Progress
- Since State intervention in 2015, three of six LRSD schools have been removed from Academic Distress
- In 2016, LRSD and PCSSD were two of only twelve districts and one charter in Arkansas to improve in every grade on the ACT Aspire
- In 2016, LRSD resident (non-transfer) enrollment exceeded resident enrollment in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013
- In 2016, LRSD opened Pinnacle View Middle School (PVMS) sixth grade
- When at capacity in 2018, district’s largest building will have district’s second highest enrollment, exceeded only by Central
- By utilizing elementary feeder schools instead of attendance zone, PVMS opened as the district school which most reflects Little Rock’s demographics – 46% Black, 41% White, 2% Hispanic, 10% Other
- By converting existing building, PVMS saved district approximately $15M to be dedicated to Little Rock Southwest High School
- In year before PVMS opened, Quest, the closest charter, had 71 sixth graders. The year PVMS opened, Quest had 27 sixth graders
- In 2016, Little Rock Preparatory Academy opened new 5-8 campus at former Lutheran School
- In 2016, LISA Academy Chenal opened new K-6
- In 2017, eStem Public Charter Schools opened new high school on campus of UALR
- In 2017, via second lien bonds, LRSD is making improvements to every facility in district
- In 2018, PCSSD, via second lien bonds and final year’s Desegregation Settlement Agreement payment, will open a new Mills High School, converted Fuller Middle School, and expanded Robinson Middle School
- In 2018, eStem Public Charter School will open new K-8 on Shall Street
- In 2018, PCSSD will participate in inter-district school choice
- In 2019, via final year’s Desegregation Settlement Agreement payment and second lien bonds, LRSD will open Little Rock Southwest High School
Academics
- LRSD has seven Priority Schools (among lowest 5% academically performing in state and 17.5% of state’s total)
- Baseline Elementary
- 14.8% enter second grade two or more grades behind in Math
- 31.2% enter third grade two or more grades behind in Math
- 13% enter third grade two or more grades behind in English Language Arts
- 31.2% enter fourth grade two or more grades behind in Math
- 23% enter fourth grade two or more grades behind in English Language Arts
- 44.1% enter fifth grade two or more grades behind in Math
- 26% enter fifth grade two or more grades behind in English Language Arts
- Cloverdale Middle School (also Academic Distress – three-year average of less than 49.5% of students proficient – 44.168%)
- 67% enter sixth grade three or more grades behind in Math
- 61% enter sixth grade three or more grades behind in English Language Arts
- 65% enter seventh grade three or more grades behind in Math
- 63% enter seventh grade three or more grades behind in English Language Arts
- 63% enter eighth grade three or more grades behind in Math
- 65% enter eighth grade three or more grades behind in English Language Arts
- Henderson Middle School (also Academic Distress – three-year average of less than 49.5% of students proficient – 47.473%)
- 77% enter sixth grade three or more grades behind in Math
- 43% enter sixth grade three or more grades behind in English Language Arts
- 79% enter seventh grade three or more grades behind in Math
- 35% enter seventh grade three or more grades behind in English Language Arts
- 78% enter eight grade three or more grades behind in Math
- 29% enter eighth grade three or more grades behind in English Language Arts
- Mabelvale Middle School
- 69% enter sixth grade three or more grades behind in Math
- 33% enter sixth grade three or more grades behind in English Language Arts
- 72% enter seventh grade three or more grades behind in Math
- 52% enter seventh grade three or more grades behind in English Language Arts
- 77% enter eighth grade three or more grades behind in Math
- 52% enter eighth grade three or more grades behind in English Language Arts
- Fair High School
- 95% enter ninth grade three or more grades behind in Math
- 76% enter ninth grade three or more grades behind in English Language Arts
- 97% enter tenth grade three or more grades behind in Math
- 67% enter tenth grade three or more grades behind in English Language Arts
- Hall High School (also Academic Distress – three-year average of less than 49.5% of students proficient – 39.296%)
- 92% enter ninth grade three or more grades behind in Math
- 86% enter ninth grade three or more grades behind in English Language Arts
