WILLIAMS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, WILLIAMS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a compact elementary-level community, overseen by LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT. It teaches 340 students across grades K through 5.

Within LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 40 schools and 22,320 students, WILLIAMS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, WILLIAMS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that Black students make up the majority at 55%. Beyond that, the school logs 24% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.2:1. The state averages about 16.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WILLIAMS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.1%.

Around the school, Pulaski County reports that median household income runs about $62,873, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Pulaski County runs 133 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,124 students), of which WILLIAMS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

LITTLE ROCK HALL STEAM MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WILLIAMS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.4%.

WILLIAMS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. WILLIAMS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 30% since 2018, when it stood at 486 (now 340). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

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