Polk County Virtual Academy
Mena, AR · High School · Grades 8-12
Polk County Virtual Academy is a high school in Mena, AR with 8 students enrolled and a 60% proficiency rate. Part of Mena School District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
Polk County Virtual Academy is a small high school in Mena, AR, serving 8 students in grades 8-12 in the Mena School District. That headcount is below the 349-student average for schools in the district.
EDFacts assessment data puts 60% 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 is 8 points above the 52% average for the Mena School District. Against the 43% Arkansas statewide average, the school sits 17 points higher.
The district proficiency rate this school inherits has held roughly steady over the last three reported years. As a high school, it reports a 77% adjusted-cohort graduation rate, the share of first-time ninth-graders who earn a regular diploma within four years.
The student-teacher ratio is 0.4 to 1, well below the U.S. average of about 16 to 1; unusually low ratios often reflect specialty programs or small-by-design campuses. It operates as a charter school — publicly funded and tuition-free, under an authorizer-issued charter.
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About This School
Polk County Virtual Academy is a high school (charter) located in Mena, Arkansas. The school serves 8 students in grades 8-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 0.4:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 60% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 77% graduation rate.
Polk County Virtual Academy is part of the Mena School District in Arkansas.
How This School Compares
Polk County Virtual Academy has 8 students enrolled, making it smaller than the average school in Mena School District (349 students). Its 60% proficiency rate is 8 percentage points above the district average of 52%. Compared to the Arkansas state average of 43%, the school performs 17 points higher. With a 0.4:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
Frequently Asked Questions
Polk County Virtual Academy has 8 students enrolled in grades 8-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 0.4:1.
According to EDFacts data, 60% of students at Polk County Virtual Academy meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Polk County Virtual Academy has a 77% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Polk County Virtual Academy is part of the Mena School District in Mena, Arkansas. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.