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Carver Steam Magnet Elementary School

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

479^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 491 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Carver Steam Magnet Elementary School in Little Rock, AR, is a small K-5 magnet school serving 232 students in a high-poverty area, where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Despite its "Steam Magnet" designation, the school has experienced a dramatic academic decline over the past decade, dropping from a 3-star school in the 51st percentile in 2017-2018 to a 0-star rating in the 2nd percentile by 2025-2026, making it one of the lowest-performing elementary schools in Arkansas.

Carver's test scores are critically low, with only 14.5% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 14.6% in Mathematics in the 2025-2026 school year—roughly half the rates of the already struggling Little Rock School District and less than half the state average. A particularly alarming finding is that only 2.6% of Carver's 3rd graders were proficient in math, far below nearby schools like Washington Elementary School (9.1%) and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership & Language Magnet Academy (10.2%). This suggests a fundamental breakdown in early math instruction. Interestingly, Carver spends a high amount per student—$21,960 annually—more than the high-performing Gibbs Magnet Elementary School ($18,630) and Estem Elementary School ($11,417), indicating that resources alone are not solving the challenges.

There is a glimmer of hope in Carver's 4th-grade cohort, which scored significantly higher than 3rd and 5th graders in science (25.6% proficient) and math (20.5% proficient), suggesting a particularly effective teacher or intervention program that could be replicated. The stark contrast with Gibbs Magnet, located just 2.37 miles away, highlights the impact of poverty: Gibbs has a 57.73% free/reduced lunch rate and 59.6% ELA proficiency, while Carver's rate is 98.71% with 14.5% proficiency. This underscores that Carver's struggles are deeply tied to the extreme socioeconomic challenges its students face, requiring targeted strategies beyond typical magnet school approaches.

232

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,960

Per pupil spending ?

98.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2100 East 6th Street
Little Rock, AR 72202

(501) 447-4000

District: Little Rock School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.5%

Hispanic:

8.6%

White:

7.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arkansas average (15% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg32%

Arkansas avg42%

479^th of 491

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 22Elementary Schools in the Little Rock School District

178^th of 251Little 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	6.8	479 of 491	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	460 of 495	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	394 of 497	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	436 of 492	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	434 of 487	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	443 of 496	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	377 of 488	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.6	236 of 480	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	34.2	347 of 485	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.5	377 of 494	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	50.8	210 of 466	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.2	243 of 471	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.2	311 of 476	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.9	279 of 468	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.6	371 of 471	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.9	286 of 457	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.2	320 of 445	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.3	283 of 439	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.7	308 of 440	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.5	215 of 402	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.4	231 of 411	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2025-2026) ?

