ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY ELEMENTARY

ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY ELEMENTARY, a roomy elementary-level community in LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, overseen by ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY, instructs 1,387 students, covering grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 418 students per school, that is 232% above typical.

Within ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY, which oversees 3 schools and 5,269 students, ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY ELEMENTARY logs that 58% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 27% Black, 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Pulaski County as a whole is about 49% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY ELEMENTARY reports 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 43.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.0:1 average. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Pulaski County) shows that median household income runs about $62,873, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Pulaski County runs 133 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,124 students), of which ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY ELEMENTARY.

ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY ELEMENTARY operates from a high-density location. ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY ELEMENTARY is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Looking at the recent track record. ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY ELEMENTARY's enrollment has grew 94% since 2018, when it stood at 715 (now 1,387). White enrollment moved from 74% to 58% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 40.9:1 in 2018 to 43.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.