Anne Watson Elementary School in Bigelow, Arkansas on �ǿմ�ý

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Anne Watson Elementary School

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Anne Watson Elementary School is a rural public school in Bigelow, Arkansas that is part of East End School District. It serves 336 students in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.0:1. Its teachers have had 40 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 6

336 Students

28 Teachers

2768 Highway 60 E

Bigelow, AR 72016 View local requests

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Anne Watson Elementary School Demographics

70%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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