GIBBS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 1115 W 16TH STREET, in LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, GIBBS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a modestly sized K-5 school that works with 291 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 418 students per school, that is 30% leaner than typical.

LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 40 schools in total, collectively educating 22,320 students. GIBBS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, GIBBS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that Black students make up the majority at 63%. The remainder reads as 28% White, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 37% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 58% of students at GIBBS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Pulaski County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, GIBBS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.6%; this one delivers 39.1%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Pulaski County) records that median household income runs about $62,873, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. GIBBS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 133 public schools in Pulaski County (combined enrollment of about 64,124 students).

Nearest neighbor: DUNBAR MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GIBBS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 15.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GIBBS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked down 5%, going from 305 students in 2018 to 291 in 2025.

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