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Forest Heights STEM Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

5901 Evergreen, Little Rock, AR 72205 · (501) 447-2700 · Part of Little Rock School District

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

Directions
Students
777
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Forest Heights STEM Academy

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts above the state
  • 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–8Forest Heights STEM AcademyYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency45%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 36.9%

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

Location

Directions ↗

5901 Evergreen, Little Rock

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten57
Grade 168
Grade 272
Grade 367
Grade 474
Grade 573
Grade 6125
Grade 7125
Grade 8116
Enrollment over time
723’20
713’21
739’22
782’23
777’24

Up 7.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 58%White 27%Hispanic 9%Asian 4%Two or more races 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 Forest Heights STEM Academy 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.