Van Buren Freshman Academy

Public high school, 9 to ungraded · Van Buren, Arkansas

Van Buren Freshman Academy in Van Buren, Arkansas enrolled 468 students in 2024-25 with 37.9 full-time teachers, 12.4 students per teacher against the Arkansas high-school median of 8.4. 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, 41% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 28% 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 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 13%

462 students in 2022-23, 470 students in 2023-24, 468 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.5 to 37.9.

Students enrolled at Van Buren Freshman Academy by school year2022-23: 462, 2023-24: 470, 2024-25: 46802004006002022-234622023-244702024-25468
Students enrolled at Van Buren Freshman Academy by school year2022-23: 462, 2023-24: 470, 2024-25: 46802004006002022-234622023-244702024-25468
Students enrolled at Van Buren Freshman Academy by school year2022-23: 462, 2023-24: 470, 2024-25: 46802004006002022-234622023-244702024-25468
Students enrolled at Van Buren Freshman Academy by school year2022-23: 462, 2023-24: 470, 2024-25: 46802004006002022-234622023-244702024-25468
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2346233.513.8
2023-2447035.313.3
2024-2546837.912.4

12.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 84 of every 100 Arkansas high schools

Among the 299 Arkansas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 8.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Arkansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 53.1; This school 12.4; state median 8.4.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.4state median 8.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Arkansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 53.1; This school 12.4; state median 8.4.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.4state median 8.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Arkansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 53.1; This school 12.4; state median 8.4.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.4state median 8.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Arkansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 53.1; This school 12.4; state median 8.4.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.4state median 8.4U.S. 14.5

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 541 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Van Buren Freshman Academy enrolled 444 students and had 0.8 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 80 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.8, one per 541 of the 444 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions80
  • Chronically absent29.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

61.8% of students were White, 20.1% Hispanic, 11.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White61.8%
  2. Hispanic20.1%
  3. Two or more races11.3%
  4. Asian2.6%
  5. Black2.1%
  6. American Indian1.9%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

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 Van Buren Freshman Academy scored proficient or above: 41% in reading in 2021-22 and 28% 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, 2021-2241%44%39.9%
Math, 2022-2328%41% (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.

High schools in Van Buren

2 public high schools in Van Buren report 2024-25 enrollment; Van Buren Freshman Academy is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Van Buren High School1,23210.744.7%
Van Buren Freshman Academy46812.448.3%

All public schools in Van Buren →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Van Buren Freshman Academy

  1. Van Buren High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.7 miles away: 1,232 students, 10.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Furture School of Fort SmithThe next nearest public high school, 6.1 miles away: 235 students, 5.5 per teacher (2024-25).6.1 mi
  3. Compare Van Buren Freshman Academy with Van Buren High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Van Buren School District spends per student$11,315 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,315
  5. The largest public schools in ArkansasVan Buren Freshman Academy is the number 109 by size of 305 Arkansas high schools open in 2024-25.#109 of 305
  6. Arkansas schools by students per teacher12.4 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 8.4 for high schools.12.4:1
  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 Van Buren Freshman Academy

  1. How many students attend Van Buren Freshman Academy?
    468 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 462 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Van Buren, AR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Van Buren Freshman Academy?
    12.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arkansas median for high schools is 8.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Van Buren Freshman Academy a Title I school?
    Van Buren Freshman Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Van Buren Freshman Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Van Buren Freshman Academy scored proficient or above: 41% in reading in 2021-22 and 28% 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 district is Van Buren Freshman Academy in?
    Van Buren School District, NCES district ID 0513410. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 051341001631 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.

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