Enrollment
202
Elementary
DISTRICT 436 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050900000635
WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4901 WESTERN HILLS AVE, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72204 · (501) 447-6900 · Pulaski County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL202 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 4% of Arkansas public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
199 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
57%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
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ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
14.7%
AR avg 34.9% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
17.6%
AR avg 38.9% . +10.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.7% | 17.6% |
| 2023-24 | 6.7% | 7.5% |
% 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
11.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.2%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% 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 WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (11.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 202 | 98.5% | 11.0% |
| PIKE VIEW EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER NORTH LITTLE ROCK | 237 | 98.7% | N/A |
| GEYER SPRINGS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER LITTLE ROCK | 273 | 98.9% | N/A |
| THOMAS C BRUNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WARREN | 217 | 100.0% | 34.9% |
| MABELVALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MABELVALE | 369 | 99.2% | 10.7% |
| OTTER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LITTLE ROCK | 372 | 99.2% | 18.9% |
Matched among Arkansas elementary 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 WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Pulaski County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #445 of 461 | #53 of 63 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #408 of 465 ▲ 47 | #38 of 63 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #433 of 465 ▲ 27 | #50 of 63 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 202 | #478 of 531 | #64 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #17 of 480 | #2 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.0% | #150 of 480 | #26 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #129 of 513 | #30 of 69 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.0% | #11 of 311 | #4 of 42 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
202
-58 (-22%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 339
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 202 | 16.1 | 12.6:1 | 99% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 277 | 17 | 16.3:1 | 92% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 287 | 16 | 17.9:1 | 89% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 260 | 19 | 13.7:1 | 100% (259) |
| 2017-18 | 331 | 19.7 | 16.8:1 | 32% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 270 | 19 | 14.2:1 | 99% (267) |
| 2010-11 | 291 | 17 | 17.1:1 | 88% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 265 | 13 | 20.4:1 | 64% (170) |
| 1990-91 | 339 | 19 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school in LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, administered by LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT. It teaches 202 students in kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Arkansas have about 418 students on average; enrollment here is 52% lower.
WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district with 22,320 students across 40 schools.
The student body at WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 55% Black. The rest of enrollment is 34% Hispanic, 7% White, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Pulaski County, the Black share is about 37%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
The school had 16.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.6:1. The school's 12.6:1 compares with an average of 16.0:1 for elementary schools in Arkansas. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 99%. That is 28 points above the 71% average for public schools in Pulaski County.
WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 4% of Arkansas public elementary schools.
WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 11.0% is 12.2 points below the 23.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Pulaski County, median household income comes to about $62,873, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county's public schools total 133, with about 64,124 students.
GEYER SPRINGS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is about 1.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 5th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Locale data from NCES put WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 202, from 260 in 2020-21. The ratio was 13.7:1 in 2020-21 and 12.6:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Other Western Hills Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named Western Hills Elementary. WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Western Hills Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines, IA · 570 students
- Western Hills Elementary SchoolFORT WORTH, TX · 499 students
- Western Hills Elementary SchoolEL PASO, TX · 436 students
- Western Hills Elementary SchoolTEMPLE, TX · 417 students
Nearby schools
- GEYER SPRINGS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER1.1 mi · 273
- BALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 330
- PARKVIEW MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 1,072
- ROMINE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER1.7 mi · 242
- WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 493
- ACADEMIES OF MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOOL2.4 mi · 486
Frequently asked questions
About WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 202 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 7% White, 34% Hispanic, 55% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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