Arkansas Ordnance Plant Guard House · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0Gibson’s public schools score below 56% of Arkansas districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Gibson, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Arkansas, not nationally.
From Arkansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Gibson’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 209 Arkansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Gibson’s, its schools beat 32%, lower than their 44% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 35% in math, against 40% and 38% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,871 per student, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
16 elementary schools, then four middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 5% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Gibson’s grade
C+: better than 44% of Arkansas school districts, #83 of 123 Arkansas towns. Both inputs trail the Arkansas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Gibson, with each school’s own grade.
Gibson’s public schools are run by Pulaski County Special School District, which also serves Little Rock, Maumelle, North Little Rock and Sherwood and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Gibson vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Gibson’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Gibson | C+ | Pulaski County Special |
| Sherwood | C+ | Pulaski County Special |
| North Little Rock | C | Pulaski County Special PK–12 · North Little Rock PK–12 |
All 2 neighbors share Pulaski County Special with Gibson, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Gibson
24 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Gibson’s schools
Are Gibson’s schools good?
On Arkansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Gibson children attend score below 56% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #83 of 123 Arkansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 32%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Gibson in?
Pulaski County Special School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 12,368 students in 25 schools (2024–25).
Where do Gibson kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Sylvan Hills High School, Joe T. Robinson High School, Maumelle High School and Mills University Studies High School.
What is Gibson’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Pulaski County Special School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas.
How much does Gibson spend per student?
$14,871 in Pulaski County Special School District (FY2024), against $13,585 across Arkansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Gibson families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Gibson → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Arkansas. Stars are from neighbors.