1
Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
807
Middle
DISTRICT 566 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050900001628
PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
5701 RANCH DRIVE, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72223 · (501) 447-8500 · Pulaski County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL807 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of Arkansas public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
419 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 70%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 294 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 246 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 267 | 33% |
Student demographics
66%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
42.9%
AR avg 34.9% . -4.1pp since 2023
Math
39.8%
AR avg 38.9% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.9% | 39.8% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 33.5% |
% 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
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 807 | 51.9% | 45.2% |
| JOE T. ROBINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL LITTLE ROCK | 607 | 47.0% | 50.4% |
| L. A. CHAFFIN MIDDLE SCHOOL FORT SMITH | 753 | 55.4% | 54.8% |
| GENTRY MIDDLE SCHOOL GENTRY | 425 | 55.1% | 34.8% |
| RAY PHYLLIS SIMON MIDDLE SCHOOL CONWAY | 459 | 58.4% | 42.1% |
| WHITE HALL MIDDLE SCHOOL WHITE HALL | 721 | 60.1% | 31.9% |
Matched among Arkansas middle 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 PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Pulaski County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #61 of 207 | #3 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #92 of 208 ▲ 20 | #3 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #52 of 208 ▼ 26 | #4 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 807 | #14 of 217 | #3 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #98 of 188 | #13 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #14 of 188 | #4 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.9% | #150 of 210 | #16 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +56.7% | #2 of 61 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
807
-96 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
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 | 807 | 56.9 | 14.2:1 | 52% (419) |
| 2023-24 | 817 | 60 | 13.6:1 | 51% (414) |
| 2022-23 | 878 | 67.9 | 12.9:1 | 45% (398) |
| 2020-21 | 903 | 71 | 12.7:1 | 48% (433) |
| 2017-18 | 515 | 40.5 | 12.7:1 | 17% (86) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, and is classified as a middle school. It reports enrollment of 807 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Arkansas, the average enrollment is about 464.
The 40 schools in LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT enroll 22,320 students altogether, PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL among them.
Black students make up 46% of enrollment at PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL, the largest share of any group. Next come 33% White, 10% Asian, 7% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 37% Black among all Pulaski County residents. A diversity index of 66% means there is a 66% chance two randomly chosen students at PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL are from different groups.
On staff are 56.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.2:1. The average for middle schools in Arkansas is about 13.9:1. About 52% of students at PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 71% for public schools in Pulaski County.
PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 66% of Arkansas public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL would be expected to post about 40.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.2%.
In the wider Pulaski County area, the median household earns about $62,873 a year, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL shares Pulaski County with 132 other public schools.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, HALL HIGH SCHOOL - WEST SOI, is the closest to PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL. PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 45.2% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 9 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's enrollment decreased 11% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 12.7 in 2020-21 to 14.2 in 2024-25.
You can use this page to share news and ask questions about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,045 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
Other schools in LITTLE ROCK
- ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,567 students
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,371 students
- ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY ELEMENTARYElementary · 1,387 students
- ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,315 students
- DR. MARIAN G. LACEY K-8 ACADEMYElementary · 1,252 students
- PARKVIEW MAGNET HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,072 students
Nearby schools
- HALL HIGH SCHOOL - WEST SOI0.0 mi · 495
- DON ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,035
- DRIVEN VIRTUAL ACADEMY2.3 mi · 218
- JOE T. ROBINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL2.5 mi · 607
- FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMIES OF ARKANSAS WEST LITTLE ROCK2.6 mi · 56
- FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMIES OF ARK WEST LITTLE ROCK ELEM2.6 mi · 61
Frequently asked questions
About PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL?
PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 807 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL?
PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 33% White, 7% Hispanic, 46% Black, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL?
PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT in Pulaski County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.