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LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

1 LISA ACADEMY WAY, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR 72117 · (501) 945-2727 · Pulaski County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of Arkansas public high schools
  • A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public high schools

Enrollment
292
High
DISTRICT 233 · STATE 510
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
168 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 98429%
Grade 108529%
Grade 116623%
Grade 125619%
Ungraded10%
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
7526%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
9533%
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
9332%
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 19% · US 15%
Asian
124%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
155%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
15954%
Female
13346%

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Test scores

ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)
English Language Arts
56.9%
AR avg 34.9% . +10.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Arkansas average is about 35 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023.

ATLAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language Arts
2024-2556.9%
2023-2446.1%
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL this school29257.5%48.4%
ARKANSAS MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDERS ACADEMY (AMFRA)
LITTLE ROCK
17660.2%15.2%
AGEE LIERLY LIFE PREPARATION SERVICES SCHOOL
FAYETTEVILLE
25063.2%5.5%
LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL
LITTLE ROCK
39476.1%27.6%
MILLS UNIVERSITY STUDIES HIGH SCHOOL
LITTLE ROCK
61257.0%14.1%
DANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
DANVILLE
25272.2%33.5%
Matched among Arkansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArkansasIn Pulaski County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
48.4%#13 of 272#1 of 17
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
56.9%#11 of 280
▲ 7
#1 of 18
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
292#184 of 310#18 of 26
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.1:1#180 of 245#4 of 18
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
72.2%#2 of 246#1 of 17
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
57.5%#170 of 273#10 of 17
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
292
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2529226.411.1:158% (168)
2023-2428825.511.3:159% (171)
2022-2329931.29.6:157% (170)
2020-212861915.1:151% (147)
2017-1815413.811.1:125% (38)
2015-161181110.7:135% (41)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL.

About LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL is a public small high school in NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas. The school counts 292 students across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Arkansas is about 510 students.

In LISA ACADEMY, 13 schools enroll a combined 4,292 students.

The most common group at LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL is Hispanic students, at 33%. Other groups make up 32% Black, 26% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Pulaski County as a whole is about 8% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 72% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL counts 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.1 students for each one. This ratio sits 2.2 above the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas. About 58% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Compared with the 71% average for public schools in Pulaski County, the school's rate is lower.

allk12 grades LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL an A+. The grade compares the school only with Arkansas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.

LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL scores 48.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 38.4%.

Among Pulaski County residents, the median household income is $62,873, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Besides LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL, Pulaski County has 132 other public schools.

The shortest distance from LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to LISA ACADEMY NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 30.7%, lower than LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL's 48.4%.

NCES assigns LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL is publicly funded and operates under a charter.

Enrollment in 2024-25 was 292, close to the 286 recorded in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.1:1 to 11.1:1.

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Pulaski County at a glance

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Population
399,818
Census ACS
Median income
$62,873
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
133
64,124 students

Quick facts

School name
LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
District
LISA ACADEMY
Address
1 LISA ACADEMY WAY, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR 72117
Phone
(501) 945-2727
County
Pulaski County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
292
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
11.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
168 (58%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
050007401501
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
How many students attend LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL?
LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 292 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL serve?
LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL have?
LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
What is the student diversity at LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 26% White, 33% Hispanic, 32% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL?
LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by LISA ACADEMY in Pulaski County.
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