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Best Elementary Schools
in LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT

This page covers 24 elementary schools in LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

24
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 24
1
rank
M.L. KING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05341 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.3:1)
52
/100
Student:Teacher
13.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,987
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
87%
High economic need
2
rank
GIBBS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05284 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
52
/100
Student:Teacher
15.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,987
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
60%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
FOREST HEIGHTS STEM ACADEMY
Grades KG–08739 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
15.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,987
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
50%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades KG–05413 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
17.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,987
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
31%
Low economic need
5
rank
DON ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades KG–051,004 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
19.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,987
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
23%
Low economic need
6
rank
J.A. FAIR K8 PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Grades KG–08898 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.0:1)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
13.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,987
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
90%
High economic need
7
rank
FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05379 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
18.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,987
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
25%
Low economic need
8
rank
FULBRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades PK–05551 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
19.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,987
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
51%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
PULASKI HEIGHTS ELEM. SCHOOL
Grades KG–05271 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
18.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,987
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
48%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
CARVER STEAM MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Grades KG–05325 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
16.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,987
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
89%
High economic need
14 more elementary schools in LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
24
Elementary Schools
40
Total Schools
52
#1 Score
45
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.