📍 7000 Valley Dr, Little Rock, Pulaski County, 72209
Watson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Little Rock, Pulaski County. The school has 416 pupils enrolled. The Principal is E. Jackson. It is part of the Little Rock School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
Watson Elementary School enrolls 416 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Black or African American, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 254 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 151 | 36% |
| White | 9 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
387 of the school's 416 students (93%) 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.
Watson Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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.
Watson Elementary School is one of 40 schools in LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas. The district serves 21,086 students district-wide and employs 1,424 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 416 students, Watson Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 527 students per school.
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