Sugar Creek Elementary School vs. Cooper Elementary School
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
Sugar Creek Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Arkansas for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Math Proficiency
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Cooper Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Arkansas for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Math Proficiency
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Overview
Sugar Creek Elementary School in Bentonville, AR serves 439 students from kindergarten through 4th grade with a student–teacher ratio of 16:1, which is approximately equal to the state average.
The school's math proficiency ranges from 75% to 79%, significantly higher than the Arkansas state average of 39% and the Bentonville district average of 63%.
Reading proficiency at Sugar Creek is 65%, higher than the state average of 40% and roughly equal to the district average of 64%.
Science proficiency is 57%, above the state average of 36% and slightly higher than the district average of 56%.
Enrollment declined notably from 724 students in 2022 to 436 in 2023, and the percentage of students eligible for free lunch decreased from 14% in 2022 to 13% in 2023, indicating recent demographic shifts.
Serving 644 students in grades Kindergarten-4, Cooper Elementary School ranks in the top 5% of all schools in Arkansas for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 10%, and reading proficiency is top 10%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 68% (which is higher than the Arkansas state average of 39%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 63% (which is higher than the Arkansas state average of 40%).
The student-teacher ratio of 20:1 is higher than the Arkansas state level of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 19% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Arkansas state average of 42% (majority Black).
Grades Offered
K-4
K-4
Total Students
439 students
644 students
% Male | % Female
52% | 48%
48% | 52%
Total Classroom Teachers
27 teachers
33 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
20:1
Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#19 out of 989 schools in AR
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
#37 out of 989 schools in AR
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
75-79%
68%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
65%
63%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
57%
52%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Kindergarten Students
73
95
Grade 1 Students
88
137
Grade 2 Students
91
140
Grade 3 Students
87
150
Grade 4 Students
100
122
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
2%
2%
% Asian
1%
1%
% Hispanic
10%
12%
% Black
2%
1%
% White
81%
81%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
3%
Diversity Score
0.33
0.33
Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
12%
14%
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
6%
11%