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Enrollment
472
High
DISTRICT 1,062 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051068001641
NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
201 WEST 22ND STREET, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR 72114 · (501) 975-3895 · Pulaski County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Arkansas public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
14.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
472 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 | 129 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 158 | 33% |
| Grade 11 | 113 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 72 | 15% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
30.6%
AR avg 34.9% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 31 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 are down about 4 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.6% |
| 2023-24 | 34.6% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
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 NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE this school | 472 | 100.0% | 26.3% |
| MCGEHEE HIGH SCHOOL MCGEHEE | 326 | 100.0% | 19.2% |
| MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL MAGNOLIA | 797 | 98.6% | 21.0% |
| HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL HOT SPRINGS | 759 | 100.0% | 22.9% |
| PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL PRESCOTT | 296 | 100.0% | 15.8% |
| 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 NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Pulaski County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #171 of 272 | #7 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #139 of 280 ▼ 53 | #8 of 18 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 472 | #105 of 310 | #14 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #227 of 245 | #17 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.9% | #17 of 246 | #3 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #42 of 273 | #1 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.0% | #32 of 105 | #4 of 7 |
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
472
+127 (+37%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 472 | 32.3 | 14.6:1 | 100% (472) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 33.6 | 13.8:1 | 100% (465) |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 33.8 | 11.0:1 | 100% (372) |
| 2020-21 | 345 | 26 | 13.3:1 | 100% (345) |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 23.6 | 17.0:1 | 43% (170) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.
About NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
Among the schools in NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, is NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, a medium-sized high school. A federal count lists 472 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12.
The 14 schools of NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, including NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, enroll 7,711 students.
Enrollment at NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 50%. Other reported shares: 29% White, 15% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 37% Black among all Pulaski County residents. NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE has a diversity index of 64%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE is 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.6:1. The average ratio among high schools in Arkansas is 8.8:1, lower than at this school. About 100% of students, or 472, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 71% average for public schools in Pulaski County is 29 points lower.
Measured against Arkansas public high schools, NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE is +3.6 points: 26.3% actual, 22.7% predicted.
NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE is located in Pulaski County, where median household income is about $62,873, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE is one of 133 public schools in Pulaski County, which together enroll about 64,124 students.
The closest public school, NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL, is less than a tenth of a mile from NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 17.3%; NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE's is 26.3%, ranking 2nd of 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE is run as a public charter school.
The student count in 2024-25 was 472, 37% above the 345 of 2020-21. Students per teacher rose from 13.3 in 2020-21 to 14.6 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE covering things like school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,652 students
- NORTH LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,036 students
- NORTH LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL 6TH GRADE CAMPUSMiddle · 548 students
- RIDGE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 516 students
- MEADOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 468 students
- CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 466 students
Other schools in NORTH LITTLE ROCK
- NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,652 students
- NORTH LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,036 students
- NORTH LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL 6TH GRADE CAMPUSMiddle · 548 students
- RIDGE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 516 students
- CRYSTAL HILL ELEMENTARYElementary · 499 students
- MEADOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 468 students
Nearby schools
- NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 1,652
- PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF NORTH LITTLE ROCK0.5 mi · 76
- PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF NORTH LITTLE ROCK0.5 mi · 90
- BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 428
- RIDGE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 516
- SEVENTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 263
Frequently asked questions
About NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCEWhat is the total enrollment at NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE?
NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE enrolls approximately 472 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE serve?
NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.
What is the racial breakdown of students at NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE?
At NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, the student body is approximately 29% White, 15% Hispanic, 50% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE public or private?
NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.