Taylor Elementary School

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Taylor Elementary School ranks 273 rd of 497 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Summary:

Taylor Elementary School is a public elementary school located in White Hall, Arkansas, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 387 students. It is part of the White Hall School District, which is ranked 120 out of 252 districts in Arkansas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Taylor Elementary School consistently performs above the White Hall School District and Arkansas state averages in English Language Arts, Reading, and Science proficiency across all grade levels. However, the school lags behind the district and state averages in Mathematics proficiency, particularly in 4th and 5th grades. Additionally, Taylor Elementary School has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 60.26% to 65.93% over the past three school years. The school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.8 to 14.9 over the past three school years, which is lower than the nearby Moody Elementary School (14.8) and Gandy Elementary School (14.4).

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Pine Bluff School District, such as Southwood Elementary, Broadmoor Elementary, and Thirty-Fourth Street Elementary, consistently perform significantly worse than Taylor Elementary School across all academic measures. However, Taylor Elementary School's statewide ranking has declined from 113 out of 487 Arkansas elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 273 out of 497 in 2023-2024, with a corresponding drop in its SchoolDigger star rating from 4 to 2, which is concerning and warrants further investigation.

Detail:

Public K-5

805 West St
White Hall, AR 71602

(870) 247-1988

District: White Hall School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
273^rd of 497 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,552

Students who attend Taylor Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	White Hall Middle School
High:	White Hall High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.3

Number of students: 369

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.6%

African American:

32.0%

Hispanic:

7.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Taylor Elementary School ranks worse than 54.9% of elementary schools in Arkansas. It also ranks last among 4 ranked elementary schools in the White Hall School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.19. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (46.6%), African American (32%), Hispanic (7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 67.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the White Hall School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Taylor Elementary School is 14.3. 2 elementary schools in the White Hall School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Taylor Elementary School employs 25.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Taylor Elementary School is $9,552. 2 elementary schools in the White Hall School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger Rankings:

Taylor Elementary School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

White Hall School District:

SchoolDigger ranks White Hall School District 120^th of 252 Arkansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Taylor Elementary School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	AR State Percentile
2005	42.75	270^th	411	34.3%
2006	66.28	141^st	402	64.9%
2007	58.44	202^nd	440	54.1%
2008	66.37	164^th	439	62.6%
2009	65.29	169^th	445	62.0%
2010	52.58	263^rd	457	42.5%
2011	64.83	179^th	471	62.0%
2012	62.35	200^th	468	57.3%
2013	60.16	206^th	476	56.7%
2014	60.94	189^th	471	59.9%
2015	39.60	290^th	466	37.8%
2016	48.57	274^th	494	44.5%
2017	62.53	170^th	485	64.9%
2018	47.21	272^nd	480	43.3%
2019	68.07	146^th	488	70.1%
2021	70.62	137^th	496	72.4%
2022	73.97	113^th	487	76.8%
2023	64.52	170^th	492	65.4%
2024	47.19	273^rd	497	45.1%

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Data source: test scores: Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Taylor Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	383	35	5	1	1	n/a	n/a	425
1989	382	24	4	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	411
1990	413	29	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	445
1991	389	23	4	0	0	n/a	n/a	416
1992	409	20	8	2	0	n/a	n/a	439
1993	364	17	7	2	0	n/a	n/a	390
1994	393	24	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	419
1995	371	23	6	1	0	n/a	n/a	401
1996	371	23	6	1	0	n/a	n/a	401
1997	382	25	5	0	0	n/a	n/a	412
1998	383	27	4	0	0	n/a	n/a	414
1999	369	24	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	397
2000	384	29	7	3	0	n/a	n/a	423
2001	375	26	9	3	3	n/a	n/a	416
2002	420	33	5	11	4	n/a	n/a	473
2003	420	33	5	11	4	n/a	n/a	473
2004	408	26	13	12	4	n/a	n/a	463
2005	392	41	35	10	2	n/a	n/a	480
2006	384	43	37	13	2	n/a	n/a	479
2007	369	44	31	16	1	n/a	n/a	461
2008	341	54	36	18	1	n/a	n/a	450
2009	334	71	33	13	2	n/a	n/a	453
2010	321	64	29	18	2	0	0	434
2011	318	89	28	24	1	0	1	461
2012	306	101	20	24	1	5	4	461
2013	237	78	17	21	1	5	14	373
2014	204	84	22	18	1	7	8	344
2015	239	92	26	6	0	4	6	373
2016	225	75	24	8	1	4	10	347
2017	195	81	29	17	3	4	4	333
2018	217	84	32	19	1	1	11	365
2019	202	107	32	15	0	1	15	372
2020	213	104	31	12	0	2	17	379
2021	198	104	28	11	0	1	19	361
2022	195	123	30	15	0	0	22	385
2023	194	119	32	21	1	2	18	387
2024	172	118	25	26	2	8	18	369

