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Lisa Academy West Middle School

Q: Is Lisa Academy West Middle School a good school?

Lisa Academy West Middle School ranks 143 rd of 327 Arkansas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

143^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 327 Arkansas Middle Schools

Better than 56% of Arkansas middle schools

Summary

Lisa Academy West Middle School is a public charter school in Little Rock, AR, serving 430 students in grades 6 through 8, and is part of the Lisa Academy district, which ranks in the top 30% of districts statewide.

This school stands out for its exceptional performance in advanced coursework, with 93.3% of 8th graders proficient in Biology and 83.3% proficient in Geometry—rates that far exceed state averages and nearby schools. However, this strength creates a "barbell" profile: while the school excels in English Language Arts and Reading (above state averages), only 27% of students are proficient in standard grade-level Math, which is the lowest rate among nearby schools except for struggling magnet schools. This suggests a strong advanced track for top students, but a need for improvement in supporting average math learners. Compared to similar charter Estem Public Charter School, Lisa Academy West leads in advanced science and Geometry, while Estem is stronger in standard Math and Algebra.

Notably, Lisa Academy West achieves these results with high efficiency, spending just $10,875 per student—far less than nearby schools like Pinnacle View Middle School ($17,867) or Dunbar Magnet Middle School ($20,142)—and with a larger student-teacher ratio of 17.1. The school also dramatically outperforms nearby magnet schools serving higher-poverty populations, showing that its instructional model makes a significant positive impact. However, the school has declined from a top 10% state ranking a decade ago to its current 3-star rating, indicating it is now a solid mid-tier performer with pockets of excellence rather than the elite institution it once was.

430

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,875

Per pupil spending ?

64.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23 Corporate Hill Dr
Little Rock, AR 72205

(501) 246-5853

District: Lisa Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

33.5%

African American:

32.3%

Asian:

17.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2016 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Arkansas median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2016

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Arkansas average

!Near the bottom of Lisa Academy's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg45%

Arkansas avg41%

143^rd of 327

Arkansas public middle schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 37 pts since 2016

From top 6% (2016) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Lisa Academy

71^st of 251Lisa Academy among Arkansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arkansas percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	143 of 327	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.7	144 of 324	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	117 of 335	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	115 of 330	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	115 of 318	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	145 of 330	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.1	71 of 319	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	38 of 318	88.1%	★★★★☆
2017	85.3	20 of 315	93.7%	★★★★★
2016	83.7	20 of 312	93.6%	★★★★★
2014	72.8	58 of 280	79.3%	★★★★☆
2013	74.9	51 of 278	81.7%	★★★★☆
2012	80.2	18 of 265	93.2%	★★★★★
2011	85.4	12 of 264	95.5%	★★★★★
2010	87.3	7 of 254	97.2%	★★★★★
2009	91.9	2 of 240	99.2%	★★★★★
2008	95.7	1 of 223	99.6%	★★★★★
2007	92.7	3 of 225	98.7%	★★★★★

By subject vs Arkansas (2025-2026) ?

Biology93%+51 vs state

Geometry83%+57 vs state

Algebra74%+37 vs state

Reading47%+7 vs state

English Language Arts43%+3 vs state

Science39%-5 vs state

Mathematics27%-17 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, October 27, 2012

I no longer recommend LISA Academy to anyone. Their scheduling is a joke and student academic support this year (2012-2013) for my 8th grade daughter is non-existent. There are textbooks in class, but none for the students' use and no other resources readily available for most classes for students to use at home. On scheduling, my daughter has 5 different classes that she has only once a week each. How exactly do the students learn anything going only once a week? Why is PE only once a week? Students need more physical activity than that. I will be pulling my daughter out of LISA as soon as possible, and not looking back. Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, April 5, 2011

