Summary:
The analysis focuses on a single high school, Graduate Arkansas Charter High, located in Little Rock, AR, which serves grades 9 through 12 and is the only school in the Graduate Arkansas Charter district.
Graduate Arkansas Charter High faces profound challenges, with nearly every student (99.1%) coming from low-income households. The most critical issue is an alarmingly low graduation rate of 46.7%, which is directly mirrored by a 47.0% dropout rate—meaning almost all students who do not graduate are dropping out entirely. Test scores are generally well below state averages, with only 11.2% proficient in English Language Arts and 18.3% in Biology. However, there is a notable exception in math: the school's Algebra proficiency (31.6%) is close to the state average (36.9%), and its Geometry proficiency (30.0%) actually exceeds the state average (26.4%), suggesting a relative strength in math instruction.
The school is severely under-resourced, with a student-to-teacher ratio of 53.1:1 and per-student spending of just $8,304. This extreme scarcity likely drives the low performance and high dropout rates, as teachers cannot provide individualized support. While the school's state ranking has improved slightly from the 4th percentile (0 stars) in 2023-2024 to the 14th percentile (1 star) in 2025-2026, the core metrics indicate a school in crisis. Without significant investment in staffing and support services, Graduate Arkansas Charter High will continue to struggle to retain and graduate its students effectively.
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