📍 1301 N 8th St, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, 72901
Howard Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fort Smith, Sebastian County. The school has 263 pupils enrolled. The Principal is S. Flake. It is part of the Fort Smith School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
Howard Elementary School enrolls 263 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 14% Black or African American and 13% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 154 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 38 | 14% |
| White | 35 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 11% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
242 of the school's 263 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Howard Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VT-30.
Howard Elementary School is one of 27 schools in FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in FORT SMITH, Arkansas. The district serves 14,045 students district-wide and employs 1,002 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 263 students, Howard Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 520 students per school.
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