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Enrollment
492
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JONESBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050828000554
LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL
1110 WEST WASHINGTON AVENUE, JONESBORO, AR 72401 · (870) 933-5855 · Craighead County
GRADES 01–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL492 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
492 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 70%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 16% |
This year's 1st grade class (79) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (79).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
11.4%
AR avg 34.9% . -4.8pp since 2023
Math
20.2%
AR avg 38.9% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.4% | 20.2% |
| 2023-24 | 16.2% | 20.4% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
16.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL
LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL's state test result (16.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL this school | 492 | 100.0% | 16.6% |
| AMBOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH LITTLE ROCK | 456 | 100.0% | 17.9% |
| MATH & SCIENCE MAGNET SCHOOL JONESBORO | 499 | 100.0% | 15.8% |
| BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH LITTLE ROCK | 428 | 100.0% | 9.4% |
| REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DUMAS | 368 | 100.0% | 12.4% |
| FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMDEN | 523 | 99.4% | 14.7% |
Matched among Arkansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Craighead County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #417 of 461 | #13 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #390 of 465 ▼ 11 | #13 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.4% | #448 of 465 ▼ 30 | #13 of 14 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 492 | #164 of 531 | #9 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #358 of 480 | #15 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.9% | #218 of 480 | #12 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #54 of 513 | #5 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #179 of 311 | #3 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
492
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 445
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 16.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 492 | 27.7 | 17.8:1 | 100% (492) |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 31.2 | 15.8:1 | 100% (495) |
| 2022-23 | 455 | 27.6 | 16.5:1 | 100% (455) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 29 | 16.9:1 | 100% (491) |
| 2017-18 | 555 | 30.1 | 18.5:1 | 37% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 529 | 30 | 17.6:1 | 94% (499) |
| 2010-11 | 443 | 26 | 17.0:1 | 94% (417) |
| 2000-01 | 486 | 30 | 16.2:1 | 77% (374) |
| 1990-91 | 445 | 23 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL.
About LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL
LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in JONESBORO, Arkansas, administered by JONESBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT. Total enrollment is 492 students, and the grades served are 1 through 6.
JONESBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT has 10 schools and 6,762 students, and LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL is one of those schools.
Black students are 67% of those enrolled at LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL. The next largest groups are 14% Hispanic, 14% White, and 5% multiracial. In Craighead County overall, about 17% of residents are Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 51, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Arkansas is 16.0:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Across public schools in Craighead County, the average is 67%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 22.7% at LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 16.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Craighead County show that the median household earns about $59,548 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Across Craighead County, 37 public schools serve about 20,332 students.
A public school about 0.8 miles away, KINDERGARTEN CENTER, is the closest to LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL. LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL comes in 6th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's size has been steady, with 491 students in 2020-21 and 492 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Craighead County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
113,249
Census ACS
Median income
$59,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
20,332 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JONESBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT
- THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,505 students
- DOUGLAS MACARTHUR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 765 students
- VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNETElementary · 731 students
- ANNIE CAMP JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 701 students
- INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNETElementary · 636 students
- HEALTH WELLNESS & ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES MAGNETElementary · 633 students
Other schools in JONESBORO
- THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,505 students
- NETTLETON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,054 students
- VALLEY VIEW INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 933 students
- DOUGLAS MACARTHUR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 765 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 756 students
- VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNETElementary · 731 students
Nearby schools
- KINDERGARTEN CENTER0.8 mi · 485
- ANNIE CAMP JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 701
- EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTER0.8 mi · 315
- HEALTH WELLNESS & ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES MAGNET1.1 mi · 633
- INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET1.2 mi · 636
- THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,505
Frequently asked questions
About LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOLHow large is LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL?
LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL enrolls approximately 492 students in grades 01-06.
Is LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades 01-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL is approximately 17.8:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL?
At LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 14% White, 14% Hispanic, 67% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL public or private?
LEADERSHIP MAGNET SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by JONESBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.