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Cato Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
9906 Cato Rd
North Little Rock, AR 72120
Phone
(501) 833-1160
District
PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
PULASKI COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
304
Classroom Teachers
21

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arkansas

5

(10 is best)

Better than 41.3% of all AR schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Cato Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
41%
17%
31%
33%
51%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
43%
40%
41%
44%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
35%
30%
35%
40%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
13
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 20 6.6%
Kindergarten 58 19.1%
Grade 1 45 14.8%
Grade 2 43 14.1%
Grade 3 49 16.1%
Grade 4 41 13.5%
Grade 5 48 15.8%
Total 304 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 56.6% 39.7% 61.8%
Black 32.0% 46.6% 20.3%
Hispanic 9.6% 10.6% 14.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.4% 2.5% 1.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.5% 1.6%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 96.4% 60.9% 65.1%
Free lunch eligible 89.8% 54.3% 57.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.6% 6.7% 7.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 128,787 3,045,637
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 177.9 58
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.2% 19.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.6% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.6% 24.7%
65 OR OLDER 17.0% 17.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 51,345 1,171,694
Single Parent Households With Children 7.8% 9.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.0% 88.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.4% 24.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 17.8% 11.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.6% 13.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.8% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.0% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.1% 18.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.3% 15.3%
$15,000 or less 8.5% 11.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,215 $76,282,910 42.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $736 $9,033,664 5.0%
Staff $962 $11,807,588 6.6%
General Administration $166 $2,037,484 1.1%
School Administration $803 $9,856,022 5.5%
Operation $1,220 $14,974,280 8.3%
Transportation $761 $9,340,514 5.2%
Other $583 $7,155,742 4.0%
Total Support $5,231 $64,205,294 35.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,226 $39,595,924 22.0%
Total Expenditures $14,672 $180,084,128 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,727 $2,804,752,896 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $549 $268,820,846 4.6%
Staff $746 $365,434,036 6.2%
General Administration $243 $119,218,647 2.0%
School Administration $544 $266,301,512 4.5%
Operation $1,088 $532,680,088 9.0%
Transportation $374 $183,122,164 3.1%
Other $319 $156,438,260 2.7%
Total Support $3,863 $1,891,966,093 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,444 $1,197,134,852 20.3%
Total Expenditures $12,034 $5,893,783,948 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%