BRAGG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a middle-of-the-pack primary school in WEST MEMPHIS, Arkansas, BRAGG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves 473 students from grades K through 6, overseen by WEST MEMPHIS SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Across the 9 schools in WEST MEMPHIS SCHOOL DISTRICT (4,511 students total), BRAGG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BRAGG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that Black students make up the majority at 62%; the rest breaks down as 29% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 51% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.9:1. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at BRAGG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Crittenden County (around 90%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BRAGG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 22.3%, the actual is 13.8%, a residual of -8.5 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Crittenden County put median household earnings sit near $55,358, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Crittenden County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,770 students), of which BRAGG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is WEST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BRAGG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 14.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. BRAGG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 571 (now 473). White enrollment moved from 42% to 29% across the same window.

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