WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Regular School · LITTLE ROCK, AR

WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a regular school school in LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, serving grades KG–05 with 383 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 05

Enrollment

383

Teachers (FTE)

22.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Provision 2

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	197	51%
Black or African American	164	43%
White	14	4%
Two or more races	7	2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	383	218M / 165F

English Language Learners: 160 (42% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	4.0% -33.1pp	37.1%	217
Reading Proficiency	3.0% -33.8pp	36.8%	216
Science Proficiency	5.0%	—	217

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.89 grade levels

Math

+0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

4 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

257

67.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	383	100%

Contact & Location

7000 VALLEY DRIVE

LITTLE ROCK, AR 72209

Phone: (501)447-6800

http://www.lrsd.org/o/watson

District

LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT

Per-pupil expenditure: $20,874

District enrollment: 21,456

Other Schools in District

BALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BRADY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
CARVER STEAM MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
CHICOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
DON ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR LEADERSHIP & LANGUAGE MAGNET ACAD Elementary
FOREST HEIGHTS STEM ACADEMY Elementary
FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 72209) → CensusDepth.com
Arkansas population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arkansas teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

050900001474

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD