CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary-level communitys in NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, run under NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 466 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Within NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 14 schools and 7,711 students, CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 23% Black, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.5:1. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Pulaski County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of Arkansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 22.3%; CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 52.1%, +29.8 points above that line.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Pulaski County indicate the typical household earns roughly $62,873 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 133 public schools in Pulaski County (combined enrollment of about 64,124 students).

Nearest neighbor: LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 32.7%.

CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has climbed 3% since 2018, when it stood at 454 (now 466). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 70% to 56%.

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