- 90% enter tenth grade three or more grades behind in Math
- 71% enter tenth grade three or more grades behind in English Language Arts
- McClellan High School
- 78% enter ninth grade three or more grades behind in Math
- 75% enter ninth grade three or more grades behind in English Language Arts
- 75% enter tenth grade three or more grades behind in Math
- 79% enter tenth grade three or more grades behind in English Language Arts
- 50% enter eleventh grade three or more grades behind in Math
- 77% enter eleventh grade three or more grades behind in English Language Arts
- 54% enter twelfth grade three or more grades behind in Math
- 67% enter twelfth grade three or more grades behind in English Language Arts
- Baseline Elementary
- LRSD has thirteen Focus Schools (among lowest 6-10% academically performing in state and 18% of state’s total)
- Eleven of LRSD’s 26 elementary schools are Focus Schools
- Bale
- Chicot
- King
- Pulaski Heights
- Rockefeller
- Romine
- Stephens
- Wakefield
- Washington
- Watson
- Western Hills
- Two Focus Schools were closed – Franklin, Wilson
- Twelve of LRSD’s twenty-six elementary schools, three of seven middle schools, and four of five high schools are either Focus or Priority Schools, among lowest 10% performing in state
- PCSSD Mills High School is in Academic Distress (three-year average of less than 49.5% of students proficient – 48.851%)
- Of the fifteen schools in Academic Distress in Arkansas, Little Rock has four (26.67%) – LRSD (3), PCSSD (1)
Enrollment
- In 2016, 40,609 students enrolled in K-12 in Pulaski County south of Arkansas River
- LRSD (42 Schools) – 22,759 (56%)
- Private (17 Schools) – 8,184 (20%)
- PCSSD (11 Schools) – 4,770 (12%)
- Charter (9 Schools) – 4,252 (10%)
- Home School – 644 (2%)
- There are at least 79 K-12 schools in Pulaski County south of Arkansas River
- 2014 Desegregation Settlement Agreement conditions ended average of 1,769 choicing into LRSD from PCSSD and NLRSD via Majority-to-Minority transfers
- Over past 13 years, City of Little Rock population grew +7.3%
- LRSD enrollment dropped -6.8% (-1,665 students)
- NLRSD enrollment dropped -7.7% (-705 students)
- PCSSD enrollment dropped -10.2% (-1,835 students)
- Conway School District grew +17.5% (+1,478 students)
- Benton School District grew +20.1% (+854 students)
- Bryant School District grew +38.4% (+2,536 students)
- Combined Conway, Benton, Bryant grew +4,868, more than both PCSSD and Charter enrollment in Pulaski County south of river
- LRSD school board zones are of essentially equal population, but vary widely in number/type of schools:
- Zone 1 has 11 schools (1 HS, 3 Middle, 5 Elementary, 1 Pre-K, 1 Technical)
- Zone 2 has 4 schools (1 HS, 3 Elementary)
- Zone 3 has 8 schools (1 HS, 1 Middle, 1 K-8, 4 Elementary, 1 Pre-K)
- Zone 4 has 4 schools (3 Elementary, 1 6-7)
- Zone 5 has 3 schools (1 HS, 1 Middle, 1 Elementary)
- Zone 6 has 7 schools (5 Elementary, 1 Pre-K, 1 ALE)
- Zone 7 has 7 schools (1 HS, 2 Middle, 3 Elementary, 1 Pre-K)
- Between 2000 and 2015, elementary-age population declined in all but two LRSD board zones:
- Zone 1 (-46.6%)
- Zone 6 (-16.3%)
- Zone 2 (-14.2%)
- Zone 3 (-14.1%)
- Zone 7 (-8.4%)
- Zone 5 (+39.2%)
- Zone 4 (+43.1%)
- Within LRSD, students are assigned to schools by residence, but may choose to apply to attend magnet schools at:
- Central High School
- Parkview High School
- Dunbar Middle
- Mann Middle
- Forest Heights STEM K-8
- Booker Elementary
- Carver Elementary
- Gibbs Elementary
- Williams Elementary
Capacity
- LRSD High Schools have 557 available seats (none at Central, Parkview)
- Central High School is 31% over capacity (+601)
- Parkview High School is at 100% capacity (0)
- Fair High School is at 86% capacity (-150)
- Hall High School is at 71% capacity (-472)
- McClellan High School is at 60% capacity (-536)
- There are 1,129 charter high school students in Little Rock. If all charters closed, and all students chose LRSD, there would not be room in LRSD high schools.
- LRSD Middle Schools have 1,040 available seats (none at Pinnacle View)
- Cloverdale is at 66% capacity (-292)
- Dunbar is at 79% capacity (-174)
- Henderson is at 89% capacity (-206)
- Mabelvale is at 81% capacity (-143)
- Mann is at 83% capacity (-164)
- Pinnacle View is at 100% capacity (0)
- Pulaski Heights is at 92% capacity (-61)
- There are 1,357 charter middle school students in Little Rock. If all charters closed, and all students chose LRSD, there would not be room in LRSD middle schools.
