Summary:
The city of Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas has only one public middle school serving grades 5-8 - the Jacksonville Lighthouse Flightline Academy. This charter school has struggled with consistently low academic performance, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Arkansas middle schools and scoring well below state averages on standardized tests.
The Jacksonville Lighthouse Flightline Academy has a low statewide ranking, placing between 146-245 out of 330-335 Arkansas middle schools in recent years. Its proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly below the state averages in English Language Arts, Reading, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's overall proficiency rates were 24.3% in ELA versus the state average of 34.7%, and 14.4% in Math versus the state average of 38.7%.
The school's challenges may be related to its limited resources, as indicated by its high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch (50.29% in 2023-2024) and relatively low per-student spending of $9,143 in 2018-2019. With a student-teacher ratio of 8.7 in 2023-2024, the school appears to be facing significant obstacles in effectively educating its students. Addressing the root causes of the school's struggles and implementing strategies to improve student learning and achievement should be a key priority for the Arkansas Lighthouse Charter Schools district and school leadership.
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