Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School

Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School is one of the tight-knit elementary schools in Jonesboro, Louisiana, one of the schools within Jackson Parish, with 291 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 453 students each, so Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School sits 36% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Jackson Parish, which oversees 5 schools and 1,927 students, Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Black, at 66% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 24% White, 8% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 24% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School records 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 89% of students at Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Jackson Parish runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 20.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 11.0%.

Around the school, Jackson Parish reports that median household earnings sit near $44,925, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jackson Parish's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,927 students), Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Jonesboro-Hodge Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 26.7%.

Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School operates from a town-center location.

Over the past 7-year window. Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School's enrollment has fell 16% since 2018, when it stood at 346 (now 291). White enrollment moved from 43% to 24% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

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