WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL

WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL operates as a well-populated elementary campus in HOPE, Arkansas, one of the schools within HOPE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 929 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 418 students per school, that is 122% above typical.

Across the 6 schools in HOPE SCHOOL DISTRICT (2,212 students total), WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL records that 44% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 34% Hispanic, 17% White, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 29%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.0:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Hempstead County (around 90%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.3%; this one delivers 28.6%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Hempstead County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $46,787 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Hempstead County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,212 students), of which WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL is one.

CREATIVE ACTION TEAM SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 16.9%.

WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL has remained close to its prior level, going from 946 students in 2018 to 929 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 today.

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