Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas West Little Rock Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Little Rock, Arkansas
Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas West Little Rock Elementary in Little Rock, Arkansas enrolled 61 students in 2024-25 with 7.7 full-time teachers, 8.0 students per teacher against the Arkansas elementary-school median of 16.0. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-49% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arkansas: 38.9%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 53%
59 students in 2022-23, 54 students in 2023-24, 61 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.0 to 7.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 59 | 5.0 | 11.8 |
| 2023-24 | 54 | 7.6 | 7.1 |
| 2024-25 | 61 | 7.7 | 8.0 |
8.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 of every 100 Arkansas elementary schools
Among the 503 Arkansas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.0; the national median for elementary 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas West Little Rock Elementary enrolled 15 students; it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent52.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
44.3% of students were Black, 24.6% White, 18.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black44.3%
- White24.6%
- Hispanic18.0%
- Two or more races9.8%
- Asian3.3%
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, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas West Little Rock Elementary scored proficient or above: 40-49% in math, against 38.9% in math 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Arkansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 40‑49% | 69% (2021-22) | 38.9% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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.
Elementary schools in Little Rock
41 public elementary schools in Little Rock report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Virtual Academy | 1,387 | 43.6 | 54.3% |
| Don Roberts Elementary School | 1,035 | 19.3 | 20.6% |
| J.a. Fair K8 Preparatory School | 779 | 14.7 | 99.6% |
| Forest Heights STEM Academy | 777 | 16.4 | 38.6% |
| Exalt Academy of Southwest Little Rock | 754 | 12.3 | 84.4% |
| Estem Elementary School | 672 | 15.3 | 62.1% |
| Estem East Village Elementary Public Charter School | 609 | 14.5 | 63.2% |
| Lisa Academy Chenal | 575 | 19.2 | 61.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas West Little Rock Elementary
- Baker Interdistrict Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 407 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Don Roberts Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.1 miles away: 1,035 students, 19.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Compare Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas West Little Rock Elementary with Baker Interdistrict Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas spends per student$10,122 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,122
- The largest public schools in ArkansasFounders Classical Academies of Arkansas West Little Rock Elementary is the number 502 by size of 504 Arkansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#502 of 504
- Arkansas schools by students per teacher8.0 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 16.0 for elementary schools.8.0:1
- 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 Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas West Little Rock Elementary
How many students attend Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas West Little Rock Elementary?
61 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 59 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Little Rock, AR.What is the student-teacher ratio at Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas West Little Rock Elementary?
8.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arkansas median for elementary schools is 16.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas West Little Rock Elementary a Title I school?
Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas West Little Rock Elementary ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas West Little Rock Elementary do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas West Little Rock Elementary scored proficient or above: 40-49% in math, against 38.9% in math 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas West Little Rock Elementary in?
Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas, NCES district ID 0500409. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050040901727 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, 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.