1. It Takes a Community A Professional Presentation of a Learning Community Analysis Yulonda Wallace Developing Information Collections LIBM 6360 Fall 2011

2. Forest Park Elementary Located at 1600 North Tyler Street in the Heights section of Little Rock.

3. Community Involvement The following businesses support Forest Park Elementary. Forest Park has an average of over 90 volunteer hours per student.

4. Demographics of Forest Park Total enrollment for the 2010-2011 school year was 472. 79% White 15% Black 2% Hispanic 3% Asian 96 students are considered disadvantaged

5. Spring 2011 ACTAAP Scores Forest Park students scoring proficient/advanced Grade 3Math- 94%Literacy-96% Grade 4Math-99%Literacy-96% Grade 5Math-88%Literacy-94%

6. Populations of Little Rock according to the 2010 Census Total population-183,133 White-100,848 or 55% Black-74,003 or 40% Hispanic-4,889 or 3% Asian-3,032 or 2% White Black

7. Ages of Little Rock Citizens Median Age-34.5 Under 5 years old-12,989 18 -64 years old-137,898 65 years and over-21,327

8. The People of Little Rock 25 years and over High school or higher: 85.9% Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.5% Graduate or professional degree: 13.4% Unemployed: 6.0% Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.5 minutes For population 15 years and over in Little Rock city: Never married: 29.7% Now married: 48.8% Separated: 2.3% Widowed: 6.7% Divorced: 12.5%

9. Average Incomes in Little Rock Median household $38,992 Median house price $39,200 Estimated per capita income in 2009 was $26,518.

10. Different types of businesses in Little Rock Advertizing and MarketingEnergy and Rersources ApparelTelecommunications Automotive ServicesPharmaceuticals Building and ConstructionReal Estate FinancialHealthcare Food ProcessingLegal FurnitureMedia GovernmentPrinting and Publishing Insurance Restaurants and Bars Consumer electronics and Appliances

11. Lower Educational Institutions in the Little Rock area Little Rock School District serves nearly 26,000 students. LRSD has 32 Elementary schools, 7 Middle schools, and 5 High schools. There are 46 private schools serving from 3 year olds to high school students.

12. Higher Educational Institutions in the Little Rock/North Little Rock area 4 Year Institutions ◊ UALR ◊ UA for Medical Science 2 Year Institutions ◊ Pulaski Tech 2 Year Private Institutions ◊ Shorter College ◊ Arkansas Baptist College ◊ Philander Smith College

13. Hospitals serving the Little Rock area St. Vincent Medical Center Arkansas Children’s Hospital Arkansas Heart Hospital Baptist Hospital University Hospital of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

14. Housing and Transportation Central Arkansas Transit consists of bus and River Market trolley Little Rock National Airport Single family housing Apartment living Public housing managed by Little Rock Housing Authority

15. Informational Institutions The Central Arkansas Library System has seven locations in Little Rock. Arkansas Arts Center in MacArthur Park. Clinton Library.

16. More Informational Institutions Arkansas Museum of Discovery. Little Rock Zoo

17. References 25,976 Companies in Little Rock, AR. (n.d.). www.manta.com/mb_51_ALL_149/little_rock_ar Campus Explorer. (n.d.). http://www.campusexplorer.com/colleges/search/?city= AFBD097D Little Rock Private Schools. (n.d.). littlerockprivateschools.com Little Rock School District. (n.d.). lrsd.org areaConnect. (n.d.). http://littlerock.areaconnect.com/statistis.htm