JASPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As an intimate elementary-level community in JASPER, Arkansas, JASPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL hosts 281 students from grades pre-K through 6, part of JASPER SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 33% below the state mean of about 418.

Within JASPER SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 6 schools and 884 students, JASPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, JASPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (99%) are White.

In terms of school funding signals, JASPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting JASPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), JASPER 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 22.7%; JASPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 41.7%, +19.0 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, Newton County reports that median household earnings sit near $48,986, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Newton County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,213 students), JASPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

JASPER HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JASPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 37.0%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 21%: 233 students in 2018 compared to 281 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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