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Enrollment
897
High
DISTRICT 501 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST MEMPHIS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050804001594
THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOL
501 WEST BROADWAY, WEST MEMPHIS, AR 72301 · (870) 735-3660 · Crittenden County
GRADES 10–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL897 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of Arkansas public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
105 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
897 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 70%
Community
6
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 10 | 313 | 35% |
| Grade 11 | 311 | 35% |
| Grade 12 | 273 | 30% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within WEST MEMPHIS SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
20.8%
AR avg 34.9% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 21 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 4 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.8% |
| 2023-24 | 17.0% |
% 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
15.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOL
THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (15.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 897 | 100.0% | 15.3% |
| PINE BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL PINE BLUFF | 688 | 100.0% | 6.3% |
| FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL FORREST CITY | 563 | 100.0% | 12.4% |
| CAMDEN FAIRVIEW HIGH SCHOOL CAMDEN | 652 | 99.5% | 10.4% |
| BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL BLYTHEVILLE | 369 | 100.0% | 10.9% |
| CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL WEST HELENA | 439 | 94.5% | 10.0% |
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 THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #243 of 272 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #228 of 280 ▲ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 897 | #42 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.5:1 | #115 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.9% | #155 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #34 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #26 of 133 |
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
897
-96 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 7.7:1
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 | 897 | 105.2 | 8.5:1 | 100% (897) |
| 2023-24 | 944 | 126.6 | 7.5:1 | 100% (944) |
| 2022-23 | 952 | 123.8 | 7.7:1 | 100% (952) |
| 2020-21 | 993 | 129 | 7.7:1 | 100% (993) |
| 2017-18 | 1,112 | 74.5 | 14.9:1 | 60% (667) |
| 2015-16 | 1,137 | 78 | 14.6:1 | 100% (1,137) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOL.
About THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOL
THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOL, located in WEST MEMPHIS, Arkansas, is a high-enrollment high school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 897 students in grades 10 through 12. The average for high schools in Arkansas is about 510 students, so this school is 76% bigger than average.
WEST MEMPHIS SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 4,511 students in 9 schools, including THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOL.
The large majority of students at THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOL, 84%, are Black. The next largest groups are 13% White. The school's Black share is 33 points above the 51% share among Crittenden County residents. By the diversity index, THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOL comes in at 28%.
Teachers at the school number 105.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 8.5:1. High schools in Arkansas have a similar average ratio of 8.8:1. Roughly 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Crittenden County, the average is 90%.
The allk12 Grade for THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOL is C-. Compared with Arkansas public high schools, the school scored higher than 20% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOL scores 15.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 22.7%.
County data help place the school in context: in Crittenden County, median household income is about $55,358, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. The public schools of Crittenden County number 19 and enroll about 8,770.
Nearby, WEST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOL is 3rd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOL operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOL went from 993 students to 897.
The THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOL community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Crittenden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,266
Census ACS
Median income
$55,358
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
8,770 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WEST MEMPHIS SCHOOL DISTRICT
- JACKSON WONDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 554 students
- FAULK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 523 students
- WONDER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 511 students
- BRAGG ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 473 students
- RICHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 462 students
- WEST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 461 students
Other schools in WEST MEMPHIS
- MARION VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 762 students
- JACKSON WONDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 554 students
- FAULK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 523 students
- WONDER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 511 students
- BRAGG ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 473 students
- RICHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 462 students
Nearby schools
- WEST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 461
- BRAGG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 473
- RICHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 462
- FAULK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 523
- MARION VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET SCHOOL1.2 mi · 762
- WEAVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 228
Frequently asked questions
About THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOLHow large is THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOL?
THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 897 students in grades 10-12.
Is THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 10-12.
How many teachers does THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOL have?
THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOL employs 105 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOL?
At THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 13% White, 2% Hispanic, 84% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOL public or private?
THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by WEST MEMPHIS SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.