FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY NORTH LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARY

FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY NORTH LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARY is a rural-scale elementary campus in PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, overseen by FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS. The school caters to 62 students in grades K through 3. Compared to the state average of about 418 students per school, that is 85% smaller than typical.

FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 1,350 students. FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY NORTH LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

Demographically, FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY NORTH LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARY records that 94% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The wider county runs roughly 37% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY NORTH LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARY records 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.2:1. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Pulaski County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY NORTH LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.8%, the actual is 18.2%, a residual of -7.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Pulaski County indicate the typical household earns roughly $62,873 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY NORTH LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARY is one of 133 public schools in Pulaski County (combined enrollment of about 64,124 students).

Nearest neighbor: AMBOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY NORTH LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARY comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 15.9%.

The campus sits in an urban setting. FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY NORTH LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On this page, members of the FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY NORTH LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARY community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.