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Chenal Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

21201 Denny Road, Little Rock, AR 72223 · (501) 821-7450 · Part of Pulaski County Special School District

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

Directions
Students
448
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Chenal Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 37 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 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–5Chenal Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency73%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts63%
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 ↗

21201 Denny Road, Little Rock

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten69
Grade 166
Grade 294
Grade 374
Grade 463
Grade 582
Enrollment over time
445’20
451’21
450’22
420’23
448’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 49%Black 19%Asian 14%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 9%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

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

Other schools in Pulaski County Special School District

The district →
William Jefferson Clinton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sherwood
D
586 students15:1
Sylvan Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sherwood
C+
516 students18:1
Crystal Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Little Rock
D
499 students15:1
Sherwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sherwood
B
424 students19:1
Daisy Bates Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Little Rock
D
409 students13:1
Oakbrooke Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sherwood
B−
408 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.