The Little Rock School District’s Hall-West High School of Innovation is facing a pivotal year as the district evaluates its future amid declining enrollment.

The school opened the 2025-26 academic year without a ninth-grade class due to low interest, leaving the student body at just over 230 students in grades 10 through 12. (Enrollment has fluctuated somewhat since the school year began a few weeks ago, from a high of 242 to a low of about 218.)

Operating a high school with fewer than 250 students presents both opportunities and obstacles, but the absence of a ninth grade presents a significant challenge for the school’s sustainability. At Thursday night’s board meeting, the LRSD board heard from members of a Hall alumni group called “The Tribe” that has worked to support current stude

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