Bayou Meto Elementary School

Q: Is Bayou Meto Elementary School a good school?

Bayou Meto Elementary School ranks 349 th of 497 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Summary:

Bayou Meto Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Jacksonville, Arkansas, serving grades PK-5 with 443 students. The school is part of the Jacksonville North Pulaski School District, which is ranked 226 out of 252 school districts in Arkansas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Bayou Meto Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arkansas elementary schools over the past several years, with a current ranking of 349 out of 497 schools and a 2-star rating.

Bayou Meto Elementary School significantly underperforms the state average and the Jacksonville North Pulaski School District average across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 28.3% of Bayou Meto students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 33.8% statewide and 18.9% in the district. The school's math proficiency rate of 23.3% is also well below the state average of 36.4%. Additionally, Bayou Meto Elementary School has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 95.92% to 100% over the past three school years, which is significantly higher than the state average and indicates a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When comparing Bayou Meto Elementary School to the other schools in the Jacksonville North Pulaski School District, as well as the nearby Cabot School District and Pulaski County Special School District, it is clear that Bayou Meto is the lowest-performing school in the group. The Cabot schools, in particular, significantly outperform Bayou Meto across all academic measures, with several Cabot schools ranking among the top elementary schools in the state. Despite the school's current challenges, there is an opportunity for Bayou Meto Elementary School to improve its academic outcomes by addressing the underlying factors that contribute to low performance, such as increasing funding, reducing class sizes, and implementing targeted interventions.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

26405 Hwy 107
Jacksonville, AR 72076

(501) 988-4131

District: Jacksonville North Pulaski School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
349^th of 497 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,630

Students who attend Bayou Meto Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jacksonville Middle School
High:	Jacksonville High School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.2

Number of students: 443

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.8%

African American:

16.5%

Two or more races:

7.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 99.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Bayou Meto Elementary School ranks worse than 70.2% of elementary schools in Arkansas. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Jacksonville North Pulaski School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.03. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (68.8%), African American (16.5%), two or more races (7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 99.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Jacksonville North Pulaski School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bayou Meto Elementary School is 16.2, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Jacksonville North Pulaski School District! (See more...)

Compare Bayou Meto Elementary School employs 27.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bayou Meto Elementary School is $9,630, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Jacksonville North Pulaski School District!

Schooldigger Rankings:

Bayou Meto Elementary School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Jacksonville North Pulaski School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Jacksonville North Pulaski School District 226^th of 252 Arkansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Bayou Meto Elementary School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	AR State Percentile
2019	51.01	271^st	488	44.5%
2021	43.58	305^th	496	38.5%
2022	25.70	385^th	487	20.9%
2023	28.59	376^th	492	23.6%
2024	35.03	349^th	497	29.8%

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Data source: test scores: Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Bayou Meto Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Two or More Races	Total
2017	299	84	0	36	1	22	442
2018	329	71	0	29	0	29	458
2019	349	63	0	39	1	24	476
2020	318	68	1	31	1	28	447
2021	278	57	1	27	0	29	392
2022	287	81	1	32	3	13	417
2023	305	73	6	26	2	31	443

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bayou Meto Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2017	442	25.9	17.0	78.3
2018	458	27.2	16.7	69.2
2019	476	28.7	16.5	100
2020	447	28.9	15.4	100
2021	392	30.1	12.9	95.9
2022	417	27.6	15.0	100
2023	443	27.3	16.2	99.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bayou Meto Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2017	442	25.9	17.0	78.3
2018	458	27.2	16.7	69.2
2019	476	28.7	16.5	100
2020	447	28.9	15.4	100
2021	392	30.1	12.9	95.9
2022	417	27.6	15.0	100
2023	443	27.3	16.2	99.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Bayou Meto Elementary School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$1,946 (20.2%)	$7,684 (79.8%)	$9,630

