J.A. FAIR K8 PREPARATORY SCHOOL

J.A. FAIR K8 PREPARATORY SCHOOL is one of the expansive elementary campuss in LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, run under LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 779 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 86% bigger than the state mean of about 418.

LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 40 schools in total, collectively educating 22,320 students. J.A. FAIR K8 PREPARATORY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, J.A. FAIR K8 PREPARATORY SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is Black, at 68% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 20% Hispanic, 9% White. The wider county runs roughly 37% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Pulaski County (around 71%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, J.A. FAIR K8 PREPARATORY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.4%; this one delivers 10.4%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Pulaski County indicate the typical household earns roughly $62,873 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pulaski County runs 133 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,124 students), of which J.A. FAIR K8 PREPARATORY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is ACADEMIES OF MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOOL, roughly 1.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts J.A. FAIR K8 PREPARATORY SCHOOL at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 20.2%.

J.A. FAIR K8 PREPARATORY SCHOOL operates from a metropolitan location.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.