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Amboy Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

421^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 491 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Amboy Elementary School is a public school in North Little Rock, AR, serving 456 students from Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the North Little Rock School District.

Amboy has historically been a low-performing school, but it showed remarkable improvement from the 2024-2025 school year to 2025-2026, with proficiency rates nearly doubling across all subjects. For example, English Language Arts proficiency rose from 16.2% to 24.6%, and Science jumped from 16.2% to 31.0%. This strong upward trend sets Amboy apart from nearby schools like Boone Park Elementary School, which remained stagnant or declined. A notable strength is 5th-grade Science, where Amboy's 36.5% proficiency rate actually exceeds the district average and is the highest among several nearby schools. However, Amboy still trails top-performing district schools like Crestwood Elementary School and Lakewood Elementary School, which achieve proficiency rates more than double Amboy's despite serving a similarly disadvantaged population. The school spends $14,913 per student, which is higher than those top performers, suggesting that funding alone isn't the answer.

All students at Amboy qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting significant socioeconomic challenges. The school's recovery from a 0-star rating in 2024-2025 to a 1-star rating in 2025-2026 is encouraging, and families may also want to consider the nearby Friendship Aspire Academy North Little Rock Elementary, a small charter school that achieves much higher proficiency rates, particularly in Math and Science. Amboy's trajectory suggests it is actively working to improve, but it still has a long way to go to match the district's best.

456

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,913

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 Auburn Drive
North Little Rock, AR 72118

(501) 771-8185

District: North Little Rock School District

Students who attend Amboy Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	North Little Rock Middle School
	North Little Rock Middle School 6th Grade Campus
High:	North Little Rock High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.7%

Hispanic:

17.3%

White:

9.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arkansas average (27% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg28%

Arkansas avg42%

421^st of 491

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Elementary Schools in the North Little Rock School District

200^th of 251North Little 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arkansas percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	421 of 491	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	453 of 495	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	422 of 497	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	424 of 492	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	423 of 487	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	429 of 496	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	412 of 488	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	380 of 480	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.3	358 of 485	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.5	393 of 494	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.1	371 of 466	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.9	421 of 471	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.1	428 of 476	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.1	417 of 468	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.8	419 of 471	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.3	397 of 457	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.1	332 of 445	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.8	370 of 439	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.7	398 of 440	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.3	356 of 402	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.4	350 of 411	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2025-2026) ?

Science31%-13 vs state

Reading27%-13 vs state

English Language Arts25%-15 vs state

Mathematics24%-21 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, December 15, 2016

