LAVACA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 1000 S. DIVISION ST, in LAVACA, Arkansas, LAVACA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a compact elementary-level community that instructs 322 students (grades pre-K through 4), part of LAVACA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 23% below the state mean of about 418.

Within LAVACA SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 801 students, LAVACA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, LAVACA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 11% multiracial, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, LAVACA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 52% of students at LAVACA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Sebastian County's rate of about 65%.

With demographic context factored in, LAVACA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.1%.

Around the school, Sebastian County reports that the typical household earns roughly $57,790 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Sebastian County's 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,239 students), LAVACA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around LAVACA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LAVACA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 38.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 12%: 364 students in 2018 compared to 322 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.