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Stephens Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

492^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 495 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Stephens Elementary is a public elementary school in Little Rock School District, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 474 students. Unfortunately, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Arkansas over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger indicating very poor performance.

Stephens Elementary significantly underperforms compared to the district and state averages in all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 7.5% of Stephens Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 25.8% in the district and 34.7% statewide. The school's performance in math (8.9% proficient) and science (10.4% proficient) is also well below the district and state averages. Additionally, Stephens Elementary has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 93.78% to 100% over the past few years, indicating a high concentration of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

The nearby M.L. King Elementary, Bale Elementary, and Washington Elementary schools also perform poorly and have similar low rankings and academic proficiency rates as Stephens Elementary, suggesting a systemic issue within the Little Rock School District. In contrast, schools like Gibbs Magnet Elementary and Pulaski Heights Elementary, which are also part of the district, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance, highlighting the disparities in educational outcomes within the same district.

474

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,478

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3700 W 18th Street
Little Rock, AR 72204

(501) 447-6400

District: Little Rock School District

Students who attend Stephens Elementary usually attend:

High:

Central High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.8%

Hispanic:

5.7%

White:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arkansas average (9% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg26%

Arkansas avg36%

492^nd of 495

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

23^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	5.2	492 of 495	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	492 of 497	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	488 of 492	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	479 of 487	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	489 of 496	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	462 of 488	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	474 of 480	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.3	460 of 485	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.4	461 of 494	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	28.2	365 of 466	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.6	432 of 471	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.1	456 of 476	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.4	447 of 468	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.4	448 of 471	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.7	431 of 457	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.0	426 of 445	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.9	399 of 440	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.5	401 of 402	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.6	403 of 411	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?

Science10%-28 vs state

Mathematics9%-30 vs state

Reading8%-27 vs state

English Language Arts8%-27 vs state

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Schools Near Stephens Elementary

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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
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
Friendship Academy Little Rock Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	Little Rock Ar 72204	Pine Bluff	71603	Pulaski County	Friendship Aspire Academies Arkansas	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(501) 500-0558	200	13	15.1	76.5%	0 (0.0%)	186 (93.0%)	11 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	15.6	439^th of 495 public elementary schools	11.3%		22.7	409^th of 497 public elementary schools	17.7%	30	20.0	17.9	8.7				15.0	14.3	20.5	10.9				15.0	48.6	10.3	13.0				22.5			31.5	10.3	4.4				14.2
Ivy Hill Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2410 S Battery St	Little Rock	72215	Pulaski County	Scholarmade Achievement Place Of Arkansas	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 404-0012	306	22	14.0	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	302 (98.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	15.5	440^th of 495 public elementary schools	11.1%		10.2	470^th of 497 public elementary schools	5.4%	30	20.0	19.1	17.6	16.2	21.0	10.0	17.9	20.0	17.0	23.5	13.5	21.1	15.0	18.4	16.6	17.0	26.4	10.8	15.8	20.0	17.4			30.0	19.2	14.7	21.6	31.6	10.0	21.9
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
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
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%)	7.3	481^st of 495 public elementary schools	2.8%		8.7	476^th of 497 public elementary schools	4.2%	5	4.2	10.2	16.0				10.2	4.3	10.2	16.0				10.3	8.4	4.0	18.0				10.1			12.5	12.0	12.0				12.2	$27,658	$5,489	$22,170
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%)	78.3	96^th of 495 public elementary schools	80.6%		62.5	188^th of 497 public elementary schools	62.2%	92	52.1	63.0	48.8				54.8	54.2	56.5	48.8				53.3	41.7	52.2	51.2				48.1			45.8	41.3	39.1				42.2	$18,630	$2,375	$16,255
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%)	24.4	394^th of 495 public elementary schools	20.4%		32	366^th of 497 public elementary schools	26.4%	28	27.9	25.7	22.1				24.9	30.8	29.6	26.4				28.7	18.7	19.0	17.9				18.5			25.0	22.1	22.3				23.0
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%)	5.4	491^st of 495 public elementary schools	0.8%		5.7	488^th of 497 public elementary schools	1.8%	3	12.0	6.4	10.2				9.6	12.0	6.4	10.0				9.5	8.0	6.4	8.3				7.6			10.0	6.4	10.0				8.9	$16,780	$2,965	$13,815
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Stephens Elementary

What schools do graduates of Stephens Elementary attend?

Students who attend Stephens Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Central High School

What is the racial makeup of Stephens Elementary?

Students at Stephens Elementary are 84% African American, 6% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Stephens Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 474 students attended Stephens Elementary.

What district is Stephens Elementary in?

Little Rock School District

Is Stephens Elementary a good school?

Stephens Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.6% of Arkansas elementary schools.

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