LISA ACADEMY WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL

LISA ACADEMY WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL, a middle-of-the-pack middle school in LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, part of LISA ACADEMY, serves 430 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

LISA ACADEMY comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 4,292 students; LISA ACADEMY WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, LISA ACADEMY WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 32% Black, 17% Asian, 15% White, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 8%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting LISA ACADEMY WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LISA ACADEMY WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.4%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Pulaski County put the typical household earns roughly $62,873 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Pulaski County's 133 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,124 students), LISA ACADEMY WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: LISA ACADEMY ARKANSAS HYBRID SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, LISA ACADEMY WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 23.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area. As a public charter, LISA ACADEMY WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. LISA ACADEMY WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has grew 21% since 2018, when it stood at 355 (now 430). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 20% to 33%. Class-load math has grew: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.