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Dunbar Magnet Middle School
D−

Dunbar Magnet Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1100 Wright Ave, Little Rock, AR 72206 · (501) 447-2600 · Part of Little Rock School District

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

Photo: WhisperToMe · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Students
315
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Dunbar Magnet Middle School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 34% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Little Rock kids: 5 high schools

On the path

Where Little Rock kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–526 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Dunbar Magnet Middle SchoolYou are here
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency6%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts13%
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).

1100 Wright Ave, Little Rock

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6108
Grade 792
Grade 8115
Enrollment over time
477’20
626’21
320’22
346’23
315’24

Down 34% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 85%Hispanic 10%White 3%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dunbar Magnet Middle School from Little Rock families.

Other schools in Little Rock School District

The district →

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.