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Bayou Meto Elementary School

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Bayou Meto Elementary School ranks 321 st of 495 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

321^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 495 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Bayou Meto Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Jacksonville, Arkansas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 464 students. The school is part of the Jacksonville North Pulaski School District, which is ranked 216 out of 250 school districts in Arkansas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bayou Meto Elementary School consistently underperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Reading, Mathematics, and Science were all significantly lower than the state and district averages. The school has a low statewide ranking, placing between 271st and 385th out of 487-497 Arkansas elementary schools over the past 6 school years, and has a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lower-performing schools in the state. Additionally, Bayou Meto Elementary School has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 99.77% to 100% over the past 3 school years, suggesting the school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population.

When comparing Bayou Meto Elementary School to other nearby schools in the Jacksonville North Pulaski School District, it consistently underperforms on test scores and has a lower school ranking. For example, Murrell Taylor Elementary School and Bobby G Lester Elementary School, which are also in the same district, have higher proficiency rates and rankings than Bayou Meto. Additionally, the Cabot School District, which is located near Bayou Meto Elementary School, consistently outperforms the Jacksonville North Pulaski School District and the state of Arkansas on standardized test scores, with schools like Mountain Springs Elementary and Westside Elementary having significantly higher proficiency rates across all subjects compared to Bayou Meto.

416

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,143

Per pupil spending ?

48.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26405 Highway 107
Jacksonville, AR 72076

(501) 988-4131

District: Jacksonville North Pulaski School District

Students who attend Bayou Meto Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jacksonville Middle School
High:	Jacksonville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.1%

African American:

21.9%

Hispanic:

8.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 21st percentile in 2022 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 35th (2025) from a 21st-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arkansas average (31% vs 36% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the Arkansas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg17%

Arkansas avg36%

321^st of 495

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 9 pts since 2019

From bottom 44% (2019) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Jacksonville North Pulaski School District

216^th of 250Jacksonville North Pulaski 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
2025	38.6	321 of 495	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	349 of 497	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	376 of 492	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	385 of 487	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.6	305 of 496	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	271 of 488	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?

Science34%-4 vs state

Reading32%-3 vs state

English Language Arts30%-5 vs state

Mathematics26%-12 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Mountain Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3620 Mountain Springs Road	Cabot	72023	Lonoke County	Cabot School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 743-3575	494	31	15.7	37.0%	385 (77.9%)	6 (1.2%)	51 (10.3%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.7%)	94.7	20^th of 495 public elementary schools	96.0%		85	51^st of 497 public elementary schools	89.7%	31	61.7	58.5		60.0	63.0	59.6		61.1	63.0	70.2		66.9	66.7	72.3		69.7	$11,240	$752	$10,488
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1701 South Second	Cabot	72023	Lonoke County	Cabot School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 743-3566	424	30	13.9	66.3%	288 (67.9%)	14 (3.3%)	63 (14.9%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	46 (10.8%)	87.7	51^st of 495 public elementary schools	89.7%		84	55^th of 497 public elementary schools	88.9%	4	54.4	51.7		53.1	53.0	53.2		53.1	55.9	61.3		58.5	58.8	59.7		59.3	$14,024	$3,105	$10,920
Magness Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	16150 Hwy 5	Cabot	72023	Lonoke County	Cabot School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 743-3565	351	28	12.7	41.9%	273 (77.8%)	8 (2.3%)	35 (10.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.5%)	61.5	184^th of 495 public elementary schools	62.8%		62.3	190^th of 497 public elementary schools	61.8%	6	33.4	51.6		42.5	31.8	46.9		39.4	42.8	61.0		52.0	39.7	32.8		36.2	$14,441	$744	$13,697
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
Northside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	814 West Locust	Cabot	72023	Lonoke County	Cabot School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 743-3568	370	28	13.2	60.3%	268 (72.4%)	12 (3.2%)	33 (8.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (13.8%)	58.5	207^th of 495 public elementary schools	58.2%		33.8	355^th of 497 public elementary schools	28.6%	148	33.8	42.1		37.7	32.3	42.1		36.9	41.5	50.8		45.9	38.4	45.6		41.8	$14,084	$1,476	$12,608

Frequently Asked Questions about Bayou Meto Elementary School

Is Bayou Meto Elementary School a good school?

Bayou Meto Elementary School ranks 321^st of 495 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bayou Meto Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 416 students attended Bayou Meto Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Bayou Meto Elementary School?

Students at Bayou Meto Elementary School are 61% White, 22% African American, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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 district is Bayou Meto Elementary School in?

Jacksonville North Pulaski School District

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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