Data source: Arkansas Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Bayou Meto Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 271^st of 488 Elementary schools	Ranks 376^th of 492 Elementary schools	20.9%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English (Bayou Meto Elementary School)	73.1	49.3	23.8%
3rd Grade English (Jacksonville North Pulaski School District)	57.5	42.8	14.7%
3rd Grade English (Arkansas)	72.4	62.6	9.8%
3rd Grade Math (Bayou Meto Elementary School)	62.7	42.3	20.4%
3rd Grade Math (Jacksonville North Pulaski School District)	46.3	31.2	15.1%
3rd Grade Math (Arkansas)	62.1	54.4	7.7%
3rd Grade Science (Bayou Meto Elementary School)	47.8	26.8	21%
3rd Grade Science (Jacksonville North Pulaski School District)	22.7	19.6	3.1%
3rd Grade Science (Arkansas)	39.4	35	4.4%
3rd Grade Reading (Bayou Meto Elementary School)	41.8	25.4	16.4%
3rd Grade Reading (Jacksonville North Pulaski School District)	26.9	20	6.9%
3rd Grade Reading (Arkansas)	38.3	32.2	6.1%
4th Grade English (Bayou Meto Elementary School)	71	51.9	19.1%
4th Grade English (Jacksonville North Pulaski School District)	52.1	44	8.1%
4th Grade English (Arkansas)	69.6	63.3	6.3%
4th Grade Math (Bayou Meto Elementary School)	50.7	23.1	27.6%
4th Grade Math (Jacksonville North Pulaski School District)	31	22	9%
4th Grade Math (Arkansas)	53.8	48.6	5.2%
4th Grade Science (Bayou Meto Elementary School)	36.2	19.2	17%
4th Grade Science (Jacksonville North Pulaski School District)	24.7	18.2	6.5%
4th Grade Science (Arkansas)	42.3	38.5	3.8%
4th Grade Reading (Bayou Meto Elementary School)	42	30.8	11.2%
4th Grade Reading (Jacksonville North Pulaski School District)	28.6	26.7	1.9%
4th Grade Reading (Arkansas)	45.3	42	3.3%
5th Grade English (Bayou Meto Elementary School)	70.7	60.4	10.3%
5th Grade English (Jacksonville North Pulaski School District)	59	50.9	8.1%
5th Grade English (Arkansas)	73.3	70.2	3.1%
5th Grade Math (Bayou Meto Elementary School)	43.1	36.2	6.9%
5th Grade Math (Jacksonville North Pulaski School District)	28.3	17	11.3%
5th Grade Math (Arkansas)	49.2	40.7	8.5%
5th Grade Science (Bayou Meto Elementary School)	38	27.6	10.4%
5th Grade Science (Jacksonville North Pulaski School District)	24.1	15.7	8.4%
5th Grade Science (Arkansas)	40.7	34.6	6.1%
5th Grade Reading (Bayou Meto Elementary School)	37.9	25.9	12%
5th Grade Reading (Jacksonville North Pulaski School District)	25.6	22.9	2.7%
5th Grade Reading (Arkansas)	41	36.8	4.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	476	443	6.9%
African American	63	73	15.9%
American Indian	1	2	100%
Asian	0	6
Hispanic	39	26	33.3%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	349	305	12.6%
Two or More Races	24	31	29.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	100%	99.8%	0.2%