The staff is very unprofessional and inexperienced. Everything they do is unorganized, its like they just think of things to do without putting any real thought into them. This is a new nice looking school but the staff is very poor. Not all staff but majority of them are there just to collect a check it seems. If you have another school that your child can attend, I would suggest you go to a different school because the staff including the current principal do not seem to take a lot of things serious concerning the children. They are probably OK as people but poor doing their job when it comes to these children. BEWARE of this school and the North Little Rock School district Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2026)				ATLAS Reading (2026)				ATLAS Mathematics (2026)				ATLAS Science (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ATLAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Amboy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Auburn Drive	North Little Rock	72118	Pulaski County	North Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 771-8185	456	25	18.0	100.0%	43 (9.4%)	304 (66.7%)	79 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.4%)	19.5	421^st of 491 public elementary schools	14.3%		13	453^rd of 495 public elementary schools	8.5%	32	22.8	24.1	27.0	24.6	27.3	22.4	31.7	27.3	25.7	22.4	22.2	23.5	28.7	27.6	36.5	31.0	$14,913	$3,298	$11,616
Friendship Aspire Academy North Little Rock Elementary	Public, Charter	K-3	North Little Rock Ar 72118	Pine Bluff	71603	Pulaski County	Friendship Aspire Academies Arkansas	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(501) 301-4400	62	6	10.2	90.3%	1 (1.6%)	58 (93.5%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	52	246^th of 491 public elementary schools	49.9%		11.3	459^th of 495 public elementary schools	7.3%	213	30.8			30.8	38.5			38.5	61.6			61.6	46.2			46.2
Ridge Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	4601 Ridge Road	North Little Rock	72116	Pulaski County	North Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 771-8155	516	30	17.2	100.0%	54 (10.5%)	207 (40.1%)	227 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.7%)	21.8	411^th of 491 public elementary schools	16.3%		15.1	447^th of 495 public elementary schools	9.7%	36	19.0	24.6	24.7	22.9	17.6	24.7	25.9	22.8	30.4	35.8	35.3	33.9	26.6	24.7	41.2	31.0	$13,473	$2,678	$10,794
Boone Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Crutcher	North Little Rock	72114	Pulaski County	North Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 340-5160	428	26	16.3	100.0%	19 (4.4%)	329 (76.9%)	39 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.3%)	5.3	487^th of 491 public elementary schools	0.8%		6.9	484^th of 495 public elementary schools	2.2%	3	8.1	19.3	10.2	12.4	12.2	14.5	12.0	12.9	21.6	12.9	9.8	15.5	16.3	16.4	11.8	15.1	$17,653	$3,219	$14,434
Crestwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1901 Crestwood Road	North Little Rock	72116	Pulaski County	North Little Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 771-8190	466	25	18.4	100.0%	261 (56.0%)	109 (23.4%)	45 (9.7%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.9%)	77.7	93^rd of 491 public elementary schools	81.1%		88.3	47^th of 495 public elementary schools	90.5%	46	47.6	55.8	50.7	51.5	48.8	55.8	52.0	52.2	67.1	47.7	58.9	57.7	49.4	59.3	64.4	57.5	$12,666	$1,969	$10,697
Lakewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1800 Fairway Avenue	North Little Rock	72116	Pulaski County	North Little Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 771-8270	427	23	18.4	100.0%	177 (41.5%)	180 (42.2%)	33 (7.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.5%)	76.8	103^rd of 491 public elementary schools	79.0%		75.7	107^th of 495 public elementary schools	78.4%	4	58.5	48.7	57.6	54.6	55.4	46.1	53.0	51.2	66.2	50.0	67.7	60.6	52.3	42.3	61.5	51.4	$12,901	$2,051	$10,851
Indian Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	6800 Indian Hills Drive	North Little Rock	72116	Pulaski County	North Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 835-5622	398	28	14.1	100.0%	145 (36.4%)	181 (45.5%)	29 (7.3%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.8%)	40.4	306^th of 491 public elementary schools	37.7%		38.5	322^nd of 495 public elementary schools	34.9%	16	37.3	37.8	35.0	36.7	36.6	34.5	36.7	35.9	33.9	42.7	50.0	42.2	33.9	41.0	26.6	33.9	$14,200	$2,450	$11,749
Oak Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5703 Oak Grove Road	North Little Rock	72118	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 851-5370	193	16	12.0	74.1%	59 (30.6%)	85 (44.0%)	34 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.7%)	23.4	405^th of 491 public elementary schools	17.5%		15.4	443^rd of 495 public elementary schools	10.5%	38	18.1	37.5	30.4	29.0	18.1	33.3	34.7	29.0	13.6	25.0	26.1	21.7	22.7	37.5	30.4	30.4	$18,904	$1,719	$17,184
Crystal Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5001 Northshore Dr	North Little Rock	72118	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 791-8000	499	33	15.0	59.9%	68 (13.6%)	333 (66.7%)	41 (8.2%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (8.8%)	34.1	345^th of 491 public elementary schools	29.7%		37.6	326^th of 495 public elementary schools	34.1%	19	37.2	26.2	37.7	32.4	39.3	27.4	39.6	34.1	49.0	22.7	41.5	35.1	43.1	21.4	37.7	31.9	$15,178	$1,952	$13,226
Forest Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 N. Tyler	Little Rock	72207	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 447-4500	379	21	18.0	33.2%	246 (64.9%)	90 (23.7%)	22 (5.8%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	91	26^th of 491 public elementary schools	94.7%		94.8	19^th of 495 public elementary schools	96.2%	7	84.6	58.9	66.1	69.8	84.6	57.3	71.4	70.9	83.1	58.8	69.6	70.3	70.8	51.4	60.7	60.9	$15,903	$1,806	$14,097

Frequently Asked Questions about Amboy Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Amboy Elementary School?

Students at Amboy Elementary School are 67% African American, 17% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Amboy Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended Amboy Elementary School.

What district is Amboy Elementary School in?

North Little Rock School District

Is Amboy Elementary School a good school?

Amboy Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.3% of Arkansas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Amboy Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : North Little Rock Middle School
Middle : North Little Rock Middle School 6th Grade Campus
High : North Little Rock High School

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