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Lonoke Elementary School

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Lonoke Elementary School ranks 342 nd of 491 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

342^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 491 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Lonoke Elementary School serves 311 students in grades 3 through 5 in a rural setting within the Lonoke School District, where about 61-64% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Academically, Lonoke Elementary is a 2-star school, showing a clear story of stabilization and modest growth. After spending several years in the bottom 25th percentile, the school has consistently achieved a 2-star rating since 2021, currently sitting in the 30th percentile. A unique strength is in Mathematics, where 5th graders scored above the state average, and the school's overall Math score is nearly identical to the state average—a feat it does not achieve in any other subject. This "Math Island" phenomenon suggests a targeted intervention is working well. However, the school significantly underperforms compared to high-performing schools in the nearby Cabot School District, located just 12-14 miles away. For example, in English Language Arts, Lonoke scores 33% proficient, while Cabot schools average around 52%, with Eastside Elementary reaching 61.9%. The performance gap is most pronounced in Science and English Language Arts.

Lonoke Elementary operates with a lower per-student spending ($9,948) and a higher student-teacher ratio (18.4:1) compared to nearby schools like Central Elementary in Cabot ($14,251 per student, 14.4:1 ratio) and Carlisle Elementary ($15,180, 11.8:1 ratio). Interestingly, the school is located just 0.19 miles from Lonoke Primary School (PK-2), which has a lower student-teacher ratio (16.6:1), suggesting students face larger class sizes as they transition to elementary school. The data highlights a clear educational divide in this region, with Cabot schools performing well above state averages while Lonoke and Jacksonville North Pulaski School District schools struggle, indicating that district-level factors play a significant role in student outcomes.

311

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,948

Per pupil spending ?

61.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 W. Palm St.
Lonoke, AR 72086

(501) 676-6740

District: Lonoke School District

Students who attend Lonoke Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lonoke Middle School
High:	Lonoke High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.3%

African American:

21.9%

Hispanic:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 49th percentile in 2025 → 30th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arkansas average (35% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 49th-percentile peak (2025) to 30th (2026)

!Science scores 13 pts below the Arkansas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg38%

Arkansas avg42%

342^nd of 491

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

138^th of 251Lonoke 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arkansas percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	342 of 491	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.4	254 of 495	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	288 of 497	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	303 of 492	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	257 of 487	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.2	280 of 496	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	364 of 488	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	376 of 480	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.6	379 of 485	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.7	392 of 494	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.6	343 of 466	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.1	359 of 471	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.2	373 of 476	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	47.5	301 of 468	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.1	267 of 471	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.6	232 of 457	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.4	234 of 445	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.9	236 of 439	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.6	305 of 440	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.9	245 of 402	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.5	264 of 411	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics45%~ state avg

English Language Arts33%-6 vs state

Science31%-13 vs state

Reading30%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2026)					ATLAS Reading (2026)					ATLAS Mathematics (2026)					ATLAS Science (2026)					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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 6th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading 6th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lonoke Elementary School	Public	3-5	900 W. Palm St.	Lonoke	72086	Lonoke County	Lonoke School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 676-6740	311	17	18.4	61.4%	197 (63.3%)	68 (21.9%)	32 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	34.9	342^nd of 491 public elementary schools	30.3%		50.4	254^th of 495 public elementary schools	48.7%	88	32.1	35.8	31.4		33.0	29.2	30.3	30.6		30.0	39.8	47.7	47.1		45.0	35.9	29.4	28.9		31.2	$9,948	$1,200	$8,748
Lonoke Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	800 Lincoln St.	Lonoke	72086	Lonoke County	Lonoke School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 676-3839	359	22	16.6	64.9%	229 (63.8%)	64 (17.8%)	43 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)								(n/a)																					$11,951	$1,236	$10,716
Carlisle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	707 East 5th Street	Carlisle	72024	Lonoke County	Carlisle School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 552-3261	380	32	11.8	62.1%	299 (78.7%)	38 (10.0%)	27 (7.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.7%)	37.4	331^st of 491 public elementary schools	32.6%		31.6	361^st of 495 public elementary schools	27.1%	30	27.9	17.0	22.4	44.5	28.1	25.6	18.9	20.4	48.2	28.6	51.2	33.9	40.8	68.5	48.8	32.5	28.3	28.6	48.1	34.7	$15,180	$1,432	$13,748
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%)	28.5	384^th of 491 public elementary schools	21.8%		41.2	302^nd of 495 public elementary schools	39.0%	82	24.7	38.2	29.6		30.9	28.2	42.0	35.2		35.0	24.7	33.3	27.8		28.6	29.4	29.6	33.9		30.6	$16,007	$2,155	$13,852
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%)	76.8	104^th of 491 public elementary schools	78.8%		75.9	104^th of 495 public elementary schools	79.0%		60.0	45.7			52.5	61.8	44.9			52.9	48.7	63.8			56.6	60.0	55.9			57.9	$9,906	$932	$8,974
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%)	18.9	426^th of 491 public elementary schools	13.2%		17.4	430^th of 495 public elementary schools	13.1%	4	29.7	34.4			31.9	24.3	31.0			27.3	16.2	13.8			15.2	29.7	27.5			28.8	$30,189	$7,691	$22,498
Stagecoach Elementary School	Public	K-4	850 Stagecoach	Cabot	72023	Lonoke County	Cabot School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 743-3574	481	30	15.8	45.9%	399 (83.0%)	6 (1.2%)	30 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.4%)	81	76^th of 491 public elementary schools	84.5%		84.1	61^st of 495 public elementary schools	87.7%	15	63.5	48.1			55.3	62.4	48.1			54.8	67.7	70.2			69.0	60.3	47.2			53.3	$11,537	$669	$10,868
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%)	4.2	490^th of 491 public elementary schools	0.2%		6.2	487^th of 495 public elementary schools	1.6%	3	9.7	16.4	14.1		13.3	11.4	15.6	15.1		13.9	13.9	9.9	12.1		11.9	8.1	13.2	9.1		10.2	$12,195	$1,755	$10,440
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	36 Pond Street	Cabot	72023	Lonoke County	Cabot School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 743-3564	394	27	14.4	67.3%	296 (75.1%)	18 (4.6%)	28 (7.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.4%)	69	147^th of 491 public elementary schools	70.1%		58.5	208^th of 495 public elementary schools	58.0%	61	47.9	50.7			49.6	47.9	49.2			48.7	41.7	56.7			50.4	54.2	50.7			52.2	$14,251	$2,049	$12,202
Eastside Elementary School	Public	K-5	17 Bellamy	Cabot	72023	Lonoke County	Cabot School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 743-3563	550	35	15.8	44.2%	423 (76.9%)	15 (2.7%)	45 (8.2%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.1%)	88.9	34^th of 491 public elementary schools	93.1%		82.8	68^th of 495 public elementary schools	86.3%	34	56.7	66.6			61.9	57.7	63.0			60.5	60.6	66.6			63.7	60.6	74.7			67.9	$10,087	$543	$9,544

Frequently Asked Questions about Lonoke Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Lonoke Elementary School?

Students at Lonoke Elementary School are 63% White, 22% African American, 10% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Lonoke Elementary School in?

Lonoke School District

How many students attend Lonoke Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 311 students attended Lonoke Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Lonoke Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lonoke Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lonoke Middle School
High : Lonoke High School

Is Lonoke Elementary School a good school?

Lonoke Elementary School ranks 342^nd of 491 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 ATLAS test scoresNewJul 13, 2026

2024–25 graduation ratesMar 5, 2026

2019–20 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 6, 2026

2017–18 through 2024–25 dropout ratesJan 6, 2026

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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