Beard Elementary School

1600 Cavanaugh Rd, Fort Smith, AR 72908 | (479) 646-0834

Grades: KG-6
Student Enrollment: 294

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4 out of 5 | 8 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 294 elementary school students from grades KG-6
Ranks 282nd out of 571 elementary schools in AR.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 1600 Cavanaugh Road, Fort Smith, AR 72908

Principal or Admin: Ms. Mary J. Bellah
Fax: (479) 648-8262
Website: www.fortsmithschools.org

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Fort Smith School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,418
Graduation Rate: 87.3%
Dropout Rate: 4.6%
Students Per Teacher: 15.2
Enrolled Students: 14,010

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 294
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 23.5
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 11.3

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 155 (52.7%)
Females: 139 (47.3%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 34 (11.6%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 141 (48.0%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 175 (59.5%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Beard Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	9	3.1%
Black	17	5.8%
Asian	9	3.1%
Hispanic	25	8.5%
White	206	70.1%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	43	14.6%
1st Grade	46	15.6%
2nd Grade	46	15.6%
3rd Grade	34	11.6%
4th Grade	44	15.0%
5th Grade	40	13.6%
6th Grade	41	13.9%

Source: AR Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 4

4 out of 5 | 8 Reviews

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8 reviews for Beard Elementary School

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on April 03, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I did NOT give this school any apples either. What kind of blog is this?
HORRIBLE PRINCIPAL, HORRIBLE DISTRICT.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on April 03, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
This used to be a much better school. The new principal is not 'special needs' friendly. Too quick to file a FINS (for red eyes and being tired) to calling the police and having kids taken away in handcuffs in front of their peers.
Very cold and angry person.

Reviewed by Community Member on January 23, 2010
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I DID NOT give five apples to this school!! They show up even if you click less than half the apple for a zero rating.

Reviewed by Community Member on January 23, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I am from another state; however, I am horrifed to learn how this school treats children with autism. We were going to relocate two businesses to this area, but now we will not. We will not subject our children to this school district.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on December 04, 2009
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I did NOT give the school the 5 apples that showed up. DO NOT SEND THEM TO FORT SMITH SCHOOLS IF THEY ARE DISABLED.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on December 04, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Do not send your child to this school if they are autistic or behavior problem. They will call the police and file felony charges on your disabled child.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on February 06, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Oh my goodness...You are wrong. There are 2 second grade classes!

Reviewed by Former Student on January 20, 2009
Rating: (2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Oh my goodness, I started my first day of 2nd grade at this school, and I had to transfer to Cook Elementary, because they only had one 2nd grade class and it was full. XP

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Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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How is this determined?

The overall school rating shows that Beard Elementary School performed on average about the same as other schools across the state on Benchmark state exams in the following subjects:

Literacy
Math
Science

Benchmark - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Literacy Test
2010	66.0%	67.0%	71.0%
2009	61.0%	56.0%	67.0%
2008	71.0%	51.0%	64.0%

Math Test
2010	91.0%	79.0%	83.0%
2009	81.0%	71.0%	81.0%
2008	82.0%	64.0%	78.0%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Literacy Test
2010	84.0%	72.0%	71.0%
2009	75.0%	60.0%	70.0%
2008	81.0%	59.0%	67.0%

Math Test
2010	82.0%	75.0%	80.0%
2009	84.0%	68.0%	78.0%
2008	81.0%	65.0%	74.0%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Literacy Test
2010	86.0%	68.0%	74.0%
2009	71.0%	62.0%	68.0%
2008	63.0%	59.0%	64.0%

Math Test
2010	61.0%	64.0%	74.0%
2009	72.0%	62.0%	70.0%
2008	63.0%	60.0%	67.0%

Science Test
2010	43.0%	41.0%	50.0%
2009	47.0%	32.0%	43.0%
2008	30.0%	26.0%	37.0%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Literacy Test
2010	76.0%	70.0%	72.0%
2009	71.0%	67.0%	67.0%
2008	66.0%	62.0%	63.0%

Math Test
2010	77.0%	71.0%	75.0%
2009	80.0%	77.0%	79.0%
2008	55.0%	69.0%	72.0%

Source: AR Department of Education 2009-2010

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