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Enrollment
655
Middle
DISTRICT 566 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050900001387
CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL
6300 HINKSON RD, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72209 · (501)447-2500 · Pulaski County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL655 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
579 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 70%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 208 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 240 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 207 | 32% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 61% · US 70%
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.
Test scores
ATLAS 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
7.3%
AR avg 33.9%
Math
3.6%
AR avg 36.5%
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 34 and 36.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
6.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.0%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 27% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Pulaski County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 6.5% | #207 of 207 | #19 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.6% | #207 of 208 | #19 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 7.3% | #206 of 208 | #18 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 655 | #50 of 217 | #6 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #44 of 188 | #6 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #73 of 188 | #12 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.4% | #57 of 210 | #6 of 19 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
655
+45 (+7%) vs 2017
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 764
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.1:1
% White
4%
was 2%
% Hispanic
37%
was 33%
% Black
56%
was 64%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 655 | 48.6 | 13.5:1 | 88% (579) |
| 2022-23 | 665 | 53.5 | 12.4:1 | 84% (559) |
| 2020-21 | 601 | 46 | 13.1:1 | 100% (600) |
| 2017-18 | 610 | 50.5 | 12.1:1 | 33% (201) |
| 2015-16 | 592 | 54 | 11.0:1 | 99% (589) |
| 2010-11 | 593 | 50 | 11.9:1 | 95% (564) |
| 2000-01 | 754 | 60 | 12.6:1 | 74% (558) |
| 1990-91 | 764 | 50 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL
CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle-grades school for students in LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas. A total of 655 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. Against the 464-student average for middle schools in Arkansas, enrollment here is 41% higher.
CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, where 40 schools serve 22,320 students.
At CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL, Black students make up 56% of the student body. The next largest groups are 37% Hispanic and 4% White. The school's Black share is 19 points above the 37% share among Pulaski County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 12.4:1 comes from the school's 48.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for middle schools in Arkansas. The lunch program counts 88% of students at CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Pulaski County, the average eligibility rate is 71%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks in the bottom 10% of Arkansas schools. It scores 6.5%; the prediction is 27.0%.
Federal survey data for Pulaski County show that the median household income is $62,873, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Pulaski County is home to 133 public schools and about 64,124 public school students.
The nearest other public school, EXALT ACADEMY OF SOUTHWEST LITTLE ROCK, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 6th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment has grown by 45 students since 2017-18, to 655. The share of Black students dropped 8 points, from 64% to 56%. Students per teacher rose from 12.1 in 2017-18 to 13.5 in 2023-24.
Community posts for CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Pulaski County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,371 students
- LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,045 students
- DR. MARIAN G. LACEY K-8 ACADEMYElementary · 1,252 students
- PARKVIEW MAGNET HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,072 students
- DON ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,035 students
- CHICOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 897 students
Other schools in LITTLE ROCK
- ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,567 students
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,371 students
- ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY ELEMENTARYElementary · 1,387 students
- ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,315 students
- DR. MARIAN G. LACEY K-8 ACADEMYElementary · 1,252 students
- PARKVIEW MAGNET HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,072 students
Other Cloverdale Middle schools
One other US public school is named Cloverdale Middle. CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Cloverdale Middle SchoolCloverdale, IN · 297 students
Nearby schools
- EXALT ACADEMY OF SOUTHWEST LITTLE ROCK0.1 mi · 754
- DR. MARIAN G. LACEY K-8 ACADEMY0.7 mi · 1,252
- WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 383
- WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 493
- THE EXCEL CENTER1.5 mi · 348
- BASELINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 274
Frequently asked questions
About CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 655 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 4% White, 37% Hispanic, 56% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT in Pulaski County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.