LISA Academy is a really excellent school. Here the teachers will spend one-on-one time with me, and recommend different things I can do to help improve my grades. They will help me with something I don't understand, no matter how long it takes. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2026)				ATLAS Reading (2026)				ATLAS Mathematics (2026)				ATLAS Algebra (2026)			ATLAS Geometry (2026)		ATLAS Science (2026)				ATLAS Biology (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ATLAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 6th Grade	ATLAS Reading 7th Grade	ATLAS Reading 8th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 7th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 8th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Algebra 7th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 8th Grade	ATLAS Algebra All Grades	ATLAS Geometry 8th Grade	ATLAS Geometry All Grades	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science 7th Grade	ATLAS Science 8th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	ATLAS Biology 8th Grade	ATLAS Biology All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lisa Academy West Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	23 Corporate Hill Dr	Little Rock	72205	Pulaski County	Lisa Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 246-5853	430	25	17.1	64.9%	63 (14.7%)	139 (32.3%)	144 (33.5%)	74 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	55.1	143^rd of 327 public middle schools	56.3%		53.7	144^th of 324 public middle schools	55.6%	1	37.3	44.8	45.9	42.7	42.4	48.8	50.9	47.4	43.3	15.6	14.0	27.0	89.6	57.1	73.6	83.3	83.3	39.8	41.6	35.9	39.4	93.3	93.3	$10,875	$680	$10,195
Pulaski Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	401 N Pine	Little Rock	72205	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-3200	585	41	14.2	59.0%	212 (36.2%)	335 (57.3%)	21 (3.6%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	40.4	207^th of 327 public middle schools	36.7%		43.5	191^st of 324 public middle schools	41.0%	16	36.9	34.2	34.8	35.3	37.5	35.9	36.0	36.5	24.9	28.1	25.0	26.1		77.5	77.5			35.2	34.8	41.7	37.3			$16,686	$2,009	$14,677
Friendship Aspire Academy Little Rock Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	Little Rock Ar 72204	Pine Bluff	71603	Pulaski County	Friendship Aspire Academies Arkansas	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(501) 621-1500	62	8	7.8	77.4%	1 (1.6%)	49 (79.0%)	12 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17	289^th of 327 public middle schools	11.6%		11.8	299^th of 324 public middle schools	7.7%	10	10.0	30.3	23.1	19.8	10.0	33.3	38.5	23.3	20.0	24.2	25.0	22.4						12.5	24.2	25.0	18.8
Westwind School For Performing Arts School	Public, Charter	6-8	7318 Windsong Dr	North Little Rock	72113	Pulaski County	Westwind School For Performing Arts	Yes	No	No	No	(501) 621-5300	86	11	7.7	64.0%	23 (26.7%)	52 (60.5%)	4 (4.7%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.0%)	29.9	245^th of 327 public middle schools	25.1%		42	203^rd of 324 public middle schools	37.3%	42	26.0	31.0	33.3	30.1	21.7	34.4	28.6	28.7	17.3	27.6	21.1	22.6						26.0	31.0	52.4	35.6			$16,112	$3,406	$12,706
Pinnacle View Middle School	Public	6-8	5701 Ranch Drive	Little Rock	72223	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-8500	807	57	14.1	51.9%	268 (33.2%)	373 (46.2%)	54 (6.7%)	77 (9.5%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.5%)	74.4	61^st of 327 public middle schools	81.3%		72	63^rd of 324 public middle schools	80.6%	2	47.9	49.8	44.9	47.7	48.5	47.9	45.2	47.3	56.8	49.1	32.7	48.7		90.0	91.0			51.1	56.3	48.5	52.0			$17,867	$1,816	$16,051
Dunbar Magnet Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1100 Wright Ave	Little Rock	72206	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 447-2600	315	32	9.7	99.0%	10 (3.2%)	269 (85.4%)	32 (10.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	4.8	323^rd of 327 public middle schools	1.2%		7	313^th of 324 public middle schools	3.4%	10	12.3	11.4	7.4	10.6	14.7	13.8	10.5	13.3	15.6	17.0	9.7	14.7		40.0	40.0			11.4	13.8	11.6	12.4			$20,142	$2,364	$17,778
Arkansas Virtual Academy Middle School	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-8	717 West 7th Street	Little Rock	72201	Pulaski County	Arkansas Virtual Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(501) 664-4225	1,315	44	30.1	56.3%	875 (66.5%)	239 (18.2%)	107 (8.1%)	8 (0.6%)	23 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (4.7%)	26.4	258^th of 327 public middle schools	21.1%		34	228^th of 324 public middle schools	29.6%	30	23.1	20.3	27.4	24.0	28.3	27.4	33.1	30.0	21.7	31.0	29.2	27.7	80.0	46.9	51.4			24.5	31.6	32.7	30.2
Estem Junior High Public Charter School	Public, Charter	7-8	112 W 3rd St	Little Rock	72201	Pulaski County	Estem Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 748-9335	401	30	13.3	73.6%	54 (13.5%)	286 (71.3%)	43 (10.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	57.1	131^st of 327 public middle schools	59.9%		52	151^st of 324 public middle schools	53.4%	20		37.9	42.2	40.2		37.3	42.5	40.0		39.1	42.7	40.9		89.5	88.5				36.6	41.8	39.3			$12,641	$1,317	$11,324
Mabelvale Middle School	Public	6-8	10811 Mabelvale W Box 187	Mabelvale	72103	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-3000	477	36	13.1	99.4%	30 (6.3%)	282 (59.1%)	152 (31.9%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	3.9	326^th of 327 public middle schools	0.3%		4.3	321^st of 324 public middle schools	0.9%	5	12.1	7.1	11.4	10.3	14.4	10.6	12.6	12.6	7.2	10.5	3.6	7.0		42.9	42.9			8.8	16.7	14.0	13.1			$18,371	$3,171	$15,200
Mann Magnet Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1000 E. Roosevelt	Little Rock	72206	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 447-3100	557	41	13.7	99.5%	29 (5.2%)	413 (74.1%)	97 (17.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	15.7	293^rd of 327 public middle schools	10.4%		15.1	289^th of 324 public middle schools	10.8%	4	21.2	24.7	21.3	22.3	22.4	25.2	24.2	24.0	20.0	19.2	11.6	17.0		48.8	48.8			24.1	29.5	23.8	25.7			$16,625	$1,860	$14,765

Frequently Asked Questions about Lisa Academy West Middle School

Is Lisa Academy West Middle School a good school?

Lisa Academy West Middle School ranks 143^rd of 327 Arkansas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Lisa Academy West Middle School in?

Lisa Academy

How many students attend Lisa Academy West Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended Lisa Academy West Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Lisa Academy West Middle School?

Students at Lisa Academy West Middle School are 33% Hispanic, 32% African American, 17% Asian, 15% White, 2% Two or more races.

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