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What's the one class at VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY every student should take?
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Enrollment
468
High
DISTRICT 850 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VAN BUREN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051341001631
VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY
821 POINTER TRAIL EAST, VAN BUREN, AR 72956 · (479) 471-3160 · Crawford County
GRADES 09–09HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Arkansas public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
12.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
288 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 9 | 461 | 99% |
| Ungraded | 7 | 1% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Students here typically continue to
VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY→VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within VAN BUREN SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
39.4%
AR avg 34.9% . +10.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 39 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 10 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.4% |
| 2023-24 | 29.1% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY
VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY's state test result (30.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY this school | 468 | 61.5% | 30.6% |
| WALDRON HIGH SCHOOL WALDRON | 401 | 66.8% | 23.3% |
| CUTTER-MORNING STAR HIGH SCHOOL HOT SPRINGS | 331 | 66.2% | 24.1% |
| LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL LINCOLN | 338 | 60.4% | 23.5% |
| HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOL HAMBURG | 508 | 63.6% | 22.2% |
| LAKE HAMILTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL PEARCY | 636 | 64.3% | 40.8% |
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 VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Crawford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #126 of 272 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #58 of 280 ▲ 96 | #2 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #107 of 310 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #204 of 245 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #60 of 246 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.5% | #153 of 273 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.9% | #49 of 105 | N/A |
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
468
+74 (+19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 468 | 37.9 | 12.3:1 | 62% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 35.3 | 13.3:1 | 62% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 462 | 33.6 | 13.8:1 | 56% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 32 | 12.3:1 | 41% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 31.4 | 13.5:1 | 34% (143) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY.
About VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY
VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY is a mid-sized high school in Arkansas, with an address in VAN BUREN. It reported 468 students in grade 9 in 2024-25.
VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY is one of the 11 schools that make up VAN BUREN SCHOOL DISTRICT (5,703 students in total).
More than half of the students at VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY are White (62%). The rest of enrollment is 20% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Crawford County's population at about 81%. The diversity index for VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY is 56%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY is 12.3:1, based on 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Arkansas average 8.8:1. Lunch program data show 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Among Arkansas public high schools, VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY outscored 51%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY is 6.4 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Arkansas schools.
The school is in Crawford County, where median household income comes to about $64,132, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Crawford County counts 23 public schools with about 10,496 students.
PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.7 miles from VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY is 6th among 8 schools close by.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Mid-size).
The school's student count increased 19% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The discussion board for VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Crawford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,139
Census ACS
Median income
$64,132
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
10,496 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VAN BUREN SCHOOL DISTRICT
- VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,232 students
- NORTHRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 713 students
- BUTTERFIELD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 557 students
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 466 students
- JAMES R. TATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 459 students
- OLIVER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 441 students
Other schools in VAN BUREN
- VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,232 students
- NORTHRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 713 students
- BUTTERFIELD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 557 students
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 466 students
- JAMES R. TATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 459 students
- OLIVER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 441 students
Nearby schools
- PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 437
- VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 1,232
- OLIVER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 441
- RIVER VALLEY VIRTUAL ACADEMY1.2 mi · 79
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 466
- NORTHRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 713
Frequently asked questions
About VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMYHow large is VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY?
VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY enrolls approximately 468 students in grades 09-09.
What age range does VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY serve?
VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY serves students from grade 09 through grade 09.
How many teachers does VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY have?
VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY?
At VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 62% White, 20% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY public or private?
VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY is a public K-12 school, overseen by VAN BUREN SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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