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D−

School for the Deaf

PublicOtherGrades PK–12Special Education School

2400 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72205 · (501) 324-9514 · Part of Arkansas School for the Deaf

Little Rock’s School Grade C better than 25% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
104
Students per teacher
3:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about School for the Deaf

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 31 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 32 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 3 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts5%
State average 36.9%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Arkansas’s 944 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2400 West Markham Street, Little Rock

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K6
Kindergarten5
Grade 16
Grade 28
Grade 39
Grade 412
Grade 55
Grade 67
Grade 78
Grade 85
Grade 95
Grade 105
Grade 118
Grade 1215
Enrollment over time
108’20
106’21
106’22
102’23
104’24

Down 3.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 46%Black 33%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about School for the Deaf from Little Rock families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arkansas’s other public schools; Little Rock’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.