CATO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Regular School · NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR

CATO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a regular school school in NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, serving grades PK–05 with 305 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

305

Teachers (FTE)

17.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Provision 2

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	143	47%
Black or African American	97	32%
Hispanic/Latino	38	12%
Two or more races	24	8%
Asian	3	1%
Total enrollment	305	148M / 157F

English Language Learners: 15 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	40-44%	37.1%	129
Reading Proficiency	30-34%	36.8%	129
Science Proficiency	20-24%	—	129

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)

-0.21 grade levels

Math

-0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

10 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

20% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	305	100%

Contact & Location

9906 JACKSONVILLE CATO RD

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR 72120

Phone: (501)833-1160

http://www.pcssd.org

District

PULASKI CO. SPEC. SCHOOL DIST.

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,113

District enrollment: 12,244

Other Schools in District

BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
CHENAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
COLLEGE STATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
CRYSTAL HILL ELEMENTARY Elementary
DAISY BATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
HARRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
JOE T. ROBINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
LANDMARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 72120) → CensusDepth.com
Arkansas population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arkansas teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

051185000906

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