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Murrell Taylor Elementary School

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Public Grades K-5

425

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

88%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1401 Murrell Taylor Dr
Jacksonville, AR 72076

(501) 985-1581

District: Pulaski County Special School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.9%

White:

24.7%

Hispanic:

9.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2007 → 14th in 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arkansas average (28% vs 43% meeting standards)

!English scores 24 pts below the Arkansas average

Students meeting standards (2015-2016) ?

This school28%

District avg43%

Arkansas avg43%

Not ranked this year

Murrell Taylor Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

167^th of 250Pulaski County Special School District among Arkansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arkansas percentile	Rating
2016	20.6	424 of 494	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.2	369 of 466	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.1	434 of 471	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	24.0	410 of 476	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.7	419 of 468	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.8	374 of 471	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	6.6	437 of 457	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.5	410 of 445	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.7	391 of 439	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.7	380 of 440	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.3	366 of 402	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.9	362 of 411	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2015-2016) ?

English46%-24 vs state

Math41%-11 vs state

Science21%-17 vs state

Reading20%-16 vs state

Writing10%-8 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, November 7, 2012

This is a school of last resort. The teachers will not work with you and the principal is a joke. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2025)				ATLAS Reading (2025)				ATLAS Mathematics (2025)				ATLAS Science (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Murrell Taylor Elementary School	Public	K-5	1401 Murrell Taylor Drive	Jacksonville	72076	Pulaski County	Jacksonville North Pulaski School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 985-1581	428	28	15.2	62.9%	72 (16.8%)	278 (65.0%)	42 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.9%)	41.2	302^nd of 495 public elementary schools	39.0%		15.8	438^th of 497 public elementary schools	11.9%	136	36.7	46.1	25.4	35.5	35.5	48.1	20.6	34.0	17.7	36.5	18.1	22.9	38.0	36.5	20.7	32.0	$16,007	$2,155	$13,852
Jacksonville Lighthouse Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	251 N. First Street	Jacksonville	72076	Pulaski County	Arkansas Lighthouse Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 985-1200	210	14	15.0	84.3%	19 (9.0%)	160 (76.2%)	18 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.2%)	17.4	430^th of 495 public elementary schools	13.1%		30.5	374^th of 497 public elementary schools	24.7%	56	14.7	18.4		16.9	14.7	26.6		21.7	17.6	16.3		16.9	23.5	30.6		27.7	$30,189	$7,691	$22,498
Jacksonville Elementary School	Public	K-5	2400 Linda Lane	Jacksonville	72076	Pulaski County	Jacksonville North Pulaski School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 457-8300	733	42	17.4	54.3%	150 (20.5%)	413 (56.3%)	72 (9.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (13.0%)	6.2	487^th of 495 public elementary schools	1.6%		8	478^th of 497 public elementary schools	3.8%	9	9.2	8.1	13.2	10.0	12.2	11.6	17.0	13.5	8.4	5.4	10.3	8.0	8.4	7.2	10.3	8.6	$12,195	$1,755	$10,440
Bobby G Lester Elementary School	Public	K-5	601 Harris Road 72076	Jacksonville	72076	Pulaski County	Jacksonville North Pulaski School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 982-7456	421	32	13.1	45.1%	142 (33.7%)	189 (44.9%)	48 (11.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	35 (8.3%)	28.5	374^th of 495 public elementary schools	24.4%		25.4	390^th of 497 public elementary schools	21.5%	16	20.3	28.6	36.5	28.4	20.3	26.0	34.9	26.9	12.5	26.0	27.0	22.1	23.5	27.3	27.0	26.0	$14,165	$1,169	$12,996
William Jefferson Clinton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	142 Hollywood Avenue	Sherwood	72120	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 833-1200	586	39	15.0	72.9%	95 (16.2%)	365 (62.3%)	73 (12.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.7%)	24.5	392^nd of 495 public elementary schools	20.8%		23.8	403^rd of 497 public elementary schools	18.9%	11	20.5	28.4	23.4	23.8	21.5	32.8	26.6	26.7	18.0	34.4	25.5	25.5	14.1	23.9	20.2	19.2	$14,059	$1,358	$12,701
Oakbrooke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Thornhill	Sherwood	72120	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 833-1190	408	26	15.6	57.1%	148 (36.3%)	198 (48.5%)	26 (6.4%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)	42.4	300^th of 495 public elementary schools	39.4%		44.6	285^th of 497 public elementary schools	42.7%	15	26.9	39.1	31.2	32.7	19.3	45.3	41.6	36.8	26.9	25.0	29.9	27.5	23.1	40.6	28.6	31.1	$13,741	$1,250	$12,491
Southside Elementary School	Public	K-4	2600 South Pine	Cabot	72023	Lonoke County	Cabot School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 743-3567	551	32	17.4	46.1%	434 (78.8%)	11 (2.0%)	58 (10.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (7.8%)	75.9	104^th of 495 public elementary schools	79.0%		66.5	159^th of 497 public elementary schools	68.0%	55	51.3	44.9		48.4	47.2	41.8		44.8	59.4	58.1		58.8	48.0	39.8		44.3	$9,906	$932	$8,974
Harris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4424 Highway 161 North	North Little Rock	72117	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 955-3550	187	16	11.4	64.7%	18 (9.6%)	135 (72.2%)	22 (11.8%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	8.3	479^th of 495 public elementary schools	3.2%		5.9	484^th of 497 public elementary schools	2.6%	5	21.7	0.0	9.1	10.1	17.4	0.0	4.5	7.2	21.7	4.2	4.5	10.1	22.7	4.2	9.1	11.8	$22,401	$2,258	$20,143
Bayou Meto Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26405 Highway 107	Jacksonville	72076	Pulaski County	Jacksonville North Pulaski School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 988-4131	416	28	14.7	48.6%	254 (61.1%)	91 (21.9%)	36 (8.7%)	7 (1.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	38.6	321^st of 495 public elementary schools	35.2%		35	349^th of 497 public elementary schools	29.8%	28	26.1	37.1	28.5	30.1	28.6	40.7	28.5	32.1	26.0	29.7	23.8	26.3	30.4	35.2	38.1	34.4	$13,143	$1,471	$11,673
Cato Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9906 Jacksonville Cato Road	Sherwood	72120	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 833-1160	305	17	17.4	60.7%	143 (46.9%)	97 (31.8%)	38 (12.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.9%)	46.1	282^nd of 495 public elementary schools	43.0%		52.8	236^th of 497 public elementary schools	52.5%	46	31.9	39.7	37.2	36.4	36.2	39.7	41.1	39.1	14.9	35.8	27.4	26.5	29.8	32.0	35.3	32.4	$13,309	$831	$12,478

Frequently Asked Questions about Murrell Taylor Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Murrell Taylor Elementary School?

Students at Murrell Taylor Elementary School are 58% African American, 25% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Murrell Taylor Elementary School in?

Pulaski County Special School District

How many students attend Murrell Taylor Elementary School?

In the 2015-16 school year, 425 students attended Murrell Taylor Elementary School.

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