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Williams Magnet Elementary School

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Williams Magnet Elementary School ranks 273 rd of 494 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

273^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 494 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Williams Magnet Elementary School is a K-5 magnet school in Little Rock, AR, serving 340 students within the Little Rock School District, a district that ranks in the bottom 30% of Arkansas. Once a top-tier school that consistently ranked in the top 15% of the state and held a 4-star rating, Williams Magnet has experienced a significant and sustained decline over the past six years, dropping to a 2-star rating and a 44th percentile ranking. The school has a moderate poverty rate, with 68.5% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, placing it squarely between the high-performing, low-poverty schools in the area and the low-performing, high-poverty ones.

The most hopeful finding is a unique "5th Grade Effect," where students in the upper grades dramatically outperform their younger peers. In the most recent school year, 5th graders scored above the state average in English Language Arts, Reading, and Mathematics, with 57.4% proficient in Math—a full 12.4 points above the state average and 20.6 points above the district average. This suggests the school's curriculum or teaching is particularly effective in the upper elementary grades, providing a clear foundation for improvement. However, 3rd and 4th grade scores lag significantly behind state averages, indicating a need to replicate that success in the lower grades.

Interestingly, Williams Magnet spends more per student ($17,141) than nearby high-performing schools like Jefferson Elementary ($15,785) and Forest Park Elementary ($15,903), yet gets significantly lower results. This suggests the issue is not a lack of funding, but how resources are used. Nearby Forest Heights STEM Academy proves that high performance is possible even with a similar poverty rate (55%), highlighting that Williams Magnet's decade-long decline is not solely due to its student demographics and demands a strategic pivot to reverse its trajectory.

340

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,141

Per pupil spending ?

68.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7301 Evergreen Street
Little Rock, AR 72207

(501) 447-7100

District: Little Rock School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.3%

White:

24.4%

Hispanic:

11.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2016 → 45th in 2026

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!Ranking has slipped — down 41 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg31%

Arkansas avg41%

273^rd of 494

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 41 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

179^th of 254Little 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	46.9	273 of 494	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.5	249 of 495	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	206 of 497	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	193 of 492	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	187 of 487	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.2	228 of 496	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.5	126 of 488	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	61 of 480	87.3%	★★★★☆
2017	82.5	52 of 485	89.3%	★★★★☆
2016	78.8	70 of 494	85.8%	★★★★☆
2015	88.3	32 of 466	93.1%	★★★★★
2014	83.7	45 of 471	90.4%	★★★★★
2013	75.4	87 of 476	81.7%	★★★★☆
2012	83.6	29 of 468	93.8%	★★★★★
2011	79.3	64 of 471	86.4%	★★★★☆
2010	71.2	121 of 457	73.5%	★★★★☆
2009	71.8	114 of 445	74.4%	★★★★☆
2008	74.2	99 of 439	77.4%	★★★★☆
2007	74.0	95 of 440	78.4%	★★★★☆
2006	79.2	57 of 402	85.8%	★★★★☆
2005	86.0	33 of 411	92.0%	★★★★★

By subject vs Arkansas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics41%-3 vs state

Reading39%~ state avg

English Language Arts38%~ state avg

Science38%-6 vs state

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by a student
Monday, March 27, 2017

