CHENAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CHENAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the mid-sized primary schools in LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, one of the schools within PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 448 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Across the 26 schools in PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (12,586 students total), CHENAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, CHENAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 19% Black, 14% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. Compared to Pulaski County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, CHENAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. The state averages about 16.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Pulaski County's rate of about 71%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CHENAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.2%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Pulaski County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $62,873 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Pulaski County runs 133 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,124 students), of which CHENAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: JOE T. ROBINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 2.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CHENAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 30.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 10%: 497 students in 2018 compared to 448 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 66% to 49%. Class-load math has widened: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

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