Central Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 466 students
James R. Tate Elementary School
406 Catcher Road, Van Buren, AR 72956
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
459
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
18.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Van Buren School District
Crawford County
Schola Grade D · Below 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 James R. Tate Elementary School
James R. Tate Elementary School is a public elementary school in Van Buren, Arkansas, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Van Buren School District. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Crawford County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 459 students were enrolled, with about 18.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Arkansas elementary school (15.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below 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)
- 459 students
- Students per teacher
- 18.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Van Buren School District
- County
- Crawford County
- NCES school ID
- 051341001369
Schools near James R. Tate Elementary School
All 12 schools in Van Buren →
King Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 437 students
Joshua Academy
Private · Grades K–5 · 43 students
Alma Intermediate School
Public · Grades 3–5 · 685 students
Oliver Springs Elementary School
Public · Grades K–5 · 441 students
Alma Primary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–2 · 704 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.