Arkansas Connections Academy High

Arkansas Connections Academy High is a high school in Bentonville, AR that enrolls 3,231 students, putting it among the larger public campuses in the Arkansas Connections Academy school district. That headcount is above the 3,231-student average for schools in the district.

EDFacts assessment data puts 53% of students at or above grade level in combined math and reading, a little above the national midpoint where roughly half of tested students clear the bar. That tracks the 53% district average closely, within a few points either way. Against the 43% Arkansas statewide average, the school sits 10 points higher.

Over the last three reported years the district proficiency rate this school inherits has risen by about 16 points. As a high school, it reports a 88% adjusted-cohort graduation rate, the share of first-time ninth-graders who earn a regular diploma within four years.

The student-teacher ratio is 42.0 to 1, near the high end of the national distribution; NCES counts every certified teacher, so this figure includes specialists as well as classroom staff. 34% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It operates as a charter school — publicly funded and tuition-free, under an authorizer-issued charter.