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PULASKI HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL
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Test scores
ATLAS 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About PULASKI HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL
Located at 401 N PINE, in LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, PULASKI HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a reasonably sized intermediate school that teaches 585 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 26% larger than the state mean of about 464.
PULASKI HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 40 schools operated by LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 22,320 students overall.
Demographically, PULASKI HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is Black, at 57% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 36% White, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Pulaski County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 59% of students at PULASKI HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Pulaski County (around 71%), the school's rate is south of typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, PULASKI HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.2%; this one delivers 32.4%.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Pulaski County indicate the typical household earns roughly $62,873 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pulaski County runs 133 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,124 students), of which PULASKI HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is PULASKI HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PULASKI HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 40.6%.
PULASKI HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a city-core location.
Trend over the last 7 years. PULASKI HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 10% since 2018, when it stood at 651 (now 585). Class-load math has rose: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.
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