Overview of Walnut Ridge Elementary School: Walnut Ridge Elementary School is a public school situated in Walnut Ridge, AR, which is in a distant town environment. The learner population of Walnut Ridge Elementary School is 539, and the school serves PK-6. At Walnut Ridge Elementary School, 54% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 33% scored above or at that level for reading. The school’s minority learner population is 12%. The learner-teacher ratio is 14:1, which is worse than that of the district. The learner population is made up of 50% female learners and 50% male learners. The school serves 60% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 39 equivalent full-time teachers and 1 full time school counselor.

Test Scores at Walnut Ridge Elementary School: At Walnut Ridge Elementary School, 54% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 33% scored above or at that level for reading. Juxtaposed with the district, the school performed better in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Lawrence County School District, 39% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 46% tested above or at that level for math. Walnut Ridge Elementary School performed better in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In Arkansas, 42% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 49% tested above or at that level for math.