CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in CABOT, Arkansas, CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized K-5 school, one of the schools within CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT. It enrolls 394 students across grades pre-K through 4.

CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 17 schools in total, collectively educating 10,672 students. CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that White students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder comes out to 12% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black. By comparison, Lonoke County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 67% of students at CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lonoke County (around 52%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.0%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Lonoke County indicate median household earnings sit near $72,828, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 25 public schools in Lonoke County (combined enrollment of about 13,478 students).

EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 44.5%.

CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 479 (now 394). White enrollment moved from 82% to 75% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, the feed for CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.