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Graduate Arkansas Charter High

Q: Is Graduate Arkansas Charter High a good school?

Graduate Arkansas Charter High ranks in the bottom 14.3% of Arkansas high schools.

Q: How many students attend Graduate Arkansas Charter High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 557 students attended Graduate Arkansas Charter High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Graduate Arkansas Charter High?

Students at Graduate Arkansas Charter High are 45% African American, 36% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

251^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 293 Arkansas High Schools

Better than 14% of Arkansas high schools

Summary

Graduate Arkansas Charter High in Little Rock, AR, serves 557 students in grades 9-12 and is part of the Graduate Arkansas Charter district, which ranks in the bottom 10% of all school districts in the state. This school serves an exceptionally high-needs population, with over 99% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and faces significant challenges including a staggeringly high dropout rate of 47% and a very low graduation rate of 46.7% for the 2024-2025 school year. The student-to-teacher ratio of 53:1 is critically high, meaning students receive far less individualized attention compared to nearby schools like Parkview Magnet High School, which has a ratio of 13.7:1.

What truly sets Graduate Arkansas apart from its peers is the extreme concentration of poverty and resource challenges. The school's free/reduced lunch rate of 99.1% is the highest among all nearby schools, with the next closest being Parkview Magnet at 68.2%. Additionally, the school spends only $8,304 per student, roughly half of what is spent at Central High School ($16,165) and Parkview Magnet ($17,023). This resource gap, combined with the highest poverty rate, creates a perfect storm of challenges that the school is struggling to overcome. The dropout rate is more than 10 times higher than schools like Estem High School and Parkview Magnet, which have dropout rates of just 0.4%.

Despite these difficulties, there is a glimmer of hope in mathematics. In the 2025-2026 school year, Graduate Arkansas's proficiency in Algebra (31.6%) and Geometry (30%) was above the state average (36.9% and 26.4%, respectively), a stark contrast to its performance in English Language Arts (11.2%) and Biology (18.3%), which are far below state averages. This suggests a potential area of instructional strength or a targeted intervention that is working. However, the school's performance is highly volatile year-over-year, with graduation rates swinging from 75.3% in 2021-2022 down to 45.7% in 2020-2021, indicating that outcomes are sensitive to the specific cohort of students enrolled each year. Compared to Premier High School of Little Rock, which also serves a high-needs population, Graduate Arkansas serves a much larger student body with far fewer resources per student, likely contributing to its worse outcomes in graduation and dropout rates.

557

Students ?

53.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,304

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6724 Interstate 30
Little Rock, AR 72209

(501) 500-9270

District: Graduate Arkansas Charter

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.1%

White:

36.4%

Hispanic:

11.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2014 → 14th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arkansas average (18% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Arkansas average (47% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg18%

Arkansas avg39%

251^st of 293

Arkansas public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

227^th of 251Graduate Arkansas Charter 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	20.5	251 of 293	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	253 of 291	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	293 of 305	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	284 of 295	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	279 of 282	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	250 of 263	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	0.7	264 of 264	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.1	268 of 269	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.5	267 of 268	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra32%-5 vs state

