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Murrell Taylor Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1401 Murrell Taylor Drive, Jacksonville, AR 72076 · (501) 985-1581 · Part of Jacksonville North Pulaski School District

Jacksonville’s School Grade D better than 10% of Arkansas school districts

Students
428
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Murrell Taylor Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 29 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 9.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Jacksonville kids: Jacksonville Middle School

On the path

Where Jacksonville kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Murrell Taylor Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Jacksonville Middle School926 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts8%
State average 36.9%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Arkansas’s 944 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

1401 Murrell Taylor Drive, Jacksonville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten71
Grade 165
Grade 284
Grade 388
Grade 456
Grade 564
Enrollment over time
391’20
364’21
350’22
412’23
428’24

Up 9.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 65%White 17%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 8%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Murrell Taylor Elementary School from Jacksonville families.

Other schools in Jacksonville North Pulaski School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arkansas’s other public schools; Jacksonville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.