Brady Elementary School, Little Rock AR

Original Research by School Decision on Brady Elementary School

Brady Elementary School, a public school in the Little Rock School District, serves students from kindergarten through fifth grade. It is one of many elementary options in Arkansas’s capital city and operates as a traditional neighborhood school within the district’s footprint.

On state assessments administered in the 2024-25 school year, results were very low. Across grades three through five, only a small fraction of students scored at a proficient level or above in reading, mathematics, and science. In each tested grade and subject, the share of students reaching proficiency was in the single digits or low teens. The school’s overall proficiency index, which combines performance across all tested subjects and grades, placed it in the bottom quartile relative to districts in Pulaski County. A parent considering Brady Elementary will want to look into what academic supports and interventions the school offers, as the assessment picture points to a student body that is, on the whole, far from grade-level benchmarks.

The student enrollment is moderate for an elementary school. The student body is predominantly Black, with a much smaller share of White students and a small number of students who are Hispanic, Asian, or of two or more races. A substantial majority of students come from households with low income, as measured by eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available; a parent may wish to ask the school about the proportion of students receiving special education or language support services.

Brady Elementary does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. The school has no charter or magnet status, and its Title I status was not indicated in the available data. Information on program offerings, such as gifted education, art, music, or extended learning, was also absent; parents would need to contact the school directly for details.

Little Rock itself is a mid-sized capital city with a diverse economy. Healthcare, government, banking, and retail anchor the local job market, and the city’s downtown River Market district offers a walkable core with restaurants and cultural venues. The broader city is car-dependent outside that core. Housing in the school’s ZIP code is valued near the statewide median but below the national median. Rents are moderate relative to incomes, and mortgage rates have been in the mid-six percent range nationally. The Little Rock metropolitan area has seen modest population growth in recent years.

The Little Rock School District operates a number of elementary, middle, and high schools across the city. No recent district-level changes—such as bond measures, boundary adjustments, or curriculum adoptions—were publicly reported in the available information. Families may want to monitor the district’s website for any upcoming decisions that could affect attendance zones or programming.

For a parent weighing Brady Elementary, the academic data is the most salient feature. Proficiency rates are low across the board, and the school serves a highly economically disadvantaged population. The school’s setting in a major city offers access to cultural and civic resources, but the immediate academic challenge is significant. A conversation with the principal about current improvement efforts, intervention strategies, and available supports would be a sensible next step.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 34%

School 4% · District 30% · ▼ 25 pts below district

▼ 32 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 48%

School 8% · District 33% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▼ 31 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 56%

School 6% · District 30% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 39%

School 9% · District 28% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 419%

School 19% · District 33% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 56%

School 6% · District 29% · ▼ 23 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Science

Grade 39%

School 9% · District 28% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 419%

School 19% · District 32% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 59%

School 9% · District 26% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

This schoolLITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.