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Enrollment
1,652
High
DISTRICT 1,062 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051068001566
NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL
201 WEST 22ND STREET, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR 72114 · (501) 771-8100 · Pulaski County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,652 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Arkansas public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
11.7:1
141 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,650 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 458 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 405 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 380 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 407 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
59%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
15.8%
AR avg 34.9% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 16 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 | 15.8% |
| 2023-24 | 16.7% |
% 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
12.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% 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 HIGH SCHOOL
NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (12.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,652 | 99.9% | 12.8% |
| THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL JONESBORO | 1,505 | 100.0% | 16.2% |
| ARKANSAS HIGH SCHOOL TEXARKANA | 1,092 | 100.0% | 23.9% |
| MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL MAGNOLIA | 797 | 98.6% | 21.0% |
| HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL HOT SPRINGS | 759 | 100.0% | 22.9% |
| CAMDEN FAIRVIEW HIGH SCHOOL CAMDEN | 652 | 99.5% | 10.4% |
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 HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Pulaski County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.8% | #253 of 272 | #16 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.8% | #256 of 280 no change | #15 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,652 | #15 of 310 | #3 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #193 of 245 | #6 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #42 of 246 | #9 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.9% | #47 of 273 | #2 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.6% | #17 of 133 | #2 of 6 |
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
1,652
-376 (-19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 1,652 | 141.1 | 11.7:1 | 100% (1,650) |
| 2023-24 | 1,680 | 143.3 | 11.7:1 | 100% (1,679) |
| 2022-23 | 1,949 | 149.9 | 13.0:1 | 100% (1,947) |
| 2020-21 | 2,028 | 160 | 12.7:1 | 100% (2,028) |
| 2017-18 | 2,162 | 155.7 | 13.9:1 | 28% (595) |
| 2015-16 | 2,600 | 177 | 14.7:1 | 65% (1,680) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL.
About NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL
A high-enrollment high school in NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL is part of NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 1,652 students enrolled. That is 224% bigger than the average of about 510 students for high schools in Arkansas.
NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT has 14 schools; together they serve 7,711 students.
Federal enrollment data show NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL is 59% Black. Other groups make up 20% White, 15% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Pulaski County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1, with 141.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Arkansas average 8.8:1. The school has 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Pulaski County average 71%.
Among Arkansas public high schools, NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL outscored 15%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL is 9.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Arkansas schools.
The school's county is Pulaski County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $62,873, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Pulaski County's 133 public schools enroll about 64,124 students and include NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL.
NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL ranks 5th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 2,028 to 1,652, a 19% decline.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,036 students
- NORTH LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL 6TH GRADE CAMPUSMiddle · 548 students
- RIDGE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 516 students
- NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCEHigh · 472 students
- MEADOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 468 students
- CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 466 students
Other schools in NORTH LITTLE ROCK
- 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
- NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCEHigh · 472 students
- MEADOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 468 students
Nearby schools
- NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE0.0 mi · 472
- PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF NORTH LITTLE ROCK0.5 mi · 90
- PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF NORTH LITTLE ROCK0.5 mi · 76
- 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 HIGH SCHOOLHow large is NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL?
NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,652 students in grades 09-12.
Is NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 20% White, 15% Hispanic, 59% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.