📍 154 School Dr, Shirley, Van Buren County, 72153
Shirley Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shirley, Van Buren County. The school has 180 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ricky Ward. It is part of the Shirley School District school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
Shirley Elementary School enrolls 180 students across grades K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 2.2% Black or African American and 1.1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 172 | 96% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
180 of the school's 180 students (100%) 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.
Shirley Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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-20.
Shirley Elementary School is one of 2 schools in SHIRLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in SHIRLEY, Arkansas. The district serves 279 students district-wide and employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 180 students, Shirley Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 140 students per school.
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