Schools Near Bayou Meto Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2024)				ATLAS Reading (2024)				ATLAS Mathematics (2024)				ATLAS Science (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ATLAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bayou Meto Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26405 Hwy 107	Jacksonville	72076	Pulaski County	Jacksonville North Pulaski School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 988-4131	443	27	16.2	99.8%	305 (68.8%)	73 (16.5%)	26 (5.9%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.0%)	35	349^th of 497 public elementary schools	29.8%		28.6	376^th of 492 public elementary schools	23.6%	27	48.3	19.5	19.7	28.3	50.0	20.9	17.8	28.8	41.1	13.9	17.6	23.3	39.3	30.6	12.3	27.5	$9,630	$1,946	$7,684
Bobby G Lester Elementary School	Public	K-5	601 Harris Rd	Jacksonville	72076	Pulaski County	Jacksonville North Pulaski School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 982-7456	587	37	16.0	99.8%	219 (37.3%)	280 (47.7%)	45 (7.7%)	9 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.1%)	25.4	390^th of 497 public elementary schools	21.5%		21.8	400^th of 492 public elementary schools	18.7%	10	26.1	25.6	29.0	26.8	27.2	25.6	32.9	28.5	21.6	19.2	15.8	19.0	20.4	20.5	14.4	18.6	$11,198	$2,222	$8,977
Jacksonville Elementary School	Public	K-5	2400 Linda Lane	Jacksonville	72076	Pulaski County	Jacksonville North Pulaski School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 982-9541	792	47	16.8	100.0%	190 (24.0%)	435 (54.9%)	88 (11.1%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	66 (8.3%)	8	478^th of 497 public elementary schools	3.8%		9	460^th of 492 public elementary schools	6.5%	18	12.4	13.0	14.2	13.2	14.0	14.8	14.8	14.6	3.1	13.9	10.3	9.0	10.2	9.6	10.4	10.1
Cato Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9906 Cato Rd	North Little Rock	72120	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 833-1160	296	19	15.3	96.6%	139 (47.0%)	97 (32.8%)	34 (11.5%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.4%)	52.8	236^th of 497 public elementary schools	52.5%		50.4	271^st of 492 public elementary schools	44.9%	35	44.0	39.6	22.0	35.1	50.0	41.6	26.0	39.2	24.0	48.0	22.0	31.1	44.0	43.8	24.0	37.2	$12,273	$2,293	$9,980
Jacksonville Lighthouse Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	251 N First St	Jacksonville	72076	Pulaski County	Arkansas Lighthouse Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 985-1200	296	20	14.6	100.0%	34 (11.5%)	214 (72.3%)	30 (10.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.1%)	30.5	374^th of 497 public elementary schools	24.7%		11.9	446^th of 492 public elementary schools	9.3%	72	28.3	16.0		24.0	26.1	16.0		22.6	23.9	24.0		23.9	41.3	16.0		32.4	$9,538	$1,274	$8,264
Mountain Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3620 Mountain Springs Rd	Cabot	72023	Lonoke County	Cabot School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 743-3575	505	31	16.2	29.1%	400 (79.2%)	5 (1.0%)	49 (9.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.3%)	85	51^st of 497 public elementary schools	89.7%		92	24^th of 492 public elementary schools	95.1%	27	50.0	61.9		55.2	50.0	63.1		55.8	35.8	61.9		47.4	52.9	64.3		57.9	$8,996	$1,864	$7,132
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1701 S Second St	Cabot	72023	Lonoke County	Cabot School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 843-5719	400	28	14.1	65.0%	267 (66.8%)	15 (3.8%)	58 (14.5%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (12.0%)	84	55^th of 497 public elementary schools	88.9%		81.5	73^rd of 492 public elementary schools	85.2%	18	50.0	52.1		51.2	50.0	49.3		49.6	53.4	45.1		48.9	61.7	50.7		55.7	$10,603	$3,183	$7,421
Magness Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	16150 Ark Hwy 5	Cabot	72023	Lonoke County	Cabot School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 743-3565	355	27	13.3	35.5%	288 (81.1%)	10 (2.8%)	30 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.5%)	62.3	190^th of 497 public elementary schools	61.8%		78.6	85^th of 492 public elementary schools	82.7%	105	32.8	47.6		40.2	31.3	49.2		40.2	45.3	39.7		42.5	32.8	44.4		38.6	$10,128	$1,848	$8,280
Murrell Taylor Elementary School	Public	K-5	1401 Murrell Taylor Dr	Jacksonville	72076	Pulaski County	Jacksonville North Pulaski School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 985-1581	350	25	13.7	100.0%	65 (18.6%)	244 (69.7%)	23 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	15.8	438^th of 497 public elementary schools	11.9%		10.4	453^rd of 492 public elementary schools	7.9%	15	23.8	19.7	18.6	20.7	23.8	23.0	20.0	22.2	9.5	13.1	15.7	12.8	16.1	18.0	12.8	15.5	$10,279	$3,325	$6,953
Northside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	814 W Locust St	Cabot	72023	Lonoke County	Cabot School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 843-5920	423	32	13.1	54.1%	327 (77.3%)	18 (4.3%)	32 (7.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.2%)	33.8	355^th of 497 public elementary schools	28.6%		56.2	227^th of 492 public elementary schools	53.9%	128	17.2	36.7		27.5	21.5	36.7		29.5	18.6	34.2		26.9	20.0	27.9		24.2	$11,906	$4,319	$7,587

Frequently Asked Questions about Bayou Meto Elementary School

Is Bayou Meto Elementary School a good school?

Bayou Meto Elementary School ranks 349^th of 497 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Bayou Meto Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bayou Meto Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jacksonville Middle School
High : Jacksonville High School

What is the racial makeup of Bayou Meto Elementary School?

Students at Bayou Meto Elementary School are 69% White, 16% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is Bayou Meto Elementary School in?

Jacksonville North Pulaski School District

How many students attend Bayou Meto Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 443 students attended Bayou Meto Elementary School.

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