Best Public Schools in Zip Code 72205

Summary:

The 72205 zip code area of Little Rock, Arkansas is home to 9 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 2 alternative schools. The data reveals a mix of high-performing and lower-performing schools in the area, with some standout institutions like Forest Heights STEM Academy and Pulaski Heights Middle School outperforming the Little Rock School District and the state of Arkansas in academic proficiency.

Forest Heights STEM Academy is a top-performing elementary school, ranked among the top 20% of Arkansas schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. It significantly outperforms the district and state in multiple subjects and has a relatively low free and reduced lunch rate of 50.2%. In contrast, Brady Elementary School and Pulaski Heights Elementary School have the lowest academic proficiency rates in the area.

At the middle school level, Pulaski Heights Middle School and Lisa Academy West Middle School both outperform the state in academic proficiency, with Pulaski Heights Middle School ranking in the top 50% of Arkansas middle schools. The alternative schools, Lisa Academy Arkansas Hybrid School and School for the Deaf, have significantly lower academic proficiency rates compared to the other schools in the area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2024)									ATLAS Reading (2024)									ATLAS Mathematics (2024)							ATLAS Algebra (2024)				ATLAS Geometry (2024)							ATLAS Science (2024)							ATLAS Biology (2024)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ATLAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 9th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 10th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading 6th Grade	ATLAS Reading 7th Grade	ATLAS Reading 8th Grade	ATLAS Reading 9th Grade	ATLAS Reading 10th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 7th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 8th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Algebra 7th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 8th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 9th Grade	ATLAS Algebra All Grades	ATLAS Geometry 7th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 8th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 9th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 10th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 11th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 12th Grade	ATLAS Geometry All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science 7th Grade	ATLAS Science 8th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	ATLAS Biology 8th Grade	ATLAS Biology 9th Grade	ATLAS Biology 10th Grade	ATLAS Biology 11th Grade	ATLAS Biology 12th Grade	ATLAS Biology All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
School For The Deaf	Public, Alternative	K-12	2500 W Markham St	Little Rock	72205	Pulaski County	Ark. School For The Deaf	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 324-9533	102	34	2.9	65.7%	49 (48.0%)	30 (29.4%)	15 (14.7%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.9%)								(n/a)	0.0								3.8	0.0								1.9	0.0						5.1				0.0				0.0			0.0	0.0						2.6
Lisa Academy West Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	21 Corporate Hill Dr	Little Rock	72205	Pulaski County	Lisa Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 227-4942	486	35	13.8	60.5%	81 (16.7%)	161 (33.1%)	146 (30.0%)	80 (16.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	57.8	117^th of 335 public middle schools	65.1%		62.2	115^th of 330 public middle schools	65.2%	2				28.9	37.1	46.9			37.9				32.4	41.0	47.5			40.5				33.1	24.6	35.7	31.2	96.6			96.6		52.1					52.1				33.1	36.5	23.3	31.6	83.4					83.4	$9,404	$542	$8,863
Lisa Academy West High School	Public, Charter	9-12	21 Corporate Hill Dr	Little Rock	72205	Pulaski County	Lisa Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 246-5853	386	39	9.8	72.8%	43 (11.1%)	156 (40.4%)	160 (41.5%)	14 (3.6%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	49.6	148^th of 305 public high schools	51.5%		45.4	168^th of 295 public high schools	43.1%	20							33.0	28.1	30.7							35.7	33.0	34.4										22.4	22.2			4.3	3.8			3.8									66.7	13.8	0.0		24.5	$9,329	$509	$8,821
Lisa Academy Arkansas Hybrid School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	21 Corporate Hill Dr.	Little Rock	72205	Pulaski County	Lisa Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 451-4200	251	13	19.0	47.8%	65 (25.9%)	120 (47.8%)	30 (12.0%)	9 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	24 (9.6%)								(n/a)	38.9	30.8	32.0	37.0	50.0	24.0	23.3	21.7	31.7	33.3	23.1	32.0	37.0	45.5	24.0	29.0	21.7	31.0	22.3	23.1	32.0	14.8	13.6	13.6	19.7			4.0	6.7			0.0	4.8			4.2	52.9	15.4	40.0	37.0	50.0	24.0	37.2		0.0	28.5		100.0	28.0
Brady Elementary School	Public	K-5	7915 W Markham St	Little Rock	72205	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-3900	322	20	15.7	91.6%	30 (9.3%)	265 (82.3%)	13 (4.0%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	3.9	495^th of 497 public elementary schools	0.4%		5.9	474^th of 492 public elementary schools	3.7%	21	6.8	2.6	4.2						4.6	8.7	5.0	10.2						8.1	10.8	2.5	4.0				5.9												4.3	5.0	6.1				5.2							$13,831	$3,799	$10,032
Fair Park Early Childhood Center	Public	PK	616 N Harrison St	Little Rock	72205	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 447-4400	193	10	19.3	45.6%	84 (43.5%)	74 (38.3%)	5 (2.6%)	13 (6.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.3%)								(n/a)
Pulaski Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	401 N Pine St	Little Rock	72205	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-3200	584	40	14.6	60.8%	210 (36.0%)	332 (56.8%)	26 (4.5%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	47.4	169^th of 335 public middle schools	49.6%		48.2	185^th of 330 public middle schools	43.9%	16				32.7	34.4	30.6			32.7				33.7	32.8	33.1			33.3				24.7	29.8	18.8	25.1		72.1		72.7	100.0						100.0				27.7	31.0	31.2	30.2							$13,746	$2,292	$11,454
Pulaski Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	319 N Pine St	Little Rock	72205	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-5900	273	14	18.8	50.2%	140 (51.3%)	115 (42.1%)	8 (2.9%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	62.9	183^rd of 497 public elementary schools	63.2%		71.3	140^th of 492 public elementary schools	71.5%	43	67.3	37.5	47.3						50.7	67.3	35.4	47.3						50.0	40.8	29.2	30.9				33.6												42.8	27.1	29.1				32.9							$11,254	$1,620	$9,634
Forest Heights Stem Academy	Public	K-8	5901 Evergreen	Little Rock	72205	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-2700	782	52	15.1	54.7%	200 (25.6%)	459 (58.7%)	70 (9.0%)	40 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	77.5	89^th of 497 public elementary schools	82.1%		78.8	84^th of 492 public elementary schools	82.9%	5	53.3	38.5	52.1	48.8	63.6	49.1			51.7	52.0	41.4	52.1	48.8	63.6	49.1			51.9	46.7	35.7	56.1	38.6	49.2	21.4	41.9		46.4		47.6		100.0					100.0	48.0	34.3	42.5	51.2	59.5	46.8	48.5	100.0					100.0	$12,017	$1,687	$10,331
Little Rock Hall Steam Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	6700 H Street	Little Rock	72205	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 447-1900	305	26	11.8	77.4%	26 (8.5%)	245 (80.3%)	29 (9.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	24	251^st of 305 public high schools	17.7%		18.9	258^th of 295 public high schools	12.5%	7							9.3	22.1	16.2							12.0	24.4	18.7										7.6	7.4			28.6	5.3	0.0	0.0	7.1									10.0	21.4	0.0	0.0	19.5

Cities Near Zip Code 72205

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Little Rock	0.64 mi	79	187^th
North Little Rock	3.45 mi	29	211^th
Mabelvale	6.61 mi	4	250^th
College Station	7.67 mi	1	231^st
Maumelle	7.71 mi	6	72^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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