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Enrollment
394
High
DISTRICT 233 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LISA ACADEMY·NCES 050007401107
LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL
6711 W. MARKHAM ST, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72205 · (501) 500-5051 · Pulaski County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
300 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 70%
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 118 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 113 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 88 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 75 | 19% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 61% · US 70%
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
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
34.1%
AR avg 34.9% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 34 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 3 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.1% |
| 2023-24 | 30.7% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.5%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 WEST HIGH SCHOOL
LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL this school | 394 | 76.1% | 27.6% |
| LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL NORTH LITTLE ROCK | 292 | 57.5% | 48.4% |
| ARKANSAS MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDERS ACADEMY (AMFRA) LITTLE ROCK | 176 | 60.2% | 15.2% |
| LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SPRINGDALE | 654 | 87.0% | 27.6% |
| HOPE HIGH SCHOOL HOPE | 611 | 100.0% | 14.7% |
| DANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL DANVILLE | 252 | 72.2% | 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 WEST HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Pulaski County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #155 of 272 | #6 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #103 of 280 ▲ 28 | #6 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #126 of 310 | #15 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #207 of 245 | #12 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #23 of 246 | #6 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.1% | #97 of 273 | #5 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #128 of 133 | #6 of 6 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
394
-58 (-13%) vs 2020
+132% since 2010-11, when it was 170
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 11.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 394 | 31.5 | 12.5:1 | 76% (300) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 39.2 | 9.8:1 | 73% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 44.2 | 9.3:1 | 67% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 452 | 39 | 11.6:1 | 54% (243) |
| 2017-18 | 399 | 37.2 | 10.7:1 | 31% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 341 | 24 | 14.2:1 | 40% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 170 | 13 | 13.1:1 | 30% (51) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL.
About LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL
LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school in LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, administered by LISA ACADEMY. It has an enrollment of 394 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Arkansas, the average enrollment is about 510.
LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL is in LISA ACADEMY, a district with 4,292 students across 13 schools.
The biggest share of students at LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL, 43%, is Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 41% Hispanic, 11% White, and 3% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL scores 63%.
There are 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.5:1. Compared with the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas, this school's ratio is higher. On the income side, 76% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of Arkansas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 27.6% and a predicted 31.5%.
In Pulaski County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $62,873 a year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Counting LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL, Pulaski County has 133 public schools.
LITTLE ROCK HALL STEAM MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL sits about 0.7 miles from LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Enrollment decreased by 13% across 4 years, from 452 in 2020-21 to 394 in 2024-25.
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Pulaski County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in LISA ACADEMY
- LISA ACADEMY NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 654 students
- LISA ACADEMY WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 575 students
- LISA ACADEMY SPRINGDALEElementary · 450 students
- LISA ACADEMY WEST MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 430 students
- LISA ACADEMY ROGERS-BENTONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 393 students
- LISA ACADEMY FAYETTEVILLEElementary · 377 students
Other schools in LITTLE ROCK
- ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,567 students
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,371 students
- ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY ELEMENTARYElementary · 1,387 students
- ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,315 students
- DR. MARIAN G. LACEY K-8 ACADEMYElementary · 1,252 students
- PARKVIEW MAGNET HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,072 students
Nearby schools
- LITTLE ROCK HALL STEAM MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 305
- WILLIAMS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 340
- BRADY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 309
- FOREST HEIGHTS STEM ACADEMY0.9 mi · 777
- FAIR PARK EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER1.0 mi · 195
- FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL?
LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 394 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL serve?
LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL?
At LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 11% White, 41% Hispanic, 43% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL in?
LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL is part of LISA ACADEMY.
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