JOE T. ROBINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL

JOE T. ROBINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is an intermediate school of mid-tier scale in LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, one of the schools within PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, caters to 607 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Arkansas's public schools average about 464 students each, so JOE T. ROBINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 31% bigger than that benchmark.

JOE T. ROBINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 26 schools operated by PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that educates 12,586 students overall.

Looking at the student body, JOE T. ROBINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 29% Black, 10% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Pulaski County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, JOE T. ROBINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.5%; this one delivers 50.7%.

In the area at large, Pulaski County reports that the typical household earns roughly $62,873 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Pulaski County's 133 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,124 students), JOE T. ROBINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is JOE T. ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JOE T. ROBINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.7%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JOE T. ROBINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL has grew 31%, going from 465 students in 2018 to 607 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 56% to 48% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

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