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Forest Park Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

19^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 495 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Forest Park Elementary School is a highly-ranked public elementary school in the Little Rock School District in Arkansas, serving grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 387 students. Located in an affluent area of Little Rock, the school has consistently earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and is among the top-performing elementary schools in the state.

Forest Park Elementary stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outpacing the Little Rock School District and the state of Arkansas in standardized test scores across all subjects and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 73.6% of Forest Park students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to just 25.7% for the district and 38.7% for the state. The school also benefits from a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 16.2 to 18.9 over the past few years, and spends $10,972 per student, which is higher than the district average.

The stark contrast in academic performance between Forest Park Elementary and the surrounding schools, such as Brady Elementary, McDermott Elementary, and Stephens Elementary, highlights the need for policymakers and school leaders to examine the factors contributing to these disparities and ensure all students have access to high-quality education within the Little Rock School District.

379

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,903

Per pupil spending ?

33.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 N. Tyler
Little Rock, AR 72207

(501) 447-4500

District: Little Rock School District

Students who attend Forest Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Pulaski Heights Middle School
High:	Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.9%

African American:

23.7%

Hispanic:

5.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arkansas average (64% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Arkansas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Little Rock School District

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg26%

Arkansas avg36%

19^th of 495

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 23Elementary Schools in the Little Rock School District

179^th 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arkansas percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	19 of 495	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	4 of 497	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	36 of 492	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	19 of 487	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	6 of 496	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	4 of 488	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	8 of 480	98.3%	★★★★★
2017	94.7	8 of 485	98.4%	★★★★★
2016	96.1	3 of 494	99.4%	★★★★★
2015	98.0	4 of 466	99.1%	★★★★★
2014	87.9	22 of 471	95.3%	★★★★★
2013	89.4	9 of 476	98.1%	★★★★★
2012	87.1	15 of 468	96.8%	★★★★★
2011	85.2	26 of 471	94.5%	★★★★★
2010	85.1	29 of 457	93.7%	★★★★★
2009	80.8	56 of 445	87.4%	★★★★☆
2008	85.9	29 of 439	93.4%	★★★★★
2007	84.4	34 of 440	92.3%	★★★★★
2006	70.3	114 of 402	71.6%	★★★★☆
2005	58.9	182 of 411	55.7%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics74%+35 vs state

English Language Arts63%+28 vs state

Reading63%+27 vs state

Science58%+20 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, June 10, 2020