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Taylor Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	425	27.0	15.7	n/a
1989	411	32.0	12.8	n/a
1990	445	30.0	14.8	23.4
1991	416	24.7	16.8	24.5
1992	439	24.7	17.7	15.5
1993	390	25.4	15.4	20.3
1994	419	25.4	16.5	22.4
1995	401	23.5	17.1	21.4
1996	401	23.5	17.1	21.4
1997	412	25.5	16.2	19.4
1998	414	25.5	16.2	25.1
1999	397	23.6	16.8	29.7
2000	423	30.0	14.1	29.6
2001	416	27.0	15.4	23.1
2002	473	25.0	18.9	29.4
2003	473	25.0	18.9	29.4
2004	463	30.0	15.4	31.1
2005	480	30.0	16.0	29.8
2006	479	29.0	16.5	31.3
2007	461	34.0	13.6	32.8
2008	450	34.0	13.2	40.7
2009	453	31.0	14.6	40
2010	434	30.0	13.5	42.4
2011	461	30.8	14.9	43.2
2012	461	31.8	14.4	45.6
2013	373	26.5	14.0	52
2014	344	24.2	14.2	56.4
2015	373	25.0	14.9	56
2016	347	24.0	14.4	58.8
2017	333	25.2	13.2	29.1
2018	365	25.2	14.4	29.3
2019	372	23.4	15.8	58.9
2020	379	24.8	15.2	59.6
2021	361	26.0	13.8	65.9
2022	385	25.6	14.9	60.3
2023	387	26.1	14.8	62.3
2024	369	25.7	14.3	67.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Taylor Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	425	27.0	15.7	n/a
1989	411	32.0	12.8	n/a
1990	445	30.0	14.8	23.4
1991	416	24.7	16.8	24.5
1992	439	24.7	17.7	15.5
1993	390	25.4	15.4	20.3
1994	419	25.4	16.5	22.4
1995	401	23.5	17.1	21.4
1996	401	23.5	17.1	21.4
1997	412	25.5	16.2	19.4
1998	414	25.5	16.2	25.1
1999	397	23.6	16.8	29.7
2000	423	30.0	14.1	29.6
2001	416	27.0	15.4	23.1
2002	473	25.0	18.9	29.4
2003	473	25.0	18.9	29.4
2004	463	30.0	15.4	31.1
2005	480	30.0	16.0	29.8
2006	479	29.0	16.5	31.3
2007	461	34.0	13.6	32.8
2008	450	34.0	13.2	40.7
2009	453	31.0	14.6	40
2010	434	30.0	13.5	42.4
2011	461	30.8	14.9	43.2
2012	461	31.8	14.4	45.6
2013	373	26.5	14.0	52
2014	344	24.2	14.2	56.4
2015	373	25.0	14.9	56
2016	347	24.0	14.4	58.8
2017	333	25.2	13.2	29.1
2018	365	25.2	14.4	29.3
2019	372	23.4	15.8	58.9
2020	379	24.8	15.2	59.6
2021	361	26.0	13.8	65.9
2022	385	25.6	14.9	60.3
2023	387	26.1	14.8	62.3
2024	369	25.7	14.3	67.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Taylor Elementary School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$1,048 (11.0%)	$8,504 (89.0%)	$9,552

