JACKSON WONDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

JACKSON WONDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a mid-sized K-5 school in WEST MEMPHIS, Arkansas, part of WEST MEMPHIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, caters to 554 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 33% above the state mean of about 418.

JACKSON WONDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 9 schools operated by WEST MEMPHIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 4,511 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, JACKSON WONDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (98%). The wider county runs roughly 51% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting JACKSON WONDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Crittenden County (around 90%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, JACKSON WONDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 10.1%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Crittenden County indicate median household income runs about $55,358, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, Crittenden County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,770 students), of which JACKSON WONDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: WONDER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JACKSON WONDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JACKSON WONDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 14.7%.

JACKSON WONDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a residential location.

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