📍 508 e Free St, Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, 72476
Walnut Ridge Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County. The school has 580 pupils enrolled. The Principal is A. Foster. It is part of the Lawrence County School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
Walnut Ridge Elementary School enrolls 580 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino and 3.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 513 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
334 of the school's 580 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Walnut Ridge Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VT-10.
Walnut Ridge Elementary School is one of 2 schools in LAWRENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in WALNUT RIDGE, Arkansas. The district serves 1,067 students district-wide and employs 93 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 580 students, Walnut Ridge Elementary School is close to the district average of about 534 students per school.
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