Enrollment
62
Middle
DISTRICT 149 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS·NCES 050042301683
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL
LITTLE ROCK AR 72204, PINE BLUFF, AR 71603 · (501) 621-1500 · Pulaski County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL62 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of Arkansas public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
48 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 31 | 50% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 24% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
Students here typically continue to
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL→FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST PINE BLUFF
Based on grade levels within FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
12.9%
AR avg 34.9% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
17.7%
AR avg 38.9% . +9.9pp 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 18 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 are up about 10 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.9% | 17.7% |
| 2023-24 | 5.9% | 7.8% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
9.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.1%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 31% 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 →
Schools most like FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (9.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 62 | 77.4% | 9.4% |
| WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL NORTH LITTLE ROCK | 86 | 64.0% | 26.8% |
| JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE FLIGHTLINE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK | 156 | 67.9% | 22.1% |
| BLYTHEVILLE CHICKASAW PREPARATORY ACADEMY (BCPA) BLYTHEVILLE | 104 | 100.0% | 13.0% |
| LINCOLN ACADEMY FORREST CITY | 132 | 100.0% | 15.6% |
| LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL LAKE VILLAGE | 190 | 100.0% | 20.1% |
Matched among Arkansas middle 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 FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Pulaski County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 62 | #215 of 217 | #21 of 21 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62 | 7.9 | 7.9:1 | 77% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 57 | 5.8 | 9.8:1 | 89% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 67 | 4.5 | 14.8:1 | 85% (57) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL runs as a small middle school in PINE BLUFF, Arkansas. Its 62 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Arkansas is about 464 students.
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL is one school in FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS, a system of 7 schools with 1,350 students.
Black students are the majority at FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL, with 79% of enrollment. Other groups make up 19% Hispanic. Pulaski County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 34%, meaning two students picked at random have a 34% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.9:1 at FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL, with 7.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 6.0 below the 13.9:1 average for middle schools in Arkansas. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 77%.
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL is graded D by allk12, scoring above 5% of Arkansas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 31.1% for FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 9.4%. The 21.7-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Arkansas schools.
Across Pulaski County, the median household income is $62,873, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pulaski County is home to 133 public schools and about 64,124 public school students.
The shortest distance from FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to FRIENDSHIP ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARY. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size). As a charter school, FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
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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 FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS
- FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY HAZEL ST PINE BLUFFElementary · 469 students
- FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFFElementary · 245 students
- FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFFMiddle · 236 students
- FRIENDSHIP ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARYElementary · 200 students
- FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST PINE BLUFFHigh · 76 students
- FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY NORTH LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARYElementary · 62 students
Other schools in PINE BLUFF
- PINE BLUFF HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 688 students
- PINE BLUFF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 610 students
- WATSON CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 593 students
- FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY HAZEL ST PINE BLUFFElementary · 469 students
- COLEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 426 students
- THIRTY-FOURTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 399 students
Nearby schools
- FRIENDSHIP ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 200
- STEPHENS ELEMENTARY0.4 mi · 474
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 2,371
- IVY HILL PREPARATORY ACADEMY1.1 mi · 306
- PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF LITTLE ROCK1.5 mi · 78
- PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL ONLINE1.5 mi · 292
Frequently asked questions
About FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 62 students in grades 06-08.
Is FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 7.9:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 2% White, 19% Hispanic, 79% Black.
Is FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS.
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