Arkansas Virtual Academy Jr
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Little Rock, Arkansas
Arkansas Virtual Academy Jr in Little Rock, Arkansas enrolled 1,315 students in 2024-25 with 43.6 full-time teachers, 30.2 students per teacher against the Arkansas middle-school median of 13.9. 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, 32% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arkansas: 39.9% and 38.9%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 32% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%
997 students in 2022-23, 1,050 students in 2023-24, 1,315 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 47.3 to 43.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 997 | 47.3 | 21.1 |
| 2023-24 | 1,050 | 37.4 | 28.1 |
| 2024-25 | 1,315 | 43.6 | 30.2 |
30.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 100 of every 100 Arkansas middle schools
Among the 204 Arkansas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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).
One counselor per 1,044 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Arkansas Virtual Academy Jr enrolled 1,044 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 1,044 of the 1,044 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent26.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
66.5% of students were White, 18.2% Black, 8.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White66.5%
- Black18.2%
- Hispanic8.1%
- Two or more races4.7%
- American Indian1.7%
- Asian0.6%
- 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 Virtual Academy Jr scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 19% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Arkansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 32% | 30% | 39.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 19% | 20% (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.
Middle schools in Little Rock
11 public middle schools in Little Rock report 2024-25 enrollment; Arkansas Virtual Academy Jr is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Virtual Academy Jr | 1,315 | 30.2 | 46.1% |
| Pinnacle View Middle School | 807 | 14.2 | 40.6% |
| Cloverdale Middle School | 665 | 12.4 | 77.4% |
| Joe T. Robinson Middle School | 607 | 12.4 | 37.2% |
| Pulaski Heights Middle School | 585 | 14.3 | 48.4% |
| Mann Magnet Middle School | 557 | 13.7 | 99.5% |
| Lisa Academy | 430 | 17.2 | 54.2% |
| Fuller Middle School | 420 | 9.9 | 56.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Arkansas Virtual Academy Jr
- Lisa AcademyThe nearest public middle school, 0.9 miles away: 430 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Pulaski Heights Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 4.6 miles away: 585 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).4.6 mi
- Compare Arkansas Virtual Academy Jr with Lisa AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Arkansas Virtual Academy spends per student$8,980 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$8,980
- The largest public schools in ArkansasArkansas Virtual Academy Jr is the number 2 by size of 204 Arkansas middle schools open in 2024-25.#2 of 204
- Arkansas schools by students per teacher30.2 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 13.9 for middle schools.30.2:1
- 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 Virtual Academy Jr
How many students attend Arkansas Virtual Academy Jr?
1,315 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 997 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Little Rock, AR.What is the student-teacher ratio at Arkansas Virtual Academy Jr?
30.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arkansas median for middle schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Arkansas Virtual Academy Jr a Title I school?
Arkansas Virtual Academy Jr ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Arkansas Virtual Academy Jr do on state tests?
The students tested at Arkansas Virtual Academy Jr scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 19% 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.What district is Arkansas Virtual Academy Jr in?
Arkansas Virtual Academy, NCES district ID 0500394. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050039401447 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
- 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.