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Bob Folsom Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 3

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
230 S Grace Ln
Farmington, AR 72730
Phone
(479) 267-6024
District
FARMINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
414
Classroom Teachers
23

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arkansas

9

(10 is best)

Better than 89.0% of all AR schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Bob Folsom Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
37%
53%
36%
47%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
18
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 110 26.6%
Grade 1 111 26.8%
Grade 2 98 23.7%
Grade 3 95 22.9%
Total 414 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 84.9% 83.4% 60.6%
Black 2.4% 3.2% 20.3%
Hispanic 11.3% 11.5% 15.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.1% 0.8% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 1.2% 1.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 30.7% 30.7% 66.1%
Free lunch eligible 22.7% 21.3% 56.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.0% 9.4% 9.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 13,731 3,067,732
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 419.8 59
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.3% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.6% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.2% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.5% 24.5%
65 OR OLDER 14.4% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,475 1,189,160
Single Parent Households With Children 1.2% 9.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.2% 88.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.1% 25.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 22.6% 12.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.7% 14.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 18.1% 12.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.4% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.7% 17.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.2% 14.3%
$15,000 or less 7.3% 11.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,097 $14,695,000 43.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $414 $1,195,000 3.5%
Staff $405 $1,168,000 3.4%
General Administration $270 $778,000 2.3%
School Administration $430 $1,241,000 3.6%
Operation $940 $2,710,000 7.9%
Transportation $324 $935,000 2.7%
Other $214 $616,000 1.8%
Total Support $2,998 $8,643,000 25.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,761 $10,842,000 31.7%
Total Expenditures $11,856 $34,180,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,636 $3,219,481,000 47.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $680 $330,051,000 4.8%
Staff $1,093 $530,084,000 7.7%
General Administration $315 $152,727,000 2.2%
School Administration $601 $291,526,000 4.3%
Operation $1,353 $656,309,000 9.6%
Transportation $429 $208,200,000 3.0%
Other $418 $202,588,000 3.0%
Total Support $4,888 $2,371,485,000 34.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,601 $1,262,046,000 18.4%
Total Expenditures $14,124 $6,853,012,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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