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Forest Heights Stem Academy School

Serves grades KG - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
5901 Evergreen
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone
(501) 447-2700
District
LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
PULASKI COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
782
Classroom Teachers
52

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arkansas

9

(10 is best)

Better than 81.9% of all AR schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Forest Heights Stem Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
43%
52%
32%
46%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
45%
41%
42%
35%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
54%
38%
52%
37%
56%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
43%
48%
39%
38%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
56%
37%
63%
34%
49%
39%
56%
37%
63%
34%
49%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
44%
49%
51%
21%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
15
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 59 7.5%
Grade 1 71 9.1%
Grade 2 65 8.3%
Grade 3 75 9.6%
Grade 4 71 9.1%
Grade 5 75 9.6%
Grade 6 130 16.6%
Grade 7 122 15.6%
Grade 8 114 14.6%
Total 782 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 25.9% 19.4% 61.4%
Black 59.4% 59.9% 20.2%
Hispanic 9.1% 16.7% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.2% 3.4% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.6% 1.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 54.7% 71.9% 64.0%
Free lunch eligible 37.6% 59.4% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 17.1% 12.5% 9.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 180,768 3,067,732
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,878.2 59
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.7% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.9% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.5% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.6% 24.5%
65 OR OLDER 15.3% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 77,670 1,189,160
Single Parent Households With Children 11.6% 9.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.8% 88.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 41.4% 25.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.6% 12.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.1% 14.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.5% 12.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.9% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.3% 17.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.9% 14.3%
$15,000 or less 11.7% 11.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,241 $173,936,000 49.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $774 $16,333,000 4.6%
Staff $1,752 $36,974,000 10.5%
General Administration $328 $6,918,000 2.0%
School Administration $746 $15,737,000 4.5%
Operation $1,545 $32,601,000 9.2%
Transportation $635 $13,406,000 3.8%
Other $710 $14,993,000 4.3%
Total Support $6,490 $136,962,000 38.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,975 $41,672,000 11.8%
Total Expenditures $16,706 $352,570,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,071 $2,994,486,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $307,082,000 4.9%
Staff $988 $487,285,000 7.7%
General Administration $276 $136,001,000 2.2%
School Administration $570 $281,073,000 4.5%
Operation $1,169 $576,712,000 9.1%
Transportation $365 $179,842,000 2.9%
Other $364 $179,327,000 2.8%
Total Support $4,354 $2,147,322,000 34.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,366 $1,166,915,000 18.5%
Total Expenditures $12,790 $6,308,723,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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