📍 130 School Dr, Wickes, Polk County, 71973
Wickes Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wickes, Polk County. The school has 242 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cossatot River School District school district. It serves grades 3–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
Wickes Elementary School enrolls 242 students across grades 3–6. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 172 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 53 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
239 of the school's 242 students (99%) 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.
Wickes Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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-40.
Wickes Elementary School is one of 4 schools in COSSATOT RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in WICKES, Arkansas. The district serves 855 students district-wide and employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 242 students, Wickes Elementary School is close to the district average of about 214 students per school.
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