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B−

Cato Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

9906 Jacksonville Cato Road, Sherwood, AR 72120 · (501) 833-1160 · Part of Pulaski County Special School District

Sherwood’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
305
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Cato Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 53% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Sherwood kids: Sylvan Hills Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Cato Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–7Sylvan Hills Middle School772 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 36.9%

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

Location

Directions ↗

9906 Jacksonville Cato Road, Sherwood

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten38
Grade 148
Grade 243
Grade 347
Grade 455
Grade 554
Enrollment over time
303’20
304’21
296’22
323’23
305’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 47%Black 32%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 8%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cato Elementary School from Sherwood 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; Sherwood’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.