Summary:
Zip code 72764 in Springdale, Arkansas, is home to two public charter schools that serve distinctly different student populations and grade levels, offering a unique educational landscape for families.
The standout school in this area is Haas Hall Academy Jones Center, which is ranked #1 out of 251 school districts in Arkansas and holds a perfect 5-star rating. This high school (serving grades 7-12) achieves exceptional academic results, with 70% of students proficient in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 39.4%. It has a very low student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1 and spends $13,398 per student. In contrast, Lisa Academy Springdale is a K-8 elementary school that serves a much larger and more diverse student body of 450 students, with 73.78% eligible for free/reduced lunch. Despite this, Lisa Academy still outperforms state averages in most subjects, particularly in math where its overall proficiency of 50.9% is close to Haas Hall's 57.9%. Notably, Lisa Academy's 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders actually exceed Haas Hall's 7th-grade math scores, indicating a strong foundational math program.
A critical finding is the "8th grade slump" at Lisa Academy, where proficiency rates drop dramatically to 22.7% in ELA and 27.8% in math, suggesting challenges in preparing students for higher-level coursework. The two schools, both part of high-performing charter networks (Lisa Academy and Haas Hall Academy), demonstrate the diversity of the charter model: Haas Hall achieves elite status with a low-poverty student body, while Lisa Academy delivers above-average results with higher-needs students and less funding per student ($11,521 vs. $13,398). This creates a profound socioeconomic divide within the same zip code, with a 72-percentage-point gap in free/reduced lunch rates between the two schools.
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