EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the mid-sized K-5 schools in CABOT, Arkansas, operated by CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 550 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 418 students per school, that is 32% larger than typical.

EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 17 schools operated by CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that enrolls 10,672 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment; the rest reads as 11% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. The state averages about 16.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Lonoke County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.5%; this one delivers 48.8%.

In the broader community, census data for Lonoke County shows median household earnings sit near $72,828, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 25 public schools in Lonoke County (combined enrollment of about 13,478 students).

The closest other public school is CABOT HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.5%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has grew 7%, going from 515 students in 2018 to 550 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 90% to 77% over that span.

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