Arkansas Connections Academy High

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Bentonville, Arkansas

Arkansas Connections Academy High in Bentonville, Arkansas enrolled 4,575 students in 2024-25 with 116.6 full-time teachers, 39.2 students per teacher against the Arkansas median of 15.5. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 31% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arkansas: 39.9% and 38.9%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 75% (Arkansas: 89.9%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 42% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 51%

3,231 students in 2022-23, 3,804 students in 2023-24, 4,575 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 77.0 to 116.6.

Students enrolled at Arkansas Connections Academy High by school year2022-23: 3,231, 2023-24: 3,804, 2024-25: 4,57502k4k6k2022-233,2312023-243,8042024-254,575
Students enrolled at Arkansas Connections Academy High by school year2022-23: 3,231, 2023-24: 3,804, 2024-25: 4,57502k4k6k2022-233,2312023-243,8042024-254,575
Students enrolled at Arkansas Connections Academy High by school year2022-23: 3,231, 2023-24: 3,804, 2024-25: 4,57502k4k6k2022-233,2312023-243,8042024-254,575
Students enrolled at Arkansas Connections Academy High by school year2022-23: 3,231, 2023-24: 3,804, 2024-25: 4,57502k4k6k2022-233,2312023-243,8042024-254,575
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,23177.042.0
2023-243,80485.244.7
2024-254,575116.639.2

39.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 of every 100 Arkansas schools of this kind

Among the 21 Arkansas schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.5; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Arkansas other schools, 2024-2521 values from 3.4 to 39.2; This school 39.2; state median 15.5.010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 39.2state median 15.5U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Arkansas other schools, 2024-2521 values from 3.4 to 39.2; This school 39.2; state median 15.5.010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 39.2state median 15.5U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Arkansas other schools, 2024-2521 values from 3.4 to 39.2; This school 39.2; state median 15.5.010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 39.2state median 15.5U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Arkansas other schools, 2024-2521 values from 3.4 to 39.2; This school 39.2; state median 15.5.010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 39.2state median 15.5U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

6 AP courses and one counselor per 685 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Arkansas Connections Academy High enrolled 3,423 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses6
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 685 of the 3,423 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent4.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

70.4% of students were White, 12.3% Black, 8.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White70.4%
  2. Black12.3%
  3. Hispanic8.6%
  4. Two or more races7.0%
  5. American Indian1.2%
  6. Asian0.5%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Arkansas Connections Academy High scored proficient or above: 31% in reading in 2021-22 and 14% in math in 2022-23, against 39.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across Arkansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arkansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtArkansas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2231%31%39.9%
Math, 2022-2314%21% (2021-22)38.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

75% of the 353 students in Arkansas Connections Academy High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.9% across Arkansas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtArkansas
Four-year graduation rate75%75%89.9%
Students in the class35335335,156

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Arkansas Connections Academy High

  1. Springdale School of InnovationsThe nearest public school of this kind, 16 miles away: 1,976 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
  2. Fayetteville Virtual Academy- Dist Conversion Charter SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 23 miles away: 165 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).23 mi
  3. Compare Arkansas Connections Academy High with Springdale School of InnovationsStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Arkansas Connections Academy spends per student$8,729 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$8,729
  5. The largest public schools in ArkansasArkansas Connections Academy High is the largest of 28 Arkansas schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#1 of 28
  6. Arkansas schools by students per teacher39.2 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 15.5 for schools of this kind.39.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Arkansas Connections Academy High

  1. How many students attend Arkansas Connections Academy High?
    4,575 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 3,231 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Bentonville, AR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Arkansas Connections Academy High?
    39.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arkansas median for schools of this kind is 15.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Arkansas Connections Academy High a Title I school?
    Arkansas Connections Academy High ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Arkansas Connections Academy High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Arkansas Connections Academy High scored proficient or above: 31% in reading in 2021-22 and 14% in math in 2022-23, against 39.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across Arkansas. Arkansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Arkansas Connections Academy High?
    75% of the 353 students in Arkansas Connections Academy High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.9% across Arkansas. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Arkansas Connections Academy High in?
    Arkansas Connections Academy, NCES district ID 0500417. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050041701632 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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