Geometry30%+4 vs state

Biology18%-24 vs state

Reading18%-22 vs state

English Language Arts11%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2026)			ATLAS Reading (2026)			ATLAS Algebra (2026)			ATLAS Geometry (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 9th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 10th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 9th Grade	ATLAS Reading 10th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Algebra 9th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 10th Grade	ATLAS Algebra All Grades	ATLAS Geometry 9th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 10th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 11th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 12th Grade	ATLAS Geometry All Grades	ATLAS Biology 9th Grade	ATLAS Biology 10th Grade	ATLAS Biology 11th Grade	ATLAS Biology All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Graduate Arkansas Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	6724 Interstate 30	Little Rock	72209	Pulaski County	Graduate Arkansas Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 500-9270	557	10	53.1	99.1%	203 (36.4%)	251 (45.1%)	63 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.0%)	20.5	251^st of 293 public high schools	14.3%		20	253^rd of 291 public high schools	13.1%	2	13.5	9.3	11.2	21.2	15.2	18.1	33.7		31.6	32.1	25.9	35.7	46.2	30.0	24.2	16.4	18.2	18.3	$8,304	$1,803	$6,501
Metropolitan Career & Technical Center	Public	9-12	7701 Scott Hamilton Dr	Little Rock	72209	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 447-1200	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
The Excel Center	Public, Charter	12	7400 Scott Hamilton Dr Suite	Little Rock	72209	Pulaski County	Excel Center	Yes	No	No	No	(501) 372-5100	1	9	.1		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Mills University Studies High School	Public	9-12	708 E. Dixon Road	Little Rock	72206	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 490-5700	612	52	11.8	57.0%	63 (10.3%)	362 (59.2%)	162 (26.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.6%)	17.5	259^th of 293 public high schools	11.6%		22.3	245^th of 291 public high schools	15.8%	14	17.1	20.8	18.9	23.9	26.0	24.9	6.4		6.3	8.6	10.9	6.5		8.9	32.6	11.2		17.2	$16,041	$1,293	$14,748
Premier High School Of Little Rock	Public, Charter	9-12	1621 Martin Luther King Dr	Little Rock	72202	Pulaski County	Premier High Schools Of Arkansas	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 246-3161	78	14	5.6	44.9%	0 (0.0%)	78 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.3	281^st of 293 public high schools	4.1%		1.1	291^st of 291 public high schools	0.0%	10	5.9	9.1	7.2	23.5	9.1	17.8													$19,142	$9,520	$9,622
Premier High School Online	Public, Charter	7-12	400 Hardin Rd Suite 120	Little Rock	72202	Pulaski County	Premier High Schools Of Arkansas	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(479) 282-9971	292	13	22.1	21.6%	79 (27.1%)	134 (45.9%)	47 (16.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.0%)	24 (8.2%)	26	237^th of 293 public high schools	19.1%		35	204^th of 291 public high schools	29.9%	33	12.2	21.0	17.6	26.0	29.9	28.3	33.3		42.1		18.2	33.3		25.8		7.1		10.3
Central High School	Public	9-12	1500 Little Rock Nine Way	Little Rock	72202	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-1400	2,371	161	14.6	56.0%	687 (29.0%)	1,097 (46.3%)	255 (10.8%)	266 (11.2%)	15 (0.6%)	3 (0.1%)	48 (2.0%)	57.1	116^th of 293 public high schools	60.4%		51.7	129^th of 291 public high schools	55.7%	13	40.8	44.5	42.6	44.9	48.2	46.5	9.4		9.4	60.4	10.8	5.0		26.7	77.7	22.9		43.3	$16,165	$1,690	$14,476
Arkansas Virtual Academy High School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	717 West 7th Street	Little Rock	72201	Pulaski County	Arkansas Virtual Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(501) 664-4225	2,567	210	12.1	53.0%	1,811 (70.5%)	396 (15.4%)	168 (6.5%)	21 (0.8%)	26 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	143 (5.6%)	40.7	187^th of 293 public high schools	36.2%		46.3	153^rd of 291 public high schools	47.4%	34	25.3	29.1	27.2	32.2	34.0	33.1	25.6	31.6	26.0	24.6	22.9	31.0		23.4	43.8	28.7	43.8	31.7
Arkansas School For The Blind High School	Public	7-12	2600 W Markham	Little Rock	72205	Pulaski County	Arkansas School For The Blind	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 296-1810	32	12	2.7	40.6%	19 (59.4%)	9 (28.1%)	2 (6.3%)	2 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Estem High School	Public, Charter	9-12	112 W 3rd St	Little Rock	72201	Pulaski County	Estem Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 478-2800	676	69	9.8	61.7%	108 (16.0%)	424 (62.7%)	93 (13.8%)	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	37 (5.5%)	65.9	79^th of 293 public high schools	73.0%		59.9	88^th of 291 public high schools	69.8%	9	40.3	49.6	44.6	40.9	50.4	45.3	30.9		30.4	86.7	13.3			22.7	69.3	41.1		58.7	$12,219	$1,018	$11,201

Frequently Asked Questions about Graduate Arkansas Charter High

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How many students attend Graduate Arkansas Charter High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 557 students attended Graduate Arkansas Charter High.

What is the racial makeup of Graduate Arkansas Charter High?

Students at Graduate Arkansas Charter High are 45% African American, 36% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

Is Graduate Arkansas Charter High a good school?

Graduate Arkansas Charter High ranks in the bottom 14.3% of Arkansas high schools.

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2025–26 ATLAS test scoresNewJul 13, 2026

2024–25 graduation ratesMar 5, 2026

2019–20 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 6, 2026

2017–18 through 2024–25 dropout ratesJan 6, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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