Elementary Schools
The Pulaski County Special School District operates 24 elementary schools including several magnet schools and specialty schools providing focus on particular subject areas. In 2008, the William Jefferson Clinton Elementary Magnet School was named a National Blue Ribbon School, followed by a National Blue Ribbon School designation for Arnold Drive Elementary School in 2010.
In 2008, Arnold Drive Elementary and Warren Dupree Elementary were honored as a National Title I Distinguished School. Harris Health & Science Specialty Elementary School is designated as an Arkansas Reading First and NASA Explorer School. In 2011, Sherwood Elementary's Odyssey of the Mind team takes the Arkansas State Tournament and went to the World Finals. Also, Dupree Elementary received a National School of Distinction status from the Schools Fight Hunger program.
Originally, Harris Elementary School named in honor of Viola H. Harris, a former administrator of the district and McAlmont Elementary School, served as Pulaski Technical School before being renamed as Harris High School starting in the fall of 1963 and lasting until 1970 when the district reorganized its facilities as a result of desegregation and the facility became an elementary school. The high school's mascot of the Panthers remains today as Harris Elementary School's mascot.
| School Name | Location | Grades | NCES School ID | Website(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adkins Pre-Kindergarten School | Jacksonville | PK | 051185000901 | |
| Arnold Drive Elementary School † | Jacksonville | PK–5 | 051185000926 | Official website |
| John W. Baker Inter-district Elementary School | Jacksonville | K–5 | 051185000903 | Official website |
| Daisy Bates Elementary School † | Little Rock | PK–5 | 051185001391 | Official website |
| Bayou Meto Elementary School † | Jacksonville | PK–5 | 051185000905 | Official website |
| Cato Elementary School † | North Little Rock | PK–5 | 051185000906 | Official website |
| Chenal Elementary School † | Little Rock | PK-5 | 051185001484 | Official website |
| William Jefferson Clinton Speech Communications and Technology Magnet Elementary School † | Sherwood | PK–5 | 051185000122 | Official website |
| College Station Magnet Elementary School † | College Station | PK–5 | 051185000910 | Official website |
| Crystal Hill Elementary School † | North Little Rock | PK–5 | 051185000058 | Official website |
| Harris Health & Science Specialty Elementary School † | Little Rock | PK–5 | 051185000916 | Official website |
| Joe T. Robinson Elementary School † | Little Rock | PK–5 | 051185000922 | Official website |
| Landmark Fine Arts Specialty Elementary School † | Little Rock | PK–5 | 051185000927 | Official website |
| Lawson Elementary School † | Little Rock | PK–5 | 051185000928 | Official website |
| Murrell Taylor Elementary School † | Jacksonville | PK–5 | 051185001256 | Official website |
| Oak Grove Elementary School † | North Little Rock | PK–5 | 051185000933 | Official website |
| Oakbrooke Elementary School † | Sherwood | PK–5 | 051185001239 | Official website |
| Pine Forest Elementary School | Maumelle | PK–5 | 051185001257 | Official website PCSSD page |
| Pinewood Elementary School † | Jacksonville | PK–5 | 051185000935 | Official website |
| Scott Elementary School † | Scott | PK–6 | 051185000938 | Official website |
| Sherwood Elementary School † | Sherwood | PK–5 | 051185000939 | Official website |
| Sylvan Hills Elementary School † | Sherwood | PK–5 | 051185000940 | Official website |
| Tolleson Elementary School † | Jacksonville | PK–5 | 051185000925 | Official website |
| Warren Dupree Elementary School † | Sherwood | K–5 | 051185000912 | Official website |
† denotes Title I school
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