Jacksonville Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Jacksonville, Arkansas

Jacksonville Elementary School in Jacksonville, Arkansas enrolled 733 students in 2024-25 with 41.9 full-time teachers, 17.5 students per teacher against the Arkansas elementary-school median of 16.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 14% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arkansas: 39.9% and 38.9%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%

792 students in 2022-23, 764 students in 2023-24, 733 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 47.1 to 41.9.

Students enrolled at Jacksonville Elementary School by school year2022-23: 792, 2023-24: 764, 2024-25: 73302004006008002022-237922023-247642024-25733
Students enrolled at Jacksonville Elementary School by school year2022-23: 792, 2023-24: 764, 2024-25: 73302004006008002022-237922023-247642024-25733
Students enrolled at Jacksonville Elementary School by school year2022-23: 792, 2023-24: 764, 2024-25: 73302004006008002022-237922023-247642024-25733
Students enrolled at Jacksonville Elementary School by school year2022-23: 792, 2023-24: 764, 2024-25: 73302004006008002022-237922023-247642024-25733
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2379247.116.8
2023-2476445.017.0
2024-2573341.917.5

17.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 71 of every 100 Arkansas elementary schools

Among the 503 Arkansas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.0; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 17.5; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.5state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 17.5; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.5state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 17.5; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.5state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 17.5; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.5state median 16.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 335 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jacksonville Elementary School enrolled 670 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 30 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 335 of the 670 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions30
  • Chronically absent29.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

56.3% of students were Black, 20.5% White, 13.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black56.3%
  2. White20.5%
  3. Two or more races13.0%
  4. Hispanic9.8%
  5. American Indian0.3%
  6. Asian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Jacksonville Elementary School scored proficient or above: 14% in reading in 2021-22 and 15% in math in 2022-23, against 39.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across Arkansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arkansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtArkansas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2214%22%39.9%
Math, 2022-2315%17% (2021-22)38.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Jacksonville

5 public elementary schools in Jacksonville report 2024-25 enrollment; Jacksonville Elementary School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Jacksonville Elementary School73317.550.3%
Murrell Taylor Elementary School42815.256.3%
Bobby G Lester Elementary School42113.135.6%
Bayou Meto Elementary School41614.841.6%
Jacksonville Lighthouse Elementary Academy21015.069.5%

All public schools in Jacksonville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Jacksonville Elementary School

  1. Jacksonville Lighthouse Elementary AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 210 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. Murrell Taylor Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.4 miles away: 428 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  3. Compare Jacksonville Elementary School with Jacksonville Lighthouse Elementary AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Jacksonville North Pulaski School District spends per student$11,264 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,264
  5. The largest public schools in ArkansasJacksonville Elementary School is the number 25 by size of 504 Arkansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#25 of 504
  6. Arkansas schools by students per teacher17.5 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 16.0 for elementary schools.17.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Jacksonville Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Jacksonville Elementary School?
    733 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 792 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Jacksonville, AR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Jacksonville Elementary School?
    17.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arkansas median for elementary schools is 16.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Jacksonville Elementary School a Title I school?
    Jacksonville Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Jacksonville Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Jacksonville Elementary School scored proficient or above: 14% in reading in 2021-22 and 15% in math in 2022-23, against 39.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across Arkansas. Arkansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Jacksonville Elementary School in?
    Jacksonville North Pulaski School District, NCES district ID 0500419. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050041901738 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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