- LRSD Elementary Schools have 2,623 available seats (none at Dodd, Forest Park, Fulbright, Otter Creek, Terry, Wakefield, Watson)
- Bale is at 81% capacity (-91)
- Baseline is at 93% capacity (-21)
- Booker is at 73% capacity (-172)
- Brady is at 89% capacity (-50)
- Carver is at 46% capacity (-341)
- Chicot is at 86% capacity (-128)
- Dodd is at 110% capacity (+30)
- Forest Park is at 114% capacity (+57)
- Fulbright is at 133% capacity (+156)
- Gibbs is at 83% capacity (-63)
- Jefferson is at 89% capacity (-52)
- Mabelvale is at 90% capacity (-54)
- McDermott is at 94% capacity (–25)
- Meadowcliff is at 92% capacity (-30)
- King is at 63% capacity (-250)
- Otter Creek is at 108% capacity (+36)
- Pulaski Heights is at 94% capacity (-20)
- Roberts is at 83% capacity (-180)
- Rockefeller is at 81% capacity (-122)
- Romine is at 48% capacity (-284)
- Stephens is at 52% capacity (-350)
- Terry is at 102% capacity (+10)
- Wakefield is at 105% capacity (+28)
- Washington is at 48% capacity (-498)
- Watson is at 101% capacity (+6)
- Western Hills is at 65% capacity (-126)
- Williams is at 85% capacity (-89)
- There are 1,459 charter elementary students in Little Rock. If all charters closed, and all students chose LRSD, there would be room in 18 of 26 LRSD elementaries. Of those with capacity, only ten are not Focus/Priority Schools
- LRSD K-8 School has 46 available seats
- Forest Heights STEM is at 82% capacity (-46)
- There are 307 K-8 charter students in Little Rock. If all charters closed, there would not be room in LRSD K-8.
- Six of seven LRSD school board zones have excess seat capacity:
- Zone 1 (+1,447)
- Zone 2 (+766)
- Zone 3 (+104)
- Zone 4 (+49)
- Zone 5 (-10)
- Zone 6 (+428)
- Zone 7 (+140)
- LRSD’s facilities utilization rates are:
- Hamilton (11%)
- Carver (46%)
- Romine (48%)
- Washington (48%)
- Franklin (49%) – CLOSED
- Stephens (52%)
- McClellan (60%)
- King (63%)
- Western Hills (65%)
- Cloverdale (66%)
- Hall (71%)
- Booker (73%)
- Henderson (77%)
- Dunbar (79%)
- Bale (81%)
- Mabelvale Middle (81%)
- Rockefeller (81%)
- Forest Heights STEM (82%)
- Gibbs (83%)
- Mann (83%)
- Roberts (83%)
- Williams (85%)
- Chicot (86%)
- Fair (86%)
- Wilson (87%) – CLOSED
- Brady (89%)
- Jefferson (89%)
- Mabelvale Elementary (90%)
- Meadowcliff (92%)
- Pulaski Heights Middle (92%)
- Baseline (93%)
- McDermott (94%)
- Pulaski Heights Elementary (94%)
- Parkview (100%)
- Watson (101%)
- Terry (102%)
- Wakefield (105%)
- Otter Creek (108%)
- Dodd (110%)
- Forest Park (114%)
- Central (132%)
- Fulbright (133%)
Finances
- LRSD has highest assessed property valuation of any district in Arkansas ($3,447,675,908)
- PCSSD/JNPSD has the second highest assessed property valuation in Arkansas ($2,490,356,153), $957,319,755 less than LRSD
- 23 of LRSD’s 42 schools are less than 500 students, the minimum threshold upon which the State builds the funding matrix; the district closest in enrollment to LRSD is Springdale, which has zero schools below 500
- LRSD’s budgeted per-pupil costs are:
- Hamilton ($34,278)
- Baseline ($14,545
- Cloverdale ($11,235)
- Mabelvale Middle ($10,098)
- Hall ($10,371)
- McClellan ($10,352)
- Franklin ($10,006) – CLOSED
- Washington ($9,932)
- Romine ($9,940)
- Carver ($9,816)
- Dunbar ($9,586)
- Rockefeller ($9,501)
- Henderson ($9,425)
- Gibbs ($9,351)
- Stephens ($9,164)
- Western Hills ($9,100)
- King ($9.065)
- Jefferson ($8,967)
- Wilson ($8,822) – CLOSED
- Fair ($8,864)
- McDermott ($8,832)
- Forest Heights STEM ($8,628)
- Booker ($8,607)
- Mann ($8,577)
- Parkview ($8,382)
- Pulaski Heights Middle ($8,358)
- Terry ($8,173)
- Bale ($8,101)
- Pulaski Heights Elementary ($8,097)
- Dodd ($7,814)
- Watson ($7,804)
- Meadowcliff ($7,637)
- Brady ($7,419)
- Williams ($7,381)
- Fulbright ($7,208)
- Mabelvale Elementary ($7,113)
- Forest Park ($7,044)
- Chicot ($6,980)
- Roberts ($6,899)
- Central ($6,850)
- Otter Creek ($6,819)
- Wakefield ($6,456)