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Mills Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1205 E. Dixon Rd, Little Rock, AR 72206 · (501) 234-5251 · Part of Pulaski County Special School District

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Directions
Students
420
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Mills Middle School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Sweet Home kids: Mills University Studies High School

On the path

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

PK–516 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Mills Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Mills University Studies High Schoolin Little Rock

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency13%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts24%
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 ↗

1205 E. Dixon Rd, Little Rock

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6138
Grade 7143
Grade 8139
Enrollment over time
390’20
381’21
440’22
494’23
420’24

Up 7.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 49%Hispanic 31%White 15%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mills Middle School from Sweet Home 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; Sweet Home’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.