📍 601 Harris Rd, Jacksonville, Pulaski County, 72076
Bobby G Lester Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jacksonville, Pulaski County. The school has 587 pupils enrolled. The Principal is A. Young. It is part of the Jacksonville North Pulaski School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
Bobby G Lester Elementary School enrolls 587 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 37% White and 7.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 280 | 48% |
| White | 219 | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
586 of the school's 587 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.
Bobby G Lester Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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.
Bobby G Lester Elementary School is one of 7 schools in JACKSONVILLE NORTH PULASKI SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in JACKSONVILLE, Arkansas. The district serves 4,360 students district-wide and employs 305 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 587 students, Bobby G Lester Elementary School is close to the district average of about 623 students per school.
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