I attended Williams all six years of my elementary school experience. The school was diverse, the teachers were helpful and kind, and the learning prepared me immensely for middle school. Because of Williams, I now have all A's all of middle school. 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 Algebra (2026)							ATLAS Geometry (2026)							ATLAS Science (2026)							ATLAS Biology (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 (2025)	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 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 3rd Grade	ATLAS Algebra 4th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 5th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 6th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 7th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 8th Grade	ATLAS Algebra All Grades	ATLAS Geometry 3rd Grade	ATLAS Geometry 4th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 5th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 6th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 7th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 8th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 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	ATLAS Biology 3rd Grade	ATLAS Biology 4th Grade	ATLAS Biology 5th Grade	ATLAS Biology 6th Grade	ATLAS Biology 7th Grade	ATLAS Biology 8th Grade	ATLAS Biology All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	46.9	273^rd of 494 public elementary schools	44.7%		51.5	249^th of 495 public elementary schools	49.7%	24	29.3	38.2	44.4				38.0	26.8	40.0	48.1				39.3	24.4	36.4	57.4				40.7															19.5	49.1	40.7				38.0								$17,141	$2,050	$15,091
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%)	76.8	103^rd of 494 public elementary schools	79.1%		71.5	128^th of 495 public elementary schools	74.1%	25	59.5	43.1	55.6	57.3	48.3	56.7	53.6	60.8	40.3	52.8	55.6	51.7	59.2	54.0	60.8	45.8	50.0	52.4	72.4	45.8	55.8						89.6	89.6								60.8	45.8	59.7	52.4	70.7	63.3	59.5								$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%)	96.9	8^th of 494 public elementary schools	98.4%		98.6	3^rd of 495 public elementary schools	99.4%	5	83.7	76.4	64.4				73.4	83.7	76.4	58.9				71.2	89.8	85.5	69.9				80.2															81.6	76.4	67.1				74.0								$15,785	$2,279	$13,507
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 494 public elementary schools	94.7%		94.8	19^th of 495 public elementary schools	96.2%	7	84.6	58.8	66.1				69.8	84.6	57.4	71.4				70.9	83.1	58.8	69.6				70.4															70.8	51.5	60.7				60.8								$15,903	$1,806	$14,097
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%)	9.4	467^th of 494 public elementary schools	5.5%		19.9	412^th of 495 public elementary schools	16.8%	55	28.0	10.1	20.6				18.7	28.0	10.1	22.1				19.3	20.0	8.7	14.7				13.9															28.0	8.7	19.1				17.6								$20,488	$1,974	$18,514
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%)	64.6	173^rd of 494 public elementary schools	65.0%		72.2	124^th of 495 public elementary schools	74.9%	49	53.1	42.9	46.4				47.2	49.0	53.6	42.9				48.4	44.9	44.6	48.2				46.0															44.9	50.0	48.2				47.8								$15,167	$1,742	$13,424
Terry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10800 Mara Lynn Road	Little Rock	72211	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-6500	328	21	15.6	99.1%	23 (7.0%)	243 (74.1%)	28 (8.5%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.0%)	31.7	366^th of 494 public elementary schools	25.9%		20.2	409^th of 495 public elementary schools	17.4%	43	30.0	34.8	51.7				39.6	28.0	34.8	43.1				35.7	20.0	34.8	20.7				24.7															26.0	34.8	19.0				26.0								$18,106	$2,480	$15,626
Fulbright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Pleasant Valley Drive	Little Rock	72212	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-4700	485	28	17.5	53.4%	190 (39.2%)	232 (47.8%)	28 (5.8%)	25 (5.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	67.4	157^th of 494 public elementary schools	68.2%		64.4	168^th of 495 public elementary schools	66.1%	11	56.1	45.7	46.8				49.3	57.6	46.9	51.6				51.7	57.6	43.2	50.0				49.8															56.1	42.0	37.1				45.0								$17,042	$3,614	$13,428
Bale Elementary School	Public	K-5	6501 W 32nd Street	Little Rock	72204	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-3600	330	22	15.0	99.1%	16 (4.8%)	234 (70.9%)	55 (16.7%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.5%)	10.3	463^rd of 494 public elementary schools	6.3%		5.4	491^st of 495 public elementary schools	0.8%	28	15.6	23.4	22.4				20.6	22.2	23.4	22.4				22.7	13.3	17.0	16.3				15.6															26.7	19.1	10.2				18.4								$16,780	$2,965	$13,815
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%)	5.8	484^th of 494 public elementary schools	2.0%		5.2	492^nd of 495 public elementary schools	0.6%	8	14.5	10.9	16.4				14.0	18.4	9.4	17.9				15.5	14.5	10.8	13.4				13.0															22.4	14.1	13.6				17.0								$17,478	$3,256	$14,222

Frequently Asked Questions about Williams Magnet Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Williams Magnet Elementary School?

Students at Williams Magnet Elementary School are 55% African American, 24% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Williams Magnet Elementary School in?

Little Rock School District

How many students attend Williams Magnet Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Williams Magnet Elementary School.

Is Williams Magnet Elementary School a good school?

Williams Magnet Elementary School ranks 273^rd of 494 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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