DAISY BATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, DAISY BATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary-level community, run under PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It enrolls 409 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Within PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 26 schools and 12,586 students, DAISY BATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, DAISY BATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 36% Black, 17% White, 11% multiracial. By comparison, Pulaski County as a whole is about 8% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting DAISY BATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), DAISY BATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.3%.

In the broader community, census data for Pulaski County shows median household income runs about $62,873, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Pulaski County runs 133 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,124 students), of which DAISY BATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

LANDMARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.5 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DAISY BATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 12.5%.

DAISY BATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DAISY BATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has decreased 12%, going from 466 students in 2018 to 409 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 29% to 17% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.