Data source: Arkansas Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Taylor Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 146^th of 488 Elementary schools	Ranks 170^th of 492 Elementary schools	4.6%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English (Taylor Elementary School)	88.8	78.4	10.4%
3rd Grade English (White Hall School District)	86.9	77.9	9%
3rd Grade English (Arkansas)	72.4	62.6	9.8%
3rd Grade Math (Taylor Elementary School)	68.3	43	25.3%
3rd Grade Math (White Hall School District)	70.7	51.3	19.4%
3rd Grade Math (Arkansas)	62.1	54.4	7.7%
3rd Grade Science (Taylor Elementary School)	50.8	35.4	15.4%
3rd Grade Science (White Hall School District)	55.5	39.2	16.3%
3rd Grade Science (Arkansas)	39.4	35	4.4%
3rd Grade Reading (Taylor Elementary School)	47.6	33.9	13.7%
3rd Grade Reading (White Hall School District)	56	36.8	19.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Arkansas)	38.3	32.2	6.1%
4th Grade English (Taylor Elementary School)	81.9	71	10.9%
4th Grade English (White Hall School District)	80.8	75.3	5.5%
4th Grade English (Arkansas)	69.6	63.3	6.3%
4th Grade Math (Taylor Elementary School)	47.6	43.7	3.9%
4th Grade Math (White Hall School District)	50.6	47.7	2.9%
4th Grade Math (Arkansas)	53.8	48.6	5.2%
4th Grade Science (Taylor Elementary School)	42.7	47.3	4.6%
4th Grade Science (White Hall School District)	51.9	49.8	2.1%
4th Grade Science (Arkansas)	42.3	38.5	3.8%
4th Grade Reading (Taylor Elementary School)	44.2	45.4	1.2%
4th Grade Reading (White Hall School District)	54	48	6%
4th Grade Reading (Arkansas)	45.3	42	3.3%
5th Grade English (Taylor Elementary School)	85.7	81.2	4.5%
5th Grade English (White Hall School District)	85.4	81.1	4.3%
5th Grade English (Arkansas)	73.3	70.2	3.1%
5th Grade Math (Taylor Elementary School)	35.7	37.6	1.9%
5th Grade Math (White Hall School District)	51.3	44.1	7.2%
5th Grade Math (Arkansas)	49.2	40.7	8.5%
5th Grade Science (Taylor Elementary School)	51.8	36.2	15.6%
5th Grade Science (White Hall School District)	53	39.1	13.9%
5th Grade Science (Arkansas)	40.7	34.6	6.1%
5th Grade Reading (Taylor Elementary School)	57.2	55.1	2.1%
5th Grade Reading (White Hall School District)	52.1	45.8	6.3%
5th Grade Reading (Arkansas)	41	36.8	4.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	372	387	4%
African American	107	119	11.2%
American Indian	0	1
Asian	32	32
Hispanic	15	21	40%
Pacific Islander	1	2	100%
White	202	194	4%
Two or More Races	15	18	20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	58.9%	62.3%	3.4%

