📍 251 N First St, Jacksonville, Pulaski County, 72076
Jacksonville Lighthouse Elementary Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jacksonville, Pulaski County. The school has 296 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Arkansas Lighthouse Academies school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. It operates as a public charter school.
Jacksonville Lighthouse Elementary Academy enrolls 296 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Black or African American, 11% White and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 214 | 72% |
| White | 34 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
296 of the school's 296 students (100%) 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.
Jacksonville Lighthouse Elementary Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. 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-20.
Jacksonville Lighthouse Elementary Academy is one of 6 schools in ARKANSAS LIGHTHOUSE CHARTER SCHOOLS, based in LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas. The district serves 426 students district-wide and employs 117 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 296 students, Jacksonville Lighthouse Elementary Academy is larger than the district average of about 71 students per school.
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