BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a moderately sized K-5 school in JACKSONVILLE, Arkansas, run under JACKSONVILLE NORTH PULASKI SCHOOL DISTRICT, serves 416 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 7 schools operated by JACKSONVILLE NORTH PULASKI SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that enrolls 4,360 students overall.

On demographics, BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% Black, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

On the resource side, BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Pulaski County's rate of about 71%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.8%; this one delivers 28.7%.

Zooming out to the county, Pulaski County reports that median household earnings sit near $62,873, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Pulaski County's 133 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,124 students), BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE FLIGHTLINE ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 20.6%.

BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has contracted 9%, going from 458 students in 2018 to 416 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 72% to 61% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

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