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Washington Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

463^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 495 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school in Little Rock, Arkansas, serving 339 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Little Rock School District, which is ranked 179 out of 250 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Arkansas elementary schools over the past decade, with a statewide ranking between 415 and 483 out of around 500 schools. The school has maintained a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating very low academic performance. Only 10-18% of Washington Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, Reading, Mathematics, and Science in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 25-39% for the state. The school's performance has been stagnant, with little to no improvement over the past several years.

Nearby schools, such as M.L. King Elementary, Carver Steam Magnet, and Stephens Elementary, also perform poorly compared to the state, but generally outperform Washington Elementary. In contrast, Gibbs Magnet Elementary, a public magnet school, stands out as a high-performing school in the area, with significantly higher proficiency rates than the state and the other nearby schools. The Estem charter schools and Friendship Academy also demonstrate higher academic performance than Washington Elementary, suggesting that alternative school models may be more effective in this community.

315

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,295

Per pupil spending ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2700 Main Street
Little Rock, AR 72206

(501) 447-6700

District: Little Rock School District

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Pulaski Heights Middle School
High:	Central High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.3%

Hispanic:

6.0%

White:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arkansas average (14% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg26%

Arkansas avg36%

463^rd of 495

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th 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	10.8	463 of 495	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	460 of 497	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	477 of 492	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	476 of 487	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	483 of 496	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	483 of 488	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	467 of 480	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.5	466 of 485	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.9	483 of 494	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.4	415 of 466	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	4.8	462 of 471	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.7	462 of 476	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.9	460 of 468	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.1	457 of 471	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.6	434 of 457	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.3	430 of 445	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.5	418 of 439	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.5	409 of 440	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.8	377 of 402	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.9	377 of 411	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?

Reading18%-17 vs state

English Language Arts16%-18 vs state

Science12%-27 vs state

Mathematics10%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2025)							ATLAS Reading (2025)							ATLAS Mathematics (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 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
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%)	10.8	463^rd of 495 public elementary schools	6.5%		11.4	460^th of 497 public elementary schools	7.4%	3	13.7	28.9	7.9				16.5	11.4	28.9	13.7				17.9	9.1	17.8	3.9				10.0	11.4	17.7	5.9				11.5	$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%)	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
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
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
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
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	307^th of 495 public elementary schools	38.0%		40.2	313^th of 497 public elementary schools	37.0%	6	39.1	29.7	26.5	36.0			32.9	33.3	33.0	24.5	37.0			32.1	37.6	39.6	22.3	33.0			33.1	33.3	25.3	19.4	33.0			27.8	$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%)	32.6	356^th of 495 public elementary schools	28.1%		30.1	377^th of 497 public elementary schools	24.1%	21	22.3	25.6	30.0	36.4			28.7	22.1	26.9	31.1	37.5			29.5	19.7	30.5	31.1	29.6			27.7	18.6	29.3	22.2	28.4			24.6	$12,912	$2,068	$10,844
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%)	11.1	460^th of 495 public elementary schools	7.1%		24.8	394^th of 497 public elementary schools	20.7%	66	14.3	14.9	17.3				15.6	16.7	19.2	19.2				18.4	7.2	10.6	11.5				9.9	21.4	21.3	7.7				16.3	$21,960	$2,791	$19,170
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary School

How many students attend Washington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended Washington Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary School?

Students at Washington Elementary School are 86% African American, 6% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Pulaski Heights Middle School
High : Central High School

Is Washington Elementary School a good school?

Washington Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.5% of Arkansas elementary schools.

What district is Washington Elementary School in?

Little Rock School District

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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