FOX MEADOW ELEMENTARY

Set in JONESBORO, Arkansas, FOX MEADOW ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized K-5 school, overseen by NETTLETON SCHOOL DISTRICT. It educates 394 students across grades pre-K through 2.

NETTLETON SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 3,910 students. FOX MEADOW ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

On demographics, FOX MEADOW ELEMENTARY reports that the largest single group is Black, at 68% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.

On the resource side, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.0:1 average. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Craighead County (around 67%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Craighead County put median household income runs about $59,548, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. FOX MEADOW ELEMENTARY is one of 37 public schools in Craighead County (combined enrollment of about 20,332 students).

Nearest neighbor: FOX MEADOW SCHOOL OF CREATIVE MEDIA, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

FOX MEADOW ELEMENTARY operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 403 students in 2018 compared to 394 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 33% to 17%.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.