DR. MARIAN G. LACEY K-8 ACADEMY

As a heavily attended elementary campus in LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, DR. MARIAN G. LACEY K-8 ACADEMY hosts 1,252 students from grades K through 8, operated by LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 200% bigger than the state mean of about 418.

Across the 40 schools in LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT (22,320 students total), DR. MARIAN G. LACEY K-8 ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, DR. MARIAN G. LACEY K-8 ACADEMY reports that the most-represented group is Black (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 40% Hispanic, 6% White. By comparison, Pulaski County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, DR. MARIAN G. LACEY K-8 ACADEMY has 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. The state averages about 16.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Pulaski County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Pulaski County indicate median household earnings sit near $62,873, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Pulaski County's 133 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,124 students), DR. MARIAN G. LACEY K-8 ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

On the community side, members of the DR. MARIAN G. LACEY K-8 ACADEMY community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.