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Bobby G Lester Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

601 Harris Road 72076, Jacksonville, AR 72076 · (501) 982-7456 · Part of Jacksonville North Pulaski School District

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

Directions
Students
421
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Bobby G Lester Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 39% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 14.4% 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–5Bobby G Lester Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Jacksonville Middle School926 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 36.9%

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

Location

Directions ↗

601 Harris Road 72076, Jacksonville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten84
Grade 158
Grade 275
Grade 362
Grade 479
Grade 563
Enrollment over time
492’20
520’21
587’22
500’23
421’24

Down 14.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 45%White 34%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 8%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bobby G Lester Elementary School from Jacksonville families.

Other schools in Jacksonville North Pulaski School District

The district →
Bayou Meto Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jacksonville
C+
416 students15:1
Adkins Preschool Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Jacksonville
228 students18:1
Jacksonville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jacksonville
733 students17:1
Murrell Taylor Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jacksonville
D
428 students15:1
Jacksonville Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Jacksonville
D
926 students12:1
Jacksonville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Jacksonville
D
1,208 students11:1

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.