R.E. Baker Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 4 · Bentonville, Arkansas

R.E. Baker Elementary School in Bentonville, Arkansas enrolled 309 students in 2024-25 with 18.5 full-time teachers, 16.7 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, 55-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% 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 25% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 23%

410 students in 2022-23, 389 students in 2023-24, 309 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.9 to 18.5.

Students enrolled at R.E. Baker Elementary School by school year2022-23: 410, 2023-24: 389, 2024-25: 30902004006002022-234102023-243892024-25309
Students enrolled at R.E. Baker Elementary School by school year2022-23: 410, 2023-24: 389, 2024-25: 30902004006002022-234102023-243892024-25309
Students enrolled at R.E. Baker Elementary School by school year2022-23: 410, 2023-24: 389, 2024-25: 30902004006002022-234102023-243892024-25309
Students enrolled at R.E. Baker Elementary School by school year2022-23: 410, 2023-24: 389, 2024-25: 30902004006002022-234102023-243892024-25309
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2341023.917.1
2023-2438925.115.5
2024-2530918.516.7

16.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 60 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 16.7; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.7state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 16.7; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.7state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 16.7; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.7state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 16.7; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.7state 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 420 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection R.E. Baker Elementary School enrolled 420 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 420 of the 420 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions10
  • Chronically absent27.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

57.6% of students were White, 23.9% Hispanic, 9.1% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White57.6%
  2. Hispanic23.9%
  3. Asian9.1%
  4. Two or more races4.9%
  5. Black2.3%
  6. Pacific Islander1.3%
  7. American Indian1.0%

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 R.E. Baker Elementary School scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% 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, 2021-2255‑59%64%39.9%
Math, 2022-2355‑59%61% (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 Bentonville

12 public elementary schools in Bentonville report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Northwest Arkansas Classical Academy78717.53.8%
Willowbrook Elementary School67119.24.5%
Vaughn Elementary64718.615.5%
Central Park at Morning Star60418.910.6%
Elm Tree Elementary School58320.110.6%
Mary Mae Jones Elementary School56717.231.0%
Osage Creek Elementary School55119.017.8%
Apple Glen Elementary School49718.414.3%

All public schools in Bentonville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about R.E. Baker Elementary School

  1. Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 404 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Sugar Creek Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 381 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare R.E. Baker Elementary School with Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bentonville School District 6 spends per student$12,377 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,377
  5. The largest public schools in ArkansasR.E. Baker Elementary School is the number 374 by size of 504 Arkansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#374 of 504
  6. Arkansas schools by students per teacher16.7 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 16.0 for elementary schools.16.7:1
  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 R.E. Baker Elementary School

  1. How many students attend R.E. Baker Elementary School?
    309 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 410 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bentonville, AR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at R.E. Baker Elementary School?
    16.7 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 R.E. Baker Elementary School a Title I school?
    R.E. Baker 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 R.E. Baker Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at R.E. Baker Elementary School scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% 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 R.E. Baker Elementary School in?
    Bentonville School District 6, NCES district ID 0503060. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050306000075 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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