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Chicot Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
427th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 495 Arkansas Elementary Schools
Better than 14% of Arkansas elementary schools
Summary

Chicot Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Mabelvale, AR, serving grades PK-5 with 842 students. It is part of the Little Rock School District, which is ranked 179 out of 250 districts in Arkansas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Chicot Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Arkansas elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 427-452 out of around 500 schools.

Chicot Elementary consistently underperforms the Little Rock School District and the state of Arkansas in standardized test scores across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 19.9% of Chicot students were proficient or better in English Language Arts and Math, compared to 25.8% and 25.7% for the district, and 34.7% and 38.7% for the state. Chicot Elementary also has an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 91-100% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Little Rock School District perform similarly to or worse than Chicot Elementary, with the exception of Otter Creek Elementary, which has slightly higher proficiency rates in some subjects. However, Landmark Elementary, located just outside the district, outperforms Chicot Elementary across all subjects and grade levels, despite having a similarly high percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch. Additionally, Robert L. Davis Elementary, located about 3 miles from Chicot, significantly outperforms Chicot and the district on standardized tests, with proficiency rates well above the state average.

897
Students ?
17.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,281
Per pupil spending ?
99.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 11100 Chicot Road
       Mabelvale, AR  72103

(501) 447-7000

District: Little Rock School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:
50.4%
Hispanic:
41.7%
White:
5.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2019 → 14th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2019
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Arkansas average (19% vs 36% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)
!Science scores 22 pts below the Arkansas average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school19%
District avg26%
Arkansas avg36%
427th of 495
Arkansas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 14%▲ up 13 pts since 2019
From bottom 1% (2019) to bottom 14% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
12th of 23Elementary Schools in the Little Rock School District
179th of 250Little Rock School District among Arkansas districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArkansas percentileRating
202517.6427 of 49513.7%★☆☆☆☆
202418.6431 of 49713.3%★☆☆☆☆
202312.7443 of 49210.0%★☆☆☆☆
202210.3447 of 4878.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.7452 of 4968.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.2482 of 4881.2%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?
Reading22%-14 vs state
English Language Arts20%-15 vs state
Mathematics20%-19 vs state
Science16%-22 vs state

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Students who attend Chicot Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Little Rock Southwest High School

Chicot Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.7% of Arkansas elementary schools.

Students at Chicot Elementary School are 50% African American, 42% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 897 students attended Chicot Elementary School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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