Enrollment
86
Middle
STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS·NCES 050044001740
WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL
7318 WINDSONG DR, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR 72113 · (501) 621-5300 · Pulaski County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL86 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Arkansas public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
55 students
STATE 70%
Community
0
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 | 27 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 33% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
34.5%
AR avg 34.9% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
18.3%
AR avg 38.9% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 35 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.5% | 18.3% |
| 2023-24 | 31.7% | 12.8% |
% 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
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL
WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL's state test result (26.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL this school | 86 | 64.0% | 26.8% |
| JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE FLIGHTLINE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK | 156 | 67.9% | 22.1% |
| FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFF | 62 | 77.4% | 9.4% |
| STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUTTGART | 234 | 65.8% | 32.1% |
| MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY MARION | 287 | 75.3% | 20.0% |
| FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFF PINE BLUFF | 236 | 66.1% | 20.2% |
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 WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Pulaski County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 86 | #214 of 217 | #20 of 21 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86 | 11.1 | 7.8:1 | 64% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 89 | 8 | 11.1:1 | 63% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 83 | 9 | 9.2:1 | 80% (66) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL.
About WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL
In NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, part of Pulaski County, WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL is a middle school. Total enrollment is 86 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. That is 81% below the average of about 464 students for middle schools in Arkansas.
WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL is listed under WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS in federal data.
Black students are 60% of those enrolled at WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL. Next come 27% White, 7% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. That compares with about 37% Black among all Pulaski County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 7.8:1. The school has 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 7.8:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for middle schools in Arkansas. Federal data show 64% of students (55) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Arkansas public middle schools, WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL outscored 17%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 26.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 36.0%.
In Pulaski County, home to about 399,818 people, the median household earns about $62,873 a year, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Pulaski County number 133, with about 64,124 students.
Among nearby public schools, CRYSTAL HILL ELEMENTARY is closest at about 1.4 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL. WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Under the NCES locale system, WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL is Rural: Fringe. NCES lists WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL as a charter school.
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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 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
- NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCEHigh · 472 students
Nearby schools
- CRYSTAL HILL ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 499
- OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 193
- MAUMELLE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL2.0 mi · 508
- AMBOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.2 mi · 456
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.2 mi · 359
- MAUMELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL3.4 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOLHow many students attend WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL?
WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL enrolls approximately 86 students in grades 06-08.
Is WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL?
Approximately 7.8:1 students per teacher at WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL.
How diverse is WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL?
WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL reports a student body of 27% White, 5% Hispanic, 60% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL?
WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL is overseen by WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS in Pulaski County.
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