OAKBROOKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a medium-sized elementary campus in SHERWOOD, Arkansas, OAKBROOKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL educates 408 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.

PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 12,586 students. OAKBROOKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, OAKBROOKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is Black (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 36% White, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.

In terms of school funding signals, OAKBROOKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. The state averages about 16.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Pulaski County (around 71%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), OAKBROOKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.4%.

Across the wider county, Pulaski County reports that median household income runs about $62,873, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 OAKBROOKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, OAKBROOKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 32.3%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 450 students in 2018 compared to 408 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment grew from 31% to 49% over that span.

On the community side, members of the OAKBROOKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.