KIPP:DELTA COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL

KIPP:DELTA COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL, a minimally staffed middle school in HELENA, Arkansas, run under KIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, caters to 163 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 464 students per school, that is 65% below typical.

KIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,231 students; KIPP:DELTA COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, KIPP:DELTA COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (94%) are Black. Beyond that, the school reports 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 61% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.6:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at KIPP:DELTA COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, KIPP:DELTA COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 22.3%, the actual is 27.9%, a residual of +5.5 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Phillips County indicate median household income runs about $40,134, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 25% of residents live below the federal poverty line. KIPP:DELTA COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL is one of 9 public schools in Phillips County (combined enrollment of about 2,669 students).

Nearest neighbor: KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KIPP:DELTA COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 14.7%.

The school occupies a town-center site. KIPP:DELTA COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. KIPP:DELTA COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 23% since 2018, when it stood at 212 (now 163). Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the KIPP:DELTA COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.