Science16%-28 vs state

Reading16%-25 vs state

Mathematics15%-29 vs state

English Language Arts14%-25 vs state

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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 6th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading 6th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carver Steam Magnet Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	2100 East 6th Street	Little Rock	72202	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 447-4000	232	17	13.4	98.7%	17 (7.3%)	189 (81.5%)	20 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	6.8	479^th of 491 public elementary schools	2.4%		11.1	460^th of 495 public elementary schools	7.1%	19	10.5	17.9	14.9		14.5	11.9	19.2	16.1		15.8	2.6	20.5	19.5		14.6	7.9	25.6	14.9		16.1	$21,960	$2,791	$19,170
Seventh Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Bishop Lindsey Avenue	North Little Rock	72114	Pulaski County	North Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 340-5170	263	19	13.5	99.6%	15 (5.7%)	213 (81.0%)	16 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.8%)	3.4	491^st of 491 public elementary schools	0.0%		5.7	490^th of 495 public elementary schools	1.0%	1	13.3	8.8	3.2		8.4	10.0	8.8	3.2		7.4	20.0	14.7	3.2		12.7	16.7	9.1	9.7		11.7	$20,227	$5,276	$14,951
Estem Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-6	112 W 3rd St	Little Rock	72201	Pulaski County	Estem Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 748-9200	672	44	15.2	84.2%	45 (6.7%)	539 (80.2%)	52 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.9%)	40.7	302^nd of 491 public elementary schools	38.5%		40.7	307^th of 495 public elementary schools	38.0%	5	40.4	35.5	41.6	40.3	39.3	41.1	32.5	40.1	40.9	38.4	37.6	42.2	27.5	35.6	35.9	35.7	27.1	36.6	34.9	33.4	$11,417	$1,640	$9,777
Estem East Village Elementary Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	112 W 3rd St	Little Rock	72201	Pulaski County	Estem Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 214-6810	609	42	14.4	78.3%	61 (10.0%)	451 (74.1%)	52 (8.5%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.4%)								(n/a)																					$12,912	$2,068	$10,844
Arkansas Virtual Academy Elementary	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-6	717 West 7th Street	Little Rock	72201	Pulaski County	Arkansas Virtual Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(501) 664-4225	1,387	32	43.5	64.6%	806 (58.1%)	369 (26.6%)	114 (8.2%)	14 (1.0%)	26 (1.9%)	2 (0.1%)	56 (4.0%)	25	399^th of 491 public elementary schools	18.7%		24.4	394^th of 495 public elementary schools	20.4%	5	34.2	29.2	28.8		30.3	37.4	30.5	32.8		33.1	18.7	26.1	23.0		23.0	33.2	31.5	29.1		30.9
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	2700 Main Street	Little Rock	72206	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-6700	315	19	16.5	99.0%	11 (3.5%)	272 (86.3%)	19 (6.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)								(n/a)																					$25,295	$4,201	$21,094
Gibbs Magnet Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1115 W 16th Street	Little Rock	72202	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 447-4900	291	20	14.6	57.7%	81 (27.8%)	183 (62.9%)	18 (6.2%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	76.7	105^th of 491 public elementary schools	78.6%		78.3	96^th of 495 public elementary schools	80.6%	9	69.4	54.2	55.1		59.6	71.5	52.1	51.0		58.2	55.1	56.3	48.9		53.4	71.4	37.6	40.8		50.0	$18,630	$2,375	$16,255
Dr Martin Luther King Junior Leadership & Language Magnet Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	905 M L King Drive	Little Rock	72202	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-5100	414	28	14.9	99.3%	11 (2.7%)	380 (91.8%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.1%)	4.9	489^th of 491 public elementary schools	0.4%		7.3	481^st of 495 public elementary schools	2.8%	8	12.9	10.8	17.8		13.9	12.9	10.8	17.8		13.8	10.2	15.2	13.6		13.2	18.0	15.2	6.7		13.1	$27,658	$5,489	$22,170
College Station Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4710 Frazier Pike	College Station	72206	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 490-5750	150	12	12.2	86.7%	7 (4.7%)	134 (89.3%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	32.1	356^th of 491 public elementary schools	27.5%		9.1	473^rd of 495 public elementary schools	4.4%	117	14.2	38.5	40.9		32.7	14.2	38.5	40.9		32.6	28.6	30.8	31.8		30.6	14.3	38.5	31.8		28.6	$20,953	$1,681	$19,271
Glenview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4901 East 19th Street	North Little Rock	72117	Pulaski County	North Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 955-3630	344	23	15.0	100.0%	15 (4.4%)	281 (81.7%)	26 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)	10.6	459^th of 491 public elementary schools	6.5%		9.8	469^th of 495 public elementary schools	5.3%	10	8.6	17.2	22.2		16.5	11.4	13.8	22.2		16.6	20.0	31.0	26.7		25.7	11.4	20.7	21.8		18.2	$20,775	$3,775	$17,000

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Carver Steam Magnet Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.4% of Arkansas elementary schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 232 students attended Carver Steam Magnet Elementary School.

What district is Carver Steam Magnet Elementary School in?

Little Rock School District

What is the racial makeup of Carver Steam Magnet Elementary School?

Students at Carver Steam Magnet Elementary School are 81% African American, 9% Hispanic, 7% White, 2% Two or more races.

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