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Enrollment
2,045
High
DISTRICT 1,258 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050900001687
LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL
9715 MABELVALE PIKE, MABELVALE, AR 72103 · (501) 447-9100 · Pulaski County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,045 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of Arkansas public high schools
- FTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
170 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
2,042 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 619 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 571 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 438 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 417 | 20% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
5.7%
AR avg 34.9% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 6 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 have held steady since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 5.7% |
| 2023-24 | 6.6% |
% 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
5.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 5% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 23% 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 LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL
LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (5.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL this school | 2,045 | 99.9% | 5.3% |
| NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL NORTH LITTLE ROCK | 1,652 | 99.9% | 12.8% |
| HOPE HIGH SCHOOL HOPE | 611 | 100.0% | 14.7% |
| HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL HOT SPRINGS | 759 | 100.0% | 22.9% |
| THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL JONESBORO | 1,505 | 100.0% | 16.2% |
| WARREN HIGH SCHOOL WARREN | 480 | 100.0% | 21.4% |
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 LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Pulaski County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 5.3% | #271 of 272 | #17 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 5.7% | #277 of 280 ▲ 1 | #18 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,045 | #13 of 310 | #2 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #199 of 245 | #9 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #76 of 246 | #13 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.9% | #48 of 273 | #3 of 17 |
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
2,045
+141 (+7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 2,045 | 170 | 12.0:1 | 100% (2,042) |
| 2023-24 | 2,163 | 157.2 | 13.8:1 | 81% (1,755) |
| 2022-23 | 2,014 | 154.4 | 13.0:1 | 79% (1,581) |
| 2020-21 | 1,904 | 152 | 12.5:1 | 100% (1,899) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL.
About LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL
LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL is a public high school in MABELVALE, Arkansas. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 2,045 students. High schools in Arkansas average about 510 students, which makes this school 301% bigger than average.
LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 22,320 students in its 40 schools, and LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL is one of them.
The largest group at LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL is Black students, at 56%. The remaining students are 37% Hispanic and 5% White. Among people living in Pulaski County, the Black share is about 37%. The diversity index for LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL is 54%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL comes to 170 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.0:1. The school's 12.0:1 compares with an average of 8.8:1 for high schools in Arkansas. On the income side, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 71% average for public schools in Pulaski County is 29 points lower.
LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 1% of Arkansas public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 22.7% for LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 5.3%. The 17.4-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Arkansas schools.
The school's county is Pulaski County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $62,873 a year, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL shares Pulaski County with 132 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, ARKANSAS MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDERS ACADEMY (AMFRA), is about 0.6 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL is 9th among 9 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
A 7% gain took enrollment from 1,904 in 2020-21 to 2,045 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,371 students
- DR. MARIAN G. LACEY K-8 ACADEMYElementary · 1,252 students
- PARKVIEW MAGNET HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,072 students
- DON ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,035 students
- CHICOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 897 students
- PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 807 students
Other schools in MABELVALE
- CHICOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 897 students
- MABELVALE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 477 students
- MABELVALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 369 students
Nearby schools
- ARKANSAS MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDERS ACADEMY (AMFRA)0.6 mi · 176
- MABELVALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 369
- MABELVALE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 477
- CHICOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 897
- WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 383
- ACADEMIES OF MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOOL2.0 mi · 486
Frequently asked questions
About LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOLHow large is LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL?
LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 2,045 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL serve?
LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 5% White, 37% Hispanic, 56% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.