PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in ARKADELPHIA, Arkansas, PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a substantial elementary campus, part of ARKADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT. It enrolls 783 students across grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 87% bigger than the state mean of about 418.

ARKADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,285 students. PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 35% Black, 13% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Clark County indicate the typical household earns roughly $52,034 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Clark County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,902 students), of which PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: LOUISA PERRITT PRIMARY, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 37.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 163%: 298 students in 2018 compared to 783 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 49% to 42% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 in 2025.

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