Pulaski Heights Middle School
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Pulaski Heights Middle School is a middle school in Little Rock, Arkansas and part of the Little Rock School District. Pulaski Heights was named for the section of Little Rock (formerly a separate town) in which it is located. In 1908 Pulaski Heights Middle School was born in a small brick store at the corner of Prospect and Oak streets. It accommodated children scattered "out in the woods" as far west as Forest Park.
During that first year, a woman named Lydia Dice sold five acres of land to the LRSD School Board for a very small sum because she was interested in the welfare of the children in the community. A four-room schoolhouse was built on the site in 1909 (see photo above). It had an enrollment of about 100 students. In 1910 a group of parents asked the School Board to construct a fence around the school since animals such as goats, mules and cattle had become "the source of considerable annoyance because the animals roamed at will and drank from school water pails and cups." By 1918 the community was more populated, and in that year a committee went to the School Board with the request that a new and larger building be constructed. The present building opened in 1921; at that time, it housed both grammar school and junior high school students.
Pulaski Heights Elementary was built next door in 1927, and the auditorium and cafeteria shared by both schools were built in 1935. A renovation was completed on the middle school in 1972.
In 2004 a two-story media center was completed; the elementary and middle schools each have separate floors in the structure.
Features: In 1908 a tradition that continues today was begun in an abandoned store on the corner of Prospect and Oak Streets. With educational excellence in mind, Pulaski Heights Middle School began with 2 teachers and 100 students.
Today Pulaski Heights Middle School continues to excel in the manner in which it was started. Now a city landmark at the corner of Lee and Pine Streets, it proudly houses 800 students and 60 certified staff members who strive to achieve educational excellence daily.
The teaming approach among teachers enhances each student's academic, social and emotional needs, as well as helps to ensure a well-rounded education for our leaders of tomorrow. Communication through technology and a new curriculum in English, math, and science will give students a boost in preparing them for the future.
Voted one of the top Little Rock schools in 1998 by readers of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Pulaski Heights Middle School is proud of its strong academic record. Many of our students score well on the Duke University Talent Identification Program each year. A strong sports program, other extracurricular opportunities for students, and an extremely active PTA help PHMS meet the needs of its young people.
If you want more infomation about PHMS, visit www.lrsd.org and go to PHMS's page.