Schools Near Taylor Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2024)					ATLAS Reading (2024)					ATLAS Mathematics (2024)					ATLAS Science (2024)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ATLAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading 6th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Taylor Elementary School	Public	K-5	805 West St	White Hall	71602	Jefferson County	White Hall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 247-1988	369	26	14.3	67.8%	172 (46.6%)	118 (32.0%)	26 (7.0%)	25 (6.8%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.2%)	18 (4.9%)	47.2	273^rd of 497 public elementary schools	45.1%		64.5	170^th of 492 public elementary schools	65.4%	103	44.0	35.3	26.6		35.1	47.5	33.3	31.2		37.0	35.6	21.7	21.9		26.0	50.9	24.6	29.7		34.4	$9,552	$1,048	$8,504
Gandy Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Gandy Ave	White Hall	71602	Jefferson County	White Hall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 247-4054	368	26	13.9	63.6%	237 (64.4%)	108 (29.3%)	11 (3.0%)	9 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	47.7	270^th of 497 public elementary schools	45.7%		56.7	226^th of 492 public elementary schools	54.1%	44	38.3	30.6	39.1		36.0	36.1	32.3	39.1		35.9	40.4	30.6	20.3		29.3	40.4	30.7	26.1		31.5	$10,720	$2,029	$8,691
Moody Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 Moody School Dr	White Hall	71602	Jefferson County	White Hall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 247-4363	404	25	16.4	50.7%	264 (65.3%)	88 (21.8%)	13 (3.2%)	9 (2.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.4%)	66.7	155^th of 497 public elementary schools	68.8%		76.6	104^th of 492 public elementary schools	78.9%	51	39.7	41.3	41.9		41.0	49.2	42.9	38.7		43.6	36.5	41.2	43.6		40.4	41.3	50.7	32.3		41.5	$8,256	$1,229	$7,028
Matthews Elementary School	Public	K-6	4501 Dollarway Rd	Pine Bluff	71602	Jefferson County	Pine Bluff School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 534-0726	389	26	15.2	100.0%	18 (4.6%)	353 (90.7%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	5.8	485^th of 497 public elementary schools	2.4%		5.1	481^st of 492 public elementary schools	2.2%	4	8.7	9.8	13.0	8.1	10.1	8.7	13.8	13.0	6.1	10.5	4.3	3.9	5.8	20.4	8.0	7.2	5.9	8.6	6.1	7.1
Coleman Elementary School	Public	2-5	4600 W 13th St	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Watson Chapel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 879-3630	469	32	14.5	100.0%	46 (9.8%)	398 (84.9%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	20	427^th of 497 public elementary schools	14.1%		16.1	425^th of 492 public elementary schools	13.6%	2	14.7	20.3	29.3		21.6	13.7	23.0	25.7		20.9	4.9	8.9	40.4		18.3	11.8	10.6	21.1		14.5	$8,553	$1,138	$7,415
Edgewood Elementary School	Public	K-1	4100 W 32nd St	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Watson Chapel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 879-1252	225	15	15.1	98.2%	28 (12.4%)	188 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)								(n/a)																					$8,865	$1,203	$7,662
Friendship Aspire Academy Downtown Pine Bluff	Public, Charter	K-2	700 South Main St	Pine Bluff	71601	Jefferson County	Friendship Aspire Academies Arkansas	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 395-7401	224	16	14.0	79.9%	3 (1.3%)	220 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Forrest Park/Greenville Preschool	Public	PK	1903 W 34th St	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Pine Bluff School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 543-4374	191	13	14.6	98.4%	3 (1.6%)	173 (90.6%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.8%)								(n/a)
Southwood Elementary School	Public	K-6	4200 Fir Street	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Pine Bluff School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 543-4390	390	24	16.2	99.7%	15 (3.8%)	356 (91.3%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	10.7	469^th of 497 public elementary schools	5.6%		8.4	462^nd of 492 public elementary schools	6.1%	7	6.5	18.7	14.1	15.0	13.2	6.5	23.3	17.2	18.4	15.8	8.2	7.0	6.3	18.4	10.1	9.9	30.2	9.4	8.3	13.2
Friendship Aspire Academy Hazel St Pine Bluff	Public, Charter	K-5	3911 S Hazel St	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Friendship Aspire Academies Arkansas	Yes	No	No	Yes	(833) 277-4731	458	27	16.7	78.6%	8 (1.7%)	442 (96.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	59.6	209^th of 497 public elementary schools	57.9%		52.4	254^th of 492 public elementary schools	48.4%	45	50.0	32.6	24.3		37.4	50.9	35.8	25.7		39.1	68.8	45.2	47.3		55.2	36.9	24.7	24.4		29.5	$13,410	$1,210	$12,200

Frequently Asked Questions about Taylor Elementary School

What district is Taylor Elementary School in?

White Hall School District

What schools do graduates of Taylor Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Taylor Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : White Hall Middle School
High : White Hall High School

How many students attend Taylor Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 369 students attended Taylor Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Taylor Elementary School?

Students at Taylor Elementary School are 47% White, 32% African American, 7% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Taylor Elementary School a good school?

Taylor Elementary School ranks 273^rd of 497 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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