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Enrollment
416
Elementary
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSONVILLE NORTH PULASKI SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050041900905
BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
26405 HIGHWAY 107, JACKSONVILLE, AR 72076 · (501) 988-4131 · Pulaski County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
202 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 70%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within JACKSONVILLE NORTH PULASKI SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
30.5%
AR avg 34.9% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
26.1%
AR avg 38.9% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.5% | 26.1% |
| 2023-24 | 28.3% | 23.3% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (28.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 416 | 48.6% | 28.7% |
| MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHITE HALL | 408 | 54.9% | 37.7% |
| WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SEARCY | 398 | 46.2% | 58.0% |
| SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BENTON | 469 | 45.0% | 48.1% |
| WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAYETTEVILLE | 293 | 49.1% | 53.8% |
| HAPPY HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAYETTEVILLE | 521 | 47.0% | 50.4% |
Matched among Arkansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Pulaski County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #315 of 461 | #23 of 63 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #336 of 465 ▲ 20 | #25 of 63 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #288 of 465 ▲ 23 | #23 of 63 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #255 of 531 | #30 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #115 of 480 | #16 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #152 of 480 | #28 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.6% | #430 of 513 | #58 of 69 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #213 of 311 | #35 of 42 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
416
+24 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 416 | 28.2 | 14.8:1 | 49% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 464 | 27.1 | 17.1:1 | 100% (464) |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 27.3 | 16.2:1 | 100% (442) |
| 2020-21 | 392 | 30 | 13.1:1 | 96% (376) |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 27.3 | 16.8:1 | 69% (317) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school located in JACKSONVILLE, Arkansas, in Pulaski County. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 416 students enrolled.
A total of 7 schools make up JACKSONVILLE NORTH PULASKI SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 4,360 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 61% White. Other groups include 22% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 49% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 57, compared with 70 nationally.
BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. The school's 14.8:1 compares with an average of 16.0:1 for elementary schools in Arkansas. The school has 49% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 71% average for public schools in Pulaski County is 22 points higher.
BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 20% of Arkansas public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 41.8% at BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.7%.
In Pulaski County, home to about 399,818 people, the median household earns about $62,873 a year, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Pulaski County number 133, with about 64,124 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE FLIGHTLINE ACADEMY, is about 4.1 miles. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 6%. The number of students per teacher increased from 13.1 to 14.8 over 4 years.
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Pulaski County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
399,818
Census ACS
Median income
$62,873
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
133
64,124 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JACKSONVILLE NORTH PULASKI SCHOOL DISTRICT
- JACKSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,208 students
- JACKSONVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 926 students
- JACKSONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 733 students
- MURRELL TAYLOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 428 students
- BOBBY G LESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 421 students
- ADKINS PRESCHOOL CENTERElementary · 228 students
Other schools in JACKSONVILLE
- JACKSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,208 students
- JACKSONVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 926 students
- JACKSONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 733 students
- MURRELL TAYLOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 428 students
- BOBBY G LESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 421 students
- ADKINS PRESCHOOL CENTERElementary · 228 students
Nearby schools
- JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE FLIGHTLINE ACADEMY4.1 mi · 156
- BOBBY G LESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.9 mi · 421
- JACKSONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.3 mi · 733
- JACKSONVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL5.4 mi · 926
- SYLVAN HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL5.8 mi · 772
- CATO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.9 mi · 305
Frequently asked questions
About BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 416 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 61% White, 9% Hispanic, 22% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by JACKSONVILLE NORTH PULASKI SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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