.615.9

15.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 52 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 15.9; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.9state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 15.9; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.9state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 15.9; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.9state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 15.9; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.9state 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 210 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School enrolled 734 students and had 3.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 23 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.5, one per 210 of the 734 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions23
  • Chronically absent9.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

38.8% of students were Black, 29.5% White, 17.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black38.8%
  2. White29.5%
  3. Hispanic17.6%
  4. Two or more races13.4%
  5. Asian0.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%

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 Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School scored proficient or above: 17% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% 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, 2021-2217%28%39.9%
Math, 2022-2321%24% (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 Hot Springs

8 public elementary schools in Hot Springs report 2024-25 enrollment; Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lakeside Intermediate School72116.436.2%
Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School64715.999.8%
Lakeside Primary School58319.239.5%
Langston Elementary Leadership Academy Magnet School50418.6100.0%
Fountain Lake Elementary49114.147.3%
Oaklawn STEM Magnet School45217.2100.0%
Park Magnet an Ib Pyp World Class School41118.4100.0%
Cutter-Morning Star Elementary School35717.964.4%

All public schools in Hot Springs →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School

  1. Park Magnet an Ib Pyp World Class SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 411 students, 18.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Oaklawn STEM Magnet SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 452 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  3. Compare Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School with Park Magnet an Ib Pyp World Class SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Hot Springs School District spends per student$14,750 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,750
  5. The largest public schools in ArkansasMain Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School is the number 52 by size of 504 Arkansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#52 of 504
  6. Arkansas schools by students per teacher15.9 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 16.0 for elementary schools.15.9:1
  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 Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School

  1. How many students attend Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School?
    647 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 675 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Hot Springs, AR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School?
    15.9 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 Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School a Title I school?
    Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School scored proficient or above: 17% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% 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 Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School in?
    Hot Springs School District, NCES district ID 0507890. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050789000511 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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