Schools in Woodson · Pulaski County Special School District
Woodson’s public schools score below 66% of Arkansas districts
The public schools Woodson’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 66% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
39%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
31%
▼ 6 pts vs AR 37%
2020–21
Math proficiency
27%
▼ 9 pts vs AR 36%
2020–21
Graduate on time
85%
▼ 4 pts vs AR 89%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$14.9K
▲ 9% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Woodson compares
C+ Test scoresC Graduation
Arkansas school districts we grade (258)Better than 34%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arkansas towns with similar household incomes (54)Better than 39%
High confidence. Built on 6,761 tested students and a graduating class of 940; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Arkansas’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Arkansas only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Woodson.
15 schools teach Pre-K in Woodson’s district. Which one depends on your address: William Jefferson Clinton Elementary School, Sylvan Hills Elementary School, Crystal Hill Elementary and Sherwood Elementary School and more.
16 schools teach K in Woodson’s district. Which one depends on your address: William Jefferson Clinton Elementary School, Sylvan Hills Elementary School, Crystal Hill Elementary and Chenal Elementary School and more.
16 schools teach 1st grade in Woodson’s district. Which one depends on your address: William Jefferson Clinton Elementary School, Sylvan Hills Elementary School, Crystal Hill Elementary and Chenal Elementary School and more.
16 schools teach 2nd grade in Woodson’s district. Which one depends on your address: William Jefferson Clinton Elementary School, Sylvan Hills Elementary School, Crystal Hill Elementary and Chenal Elementary School and more.
16 schools teach 3rd grade in Woodson’s district. Which one depends on your address: William Jefferson Clinton Elementary School, Sylvan Hills Elementary School, Crystal Hill Elementary and Chenal Elementary School and more.
16 schools teach 4th grade in Woodson’s district. Which one depends on your address: William Jefferson Clinton Elementary School, Sylvan Hills Elementary School, Crystal Hill Elementary and Chenal Elementary School and more.
16 schools teach 5th grade in Woodson’s district. Which one depends on your address: William Jefferson Clinton Elementary School, Sylvan Hills Elementary School, Crystal Hill Elementary and Chenal Elementary School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–516 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Pulaski County Special School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 25 schools · 12,368 students
$14,871AR $13,585
CTest scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading31%
State average 36.8%
Math27%
State average 36.2%
Every school in Woodson
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Woodson · in other towns
William Jefferson Clinton Elementary School
D586 students15:1Rate it →
Sylvan Hills Elementary School
C+516 students18:1Rate it →
Crystal Hill Elementary
D499 students15:1Rate it →
Chenal Elementary School
A+448 students16:1Rate it →
Sherwood Elementary School
B424 students19:1Rate it →
Daisy Bates Elementary School
D409 students13:1Rate it →
Oakbrooke Elementary School
B−408 students16:1Rate it →
Baker Elementary School
A+407 students15:1Rate it →
Pine Forest Elementary School
B−371 students17:1Rate it →
Cato Elementary School
B−305 students17:1Rate it →
Landmark Elementary School
D301 students17:1Rate it →
Joe T. Robinson Elementary School
B−295 students13:1Rate it →
Parents talk
What Woodson families are saying about school.
Parents weigh in
Live in Woodson? Is a C for its schools right?
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Start the conversation
Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Woodson
There’s no college in Woodson, but 11 are within 30 miles. The closest is Arkansas Baptist College in Little Rock, 14 miles away.
Arkansas Baptist CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Little Rock
14 mi373 students
Philander Smith UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Little Rock
14.1 mi841 students
University of Arkansas at Little RockUniversity or college · Public · Little Rock
14.3 mi5,059 students
Jackson Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · North Little Rock
15.3 mi9 students
Shorter CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · North Little Rock
15.3 mi287 students
University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesUniversity or college · Public · Little Rock
15.6 mi2,164 students
Baptist Health College Little RockCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Little Rock
15.9 mi512 students
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · North Little Rock
17.3 mi2,253 students
University of Arkansas at Pine BluffUniversity or college · Public · Pine Bluff
23.5 mi1,930 students
Southeast Arkansas CollegeCommunity college · Public · Pine Bluff
25.4 mi515 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Woodson. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 1 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Arkansas. Stars are from neighbors.