Lisa Academy Chenal
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Little Rock, Arkansas
Lisa Academy Chenal in Little Rock, Arkansas enrolled 575 students in 2024-25 with 30.0 full-time teachers, 19.2 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, 31% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 36% 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 fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 21%
626 students in 2022-23, 603 students in 2023-24, 575 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.1 to 30.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 626 | 38.1 | 16.4 |
| 2023-24 | 603 | 35.1 | 17.2 |
| 2024-25 | 575 | 30.0 | 19.2 |
19.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 93 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).
One counselor per 253 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lisa Academy Chenal enrolled 632 students and had 2.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.5, one per 253 of the 632 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions6
- Chronically absent13.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
46.6% of students were Black, 33.0% Hispanic, 9.9% White in 2024-25.
- Black46.6%
- Hispanic33.0%
- White9.9%
- Asian6.3%
- Two or more races4.0%
- American Indian0.2%
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 Lisa Academy Chenal scored proficient or above: 31% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% 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 | 31% | 40% | 39.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 36% | 40% (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.
Elementary schools in Little Rock
41 public elementary schools in Little Rock report 2024-25 enrollment; Lisa Academy Chenal is number 8 by size.
| 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 Lisa Academy Chenal
- Terry Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 328 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Arkansas Virtual AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 1,387 students, 43.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Compare Lisa Academy Chenal with Terry Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much LISA Academy spends per student$11,869 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,869
- The largest public schools in ArkansasLisa Academy Chenal is the number 91 by size of 504 Arkansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#91 of 504
- Arkansas schools by students per teacher19.2 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 16.0 for elementary schools.19.2:1
- 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 Lisa Academy Chenal
How many students attend Lisa Academy Chenal?
575 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 626 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Little Rock, AR.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lisa Academy Chenal?
19.2 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 Lisa Academy Chenal a Title I school?
Lisa Academy Chenal ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Lisa Academy Chenal do on state tests?
The students tested at Lisa Academy Chenal scored proficient or above: 31% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% 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 Lisa Academy Chenal in?
LISA Academy, NCES district ID 0500074. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050007401624 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.