MAUMELLE CHARTER ELEMENTARY

MAUMELLE CHARTER ELEMENTARY is one of the mid-tier elementary schools in MAUMELLE, Arkansas, part of ACADEMICS PLUS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS, with 614 students on its rolls from grades K through 3. That puts it 47% larger than the typical public school in Arkansas, which averages around 418 students.

Within ACADEMICS PLUS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS, which oversees 4 schools and 1,993 students, MAUMELLE CHARTER ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, MAUMELLE CHARTER ELEMENTARY shows that 64% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 22% Black, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Hispanic. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

In terms of school funding signals, MAUMELLE CHARTER ELEMENTARY lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting MAUMELLE CHARTER ELEMENTARY higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 32% of students at MAUMELLE CHARTER ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Pulaski County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, MAUMELLE CHARTER ELEMENTARY sits in the top 10% of Arkansas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 47.0%; actual is 66.9%, +19.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, census data for Pulaski County shows median household earnings sit near $62,873, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Pulaski County's 133 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,124 students), MAUMELLE CHARTER ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MAUMELLE CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around MAUMELLE CHARTER ELEMENTARY. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MAUMELLE CHARTER ELEMENTARY ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 28.8%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site. MAUMELLE CHARTER ELEMENTARY is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MAUMELLE CHARTER ELEMENTARY has fell 3%, going from 635 students in 2018 to 614 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 74% to 64%. Class-load math has loosened: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.