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Forest Heights Stem Academy

Q: Is Forest Heights Stem Academy a good school?

Forest Heights Stem Academy ranks 128 th of 495 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

128^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 495 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Forest Heights Stem Academy is a public elementary and middle school serving 782 students in grades K-8 in the Little Rock School District. This high-performing school has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in Arkansas, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Forest Heights Stem Academy significantly outperforms the Little Rock School District and the state of Arkansas on standardized tests across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 50% of all students at Forest Heights were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to just 25.8% for the district and 34.7% for the state. The school also has a lower student-teacher ratio of 15.1, allowing for more individualized attention, and spends $12,017 per student, more than the district average.

Compared to nearby schools like Brady Elementary, Forest Heights Stem Academy outperforms them significantly on test scores across all subjects. This suggests the school has effective teaching practices and a supportive learning environment that could provide valuable insights for improving educational outcomes in the district and state, especially for economically disadvantaged students, of which 54.73% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch at Forest Heights Stem Academy.

777

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,743

Per pupil spending ?

55.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5901 Evergreen
Little Rock, AR 72205

(501) 447-2700

District: Little Rock School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.3%

White:

27.2%

Hispanic:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2017 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arkansas average (49% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓Above the Arkansas median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2017

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg26%

Arkansas avg36%

Elementary school

128^th of 495

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 10 pts since 2017

From top 15% (2017) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

26^th of 324

Arkansas public middle schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 5 pts since 2017

From top 3% (2017) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arkansas percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	128 of 495	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	89 of 497	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	84 of 492	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	81 of 487	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	72 of 496	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	55 of 488	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	70 of 480	85.4%	★★★★☆
2017	79.0	75 of 485	84.5%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arkansas percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	26 of 324	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	35 of 335	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	22 of 330	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	24 of 318	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	81.1	40 of 330	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	91.8	12 of 319	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	16 of 318	95.0%	★★★★★
2017	92.8	8 of 315	97.5%	★★★★★

By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra73%+42 vs state

English Language Arts50%+15 vs state

Science49%+11 vs state

Reading49%+13 vs state

Mathematics46%+8 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, August 12, 2019

So far so good. I hope to see Forest Heights climb the ranks over the next few years. Would like to see more extra curricular activities after school though. 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 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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Heights Stem Academy

Is Forest Heights Stem Academy a good school?

Forest Heights Stem Academy ranks 128^th of 495 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Forest Heights Stem Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 777 students attended Forest Heights Stem Academy.

What district is Forest Heights Stem Academy in?

Little Rock School District

What is the racial makeup of Forest Heights Stem Academy?

Students at Forest Heights Stem Academy are 58% African American, 27% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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