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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051068000783

BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

1400 CRUTCHER, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR 72114 · (501) 340-5160 · Pulaski County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of Arkansas public elementary schools
  • FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public elementary schools

Enrollment
428
Elementary
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 418
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
428 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 70%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K5613%
Kindergarten6014%
Grade 16716%
Grade 27918%
Grade 35814%
Grade 45212%
Grade 55613%

This year's kindergarten class (60) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (56).

Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
194%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
399%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
32977%
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 19% · US 15%
Two+
409%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
19646%
Female
23254%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→NORTH LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL 6TH GRADE CAMPUS→NORTH LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)
English Language Arts
13.1%
AR avg 34.9% . +7.3pp since 2023
Math
10.7%
AR avg 38.9% . +0.4pp since 2023

What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

ATLAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2513.1%10.7%
2023-245.8%10.3%
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
9.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (9.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school428100.0%9.4%
MEADOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH LITTLE ROCK
468100.0%21.9%
STEPHENS ELEMENTARY
LITTLE ROCK
47499.4%8.1%
GLENVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH LITTLE ROCK
344100.0%12.5%
COLLEGE HILL HARMONY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
TEXARKANA
391100.0%15.5%
BLYTHEVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL
BLYTHEVILLE
343100.0%N/A
Matched among Arkansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArkansasIn Pulaski County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
9.4%#450 of 461#56 of 63
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
10.7%#448 of 465
▼ 7
#53 of 63
▼ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
13.1%#442 of 465
▲ 20
#53 of 63
▲ 8
Enrollment
ranked largest first
428#240 of 531#26 of 72
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.3:1#254 of 480#36 of 65
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
39.0%#279 of 480#51 of 65
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
100%#65 of 513#4 of 69
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-2.3%#293 of 311#41 of 42
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
428
+108 (+34%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 489
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 12.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2542826.216.3:1100% (428)
2023-2440121.218.9:1100% (401)
2022-2341426.215.8:1100% (414)
2020-213202512.8:1100% (320)
2017-1843828.815.2:140% (176)
2015-164633114.9:198% (455)
2010-113712216.9:198% (365)
2000-014512418.8:188% (399)
1990-914892618.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Federal records list BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as an elementary school in NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 428 students.

BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, where 14 schools serve 7,711 students.

Black students account for 77% of enrollment at BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other groups include 9% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 4% White. The county population is about 37% Black. BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 39%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Teachers at the school number 26.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.3:1. Elementary schools in Arkansas have a similar average ratio of 16.0:1. The school's lunch program data list 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Pulaski County, the average is 71%.

The allk12 Grade for BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is F. Compared with Arkansas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 2% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would score about 22.7%. It scores 9.4%, 13.2 points below that figure.

Pulaski County has these Census figures: median household income is about $62,873, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The public schools of Pulaski County number 133 and enroll about 64,124.

Nearby, PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF NORTH LITTLE ROCK is about 1.2 miles away. BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency of 9.4% compares with 15.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.

Locale data from NCES put BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).

BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had 320 students in 2020-21 and 428 in 2024-25, a 34% increase. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.8:1 to 16.3:1 over the same years.

The BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Pulaski County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
399,818
Census ACS
Median income
$62,873
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
133
64,124 students

Quick facts

School name
BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
1400 CRUTCHER, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR 72114
Phone
(501) 340-5160
County
Pulaski County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
428
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
16.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
428 (100%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
051068000783
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 428 students in grades PK-05.
Is BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 4% White, 9% Hispanic, 77% Black, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT in Pulaski County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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