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Bale Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

6501 W 32nd Street, Little Rock, AR 72204 · (501) 447-3600 · Part of Little Rock School District

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

Directions
Students
330
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Bale Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 29 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 15.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Little Rock kids: 9 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Bale Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts8%
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 ↗

6501 W 32nd Street, Little Rock

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten75
Grade 155
Grade 250
Grade 349
Grade 446
Grade 555
Enrollment over time
389’20
358’21
403’22
391’23
330’24

Down 15.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 71%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 5%White 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bale Elementary School from Little Rock families.

Other schools in Little Rock School District

The district →
Chicot Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mabelvale
D
897 students18:1
Fulbright Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Little Rock
B
485 students18:1
Stephens Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Little Rock
D−
474 students18:1
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership & Language Magnet Acad
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Little Rock
D−
414 students15:1
Forest Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Little Rock
A+
379 students18:1
Terry Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Little Rock
D
328 students16:1

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.