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Enrollment
676
High
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESTEM PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 050039801470
ESTEM HIGH SCHOOL
112 W 3RD ST, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72201 · (501) 478-2800 · Pulaski County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL676 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
417 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 70%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 167 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 169 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 186 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 154 | 23% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within ESTEM PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
39.7%
AR avg 34.9% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Arkansas average is about 35 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.7% |
| 2023-24 | 35.1% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 ESTEM HIGH SCHOOL
ESTEM HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (29.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESTEM HIGH SCHOOL this school | 676 | 61.7% | 29.9% |
| HALL HIGH SCHOOL - WEST SOI LITTLE ROCK | 495 | 64.6% | 17.4% |
| PARKVIEW MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL LITTLE ROCK | 1,072 | 68.2% | 28.0% |
| NETTLETON HIGH SCHOOL JONESBORO | 1,054 | 70.7% | 15.8% |
| MILLS UNIVERSITY STUDIES HIGH SCHOOL LITTLE ROCK | 612 | 57.0% | 14.1% |
| SYLVAN HILLS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SHERWOOD | 721 | 53.1% | 23.1% |
Matched among Arkansas high 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 ESTEM HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Pulaski County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #135 of 272 | #4 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #53 of 280 ▲ 30 | #3 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 676 | #62 of 310 | #10 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #152 of 245 | #2 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #65 of 246 | #12 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.7% | #152 of 273 | #8 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +47.0% | #5 of 105 | #2 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25Enrollment
676
+126 (+23%) vs 2020
+84% since 2010-11, when it was 367
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 11.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 676 | 68.6 | 9.8:1 | 62% (417) |
| 2023-24 | 561 | 50.2 | 11.2:1 | 57% (322) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 35.3 | 15.0:1 | 58% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 550 | 49 | 11.2:1 | 45% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 460 | 28.8 | 16.0:1 | 23% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 39 | 12.8:1 | 30% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 367 | 26 | 14.1:1 | 31% (112) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ESTEM HIGH SCHOOL.
About ESTEM HIGH SCHOOL
ESTEM HIGH SCHOOL is one of the public schools in LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas. It is a mid-sized high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 676 students. That compares with an average of about 510 students for high schools in Arkansas.
District-wide, ESTEM PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL has 5 schools and 2,638 students.
Of every 100 students at ESTEM HIGH SCHOOL, about 63 are Black. After that, the student body is 16% White, 14% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Pulaski County, the Black share is about 37%. The diversity index for ESTEM HIGH SCHOOL is 56%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 9.8:1 is based on 68.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Arkansas average 8.8:1, 1.0 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 62%. The rate at public schools in Pulaski County averages 71%, higher than here.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, ESTEM HIGH SCHOOL would score about 36.9%. It scores 29.9%, 7.0 points below that figure.
Looking at the county, Pulaski County, median household income comes to about $62,873, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county has 133 public schools and about 64,124 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates ESTEM HIGH SCHOOL from the closest public school, ESTEM EAST VILLAGE JUNIOR HIGH PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. ESTEM HIGH SCHOOL is 3rd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 550 to 676, a 23% rise. Federal data show the ratio falling from 11.2:1 to 9.8:1.
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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 ESTEM PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
- ESTEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 672 students
- ESTEM EAST VILLAGE ELEMENTARY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 609 students
- ESTEM JUNIOR HIGH PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLMiddle · 401 students
- ESTEM EAST VILLAGE JUNIOR HIGH PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLMiddle · 280 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
Nearby schools
- ESTEM EAST VILLAGE JUNIOR HIGH PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL0.1 mi · 280
- ESTEM JUNIOR HIGH PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL0.1 mi · 401
- CARVER STEAM MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 232
- ESTEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 672
- ESTEM EAST VILLAGE ELEMENTARY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL0.8 mi · 609
- ROCKEFELLER EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER0.9 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About ESTEM HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend ESTEM HIGH SCHOOL?
ESTEM HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 676 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does ESTEM HIGH SCHOOL serve?
ESTEM HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ESTEM HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ESTEM HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 9.8:1 (69 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ESTEM HIGH SCHOOL?
At ESTEM HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 16% White, 14% Hispanic, 63% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees ESTEM HIGH SCHOOL?
ESTEM HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by ESTEM PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL in Pulaski County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.