Cavanaugh Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 303 students
Beard Elementary School
1600 Cavanaugh Rd, Fort Smith, AR 72908
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
297
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Fort Smith School District
Sebastian County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 456 Arkansas elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Arkansas elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Beard Elementary School
Beard Elementary School is a public elementary school in Fort Smith, Arkansas, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Fort Smith School District. The school is located in a small city in Sebastian County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 297 students were enrolled, with about 15.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Arkansas elementary school (15.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 456 Arkansas elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 297 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Fort Smith School District
- County
- Sebastian County
- NCES school ID
- 050633000353
Schools near Beard Elementary School
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Carnall Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 172 students
Raymond F. Orr Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 235 students
The Montessori School of Fort Smith
Private · Grades Pre-K–7 · 59 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.