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Little Rock Southwest High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

9715 Mabelvale Pike, Mabelvale, AR 72103 · (501) 447-9100 · Part of Little Rock School District

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

Directions
Students
2,045
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Little Rock Southwest High School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 34 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

On the path

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

6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Little Rock Southwest High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts9%
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 ↗

9715 Mabelvale Pike, Mabelvale

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9619
Grade 10571
Grade 11438
Grade 12417
Enrollment over time
1,904’20
2,154’21
2,014’22
2,163’23
2,045’24

Up 7.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 56%Hispanic 37%White 5%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <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 Little Rock Southwest High 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.