JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a reasonably sized elementary campus in LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL caters to 359 students from grades K through 5, operated by LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Across the 40 schools in LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT (22,320 students total), JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 67%. Other groups include 21% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

Looking at school resources, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. The state averages about 16.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Pulaski County's rate of about 71%.

With demographic context factored in, JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Arkansas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 45.6%; actual is 74.9%, +29.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Pulaski County indicate the typical household earns roughly $62,873 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 32.5%.

JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has declined 7%, going from 384 students in 2018 to 359 in 2025.

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