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Watson Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

7000 Valley Drive, Little Rock, AR 72209 · (501) 447-6800 · Part of Little Rock School District

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

Directions
Students
383
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Watson Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 34 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 8.6% 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–5Watson Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency4%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts3%
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 ↗

7000 Valley Drive, Little Rock

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten58
Grade 158
Grade 270
Grade 366
Grade 465
Grade 566
Enrollment over time
419’20
442’21
416’22
417’23
383’24

Down 8.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 51%Black 43%White 4%Two or more races 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

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

Other schools in Little Rock School District

The district →
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D
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Fulbright Elementary School
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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.