📍 125 Hicklory Hill, West Helena, Phillips County, 72390
J.f. Wahl Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Helena, Phillips County. The school has 519 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Helena/ W.Helena School Dist. school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
J.f. Wahl Elementary School enrolls 519 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Black or African American, 4.4% White and 1.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 476 | 92% |
| White | 23 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
519 of the school's 519 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.
J.f. Wahl Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
J.f. Wahl Elementary School is one of 2 schools in HELENA WEST HELENA SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in HELENA, Arkansas. The district serves 978 students district-wide and employs 93 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 519 students, J.f. Wahl Elementary School is close to the district average of about 489 students per school.
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