I'm sure there are great teachers here, but we happened to have one who was rude at our very first meeting, and this subsequently devolved into twisting words and being misleading to parents. Believe the way she instilled discipline was through fear and humiliation. As a parent and teacher, I strongly disagree with this approach, especially in Kindergarten. For example, she would literally throw some kid’s end of the day files on the floor, but hand them nicely to others. Or she would yell at kids for things like using too much glue. Such a lazy way of teaching. Moreover, she would ignore some parents to the point of turning their back on them and gossiping/lying to other parents and teachers. Terrible kind of example to set for young kids and got to the point of feeling bad every day that I had to drop off my kid there, and worrying about their safety. In summary: an emotionally unstable person on a power trip has no business whatsoever being around young children, let alone teaching them without supervision. I felt so strongly about this that our family moved to another school district so my younger children wouldn’t have the misfortune of being around that teacher. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2025)							ATLAS Reading (2025)							ATLAS Mathematics (2025)							ATLAS Algebra (2025)		ATLAS Science (2025)							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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 7th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	ATLAS Reading 8th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 7th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 8th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Algebra 8th Grade	ATLAS Algebra All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science 7th Grade	ATLAS Science 8th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	94.8	19^th of 495 public elementary schools	96.2%		98.4	4^th of 497 public elementary schools	99.2%	15	62.8	65.7	58.8				63.2	61.5	64.3	61.8				62.6	80.0	74.3	58.8				73.6			55.7	62.9	53.0				58.1	$15,903	$1,806	$14,097
Forest Heights Stem Academy	Public	K-8	5901 Evergreen	Little Rock	72205	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-2700	777	48	16.3	55.2%	211 (27.2%)	453 (58.3%)	68 (8.8%)	31 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.4%)	71.5	128^th of 495 public elementary schools	74.1%		77.5	89^th of 497 public elementary schools	82.1%	39	45.4	43.3	33.4	53.4	52.1	61.6	50.0	41.0	44.6	37.5	48.3	50.4	61.5	48.7	47.0	52.7	40.3	47.5	53.8	26.0	46.5	72.7	72.7	45.5	44.6	31.9	51.7	54.7	54.7	48.8	$14,743	$1,744	$12,999
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	2600 N McKinley	Little Rock	72207	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 447-5000	359	22	16.4	35.7%	241 (67.1%)	74 (20.6%)	14 (3.9%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.0%)	98.6	3^rd of 495 public elementary schools	99.4%		99.2	1^st of 497 public elementary schools	99.8%	2	63.9	76.8	77.7				72.6	60.6	78.6	74.1				70.7	70.5	85.7	85.2				80.1			72.2	75.0	74.1				73.7	$15,785	$2,279	$13,507
Williams Magnet Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	7301 Evergreen Street	Little Rock	72207	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 447-7100	340	21	16.1	68.5%	83 (24.4%)	188 (55.3%)	39 (11.5%)	18 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	51.5	249^th of 495 public elementary schools	49.7%		60	206^th of 497 public elementary schools	58.6%	43	24.6	42.3	36.1				34.2	22.9	45.7	38.3				35.4	29.5	44.0	42.5				38.4			32.8	45.7	38.2				39.0	$17,141	$2,050	$15,091
Pulaski Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	319 North Pine	Little Rock	72205	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-5900	266	15	17.7	48.1%	130 (48.9%)	109 (41.0%)	9 (3.4%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	72.2	124^th of 495 public elementary schools	74.9%		62.9	183^rd of 497 public elementary schools	63.2%	59	53.5	50.0	32.7				44.6	55.8	54.6	34.6				47.5	48.9	59.1	36.5				47.5			48.9	56.9	36.5				46.8	$15,167	$1,742	$13,424
Brady Elementary School	Public	K-5	7915 W Markham Street	Little Rock	72205	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-3900	309	21	14.7	99.0%	26 (8.4%)	248 (80.3%)	11 (3.6%)	11 (3.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	7.3	480^th of 495 public elementary schools	3.0%		3.9	495^th of 497 public elementary schools	0.4%	15	8.6	18.8	5.8				11.7	6.5	25.0	2.9				12.5	4.4	8.4	5.8				6.2			8.7	18.8	8.8				12.5	$17,641	$2,118	$15,523
Arkansas School For The Blind Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2600 W Markham	Little Rock	72205	Pulaski County	Arkansas School For The Blind	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 296-1810	30	11	2.7	70.0%	18 (60.0%)	8 (26.7%)	2 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.7%)								(n/a)							13.6							18.1							4.5									22.7
McDermott Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 Reservoir Road	Little Rock	72227	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-5500	254	18	14.1	98.8%	32 (12.6%)	186 (73.2%)	21 (8.3%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	19.9	412^th of 495 public elementary schools	16.8%		20.1	425^th of 497 public elementary schools	14.5%	13	20.0	19.5	28.8				23.0	25.7	17.3	31.1				24.6	8.6	19.5	17.7				15.9			22.9	17.4	20.0				19.8	$20,488	$1,974	$18,514
Stephens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 W 18th Street	Little Rock	72204	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-6400	474	27	17.5	99.4%	23 (4.9%)	397 (83.8%)	27 (5.7%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	5.2	492^nd of 495 public elementary schools	0.6%		4.9	492^nd of 497 public elementary schools	1.0%		9.3	7.0	6.6				7.5	9.3	8.4	7.9				8.5	9.2	7.0	10.5				8.9			10.8	12.7	8.0				10.4	$17,478	$3,256	$14,222
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%)	6.9	484^th of 495 public elementary schools	2.2%		5.8	486^th of 497 public elementary schools	2.2%	2	16.7	10.9	12.0				13.2	14.5	9.1	12.1				11.9	11.2	10.9	10.3				10.8			5.6	10.9	6.9				7.8	$17,653	$3,219	$14,434

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Park Elementary School

How many students attend Forest Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 379 students attended Forest Park Elementary School.

What district is Forest Park Elementary School in?

Little Rock School District

Is Forest Park Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Forest Park Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 19^th of 495 Arkansas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Forest Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Forest Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pulaski Heights Middle School
High : Central High School

What is the racial makeup of Forest Park Elementary School?

Students at Forest Park Elementary School are 65% White, 24% African American, 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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