Lisa Academy Arkansas Hybrid School, Little Rock AR

Original Research by School Decision on Lisa Academy Arkansas Hybrid School

Lisa Academy Arkansas Hybrid School is a public charter school in Little Rock that serves kindergarten through twelfth grade under a blended learning model, combining in-person instruction with online coursework. It is one of several schools operated by the Lisa Academy district, which has expanded rapidly across Arkansas in recent years. The hybrid format, based at the Little Rock campus, gives families a flexible option that differs from a traditional all-day, five-day schedule.

The school’s enrollment is small, which keeps class sizes manageable across the grade levels. The student body is racially and economically diverse. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The largest racial group is Black students, followed by White students, with smaller shares of Hispanic, multiracial, and Asian students. Because the school is small, a family considering it should expect a close-knit environment where individual students are likely to be known well by staff.

State assessment results for the most recent school year show a wide range of performance across grade levels and subjects. In a few elementary grades, proficiency rates in math and English language arts were lower, with roughly one in five students meeting the state’s proficiency benchmark. In other grades, particularly sixth and seventh, more than half of students scored at the proficient level in math, English language arts, and science. That kind of variation from grade to grade is common in small schools, where a single cohort’s composition can shift results noticeably. Overall, when the school’s average proficiency rate across all tested subjects and grades is compared against the average proficiency of entire school districts in Pulaski County, this school lands among the top tier. That comparison is worth noting: the school’s academic performance, taken as a whole, is higher than what most district-wide averages in the county show.

No high school graduation rate data was available for this school. That may be because the hybrid school is relatively new and its twelfth-grade cohort was small, or because the data was not yet reported. A parent interested in the upper grades would want to ask the school directly about graduation outcomes and postsecondary pathways.

Little Rock, as the state capital, offers a mix of urban amenities and economic anchors. The city’s downtown River Market area is walkable, and the Arkansas River Trail provides recreational access across the metro. Major employers include the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Dillard’s, and a range of healthcare and financial firms. The housing market in the school’s zip code is roughly in line with statewide medians, with rents moderate relative to national averages. The broader Little Rock region has seen steady population growth and commercial development, including industrial expansion at the Port of Little Rock.

The Lisa Academy district has grown substantially in recent years, opening new campuses in Fayetteville, Rogers-Bentonville, and Springdale, and launching this hybrid school as an additional model. The district’s stated focus is a STEM-C (science, technology, engineering, math, and communication) curriculum, though specific course offerings at the hybrid school were not detailed in the available data.

For a family looking at this school, the key considerations are the hybrid schedule, the small size, and the varied but overall comparatively strong academic performance relative to the county’s district averages. A parent comfortable with a non-traditional format and willing to inquire directly about high school outcomes and program specifics would find a school that, on proficiency measures, stands out among its county peers.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 320%

School 20% · District 35% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 414%

School 14% · District 36% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 520%

School 20% · District 43% · ▼ 23 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 656%

School 56% · District 43% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 36 pts above county median

Grade 748%

School 48% · District 31% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 820%

School 20% · District 27% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 340%

School 40% · District 41% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 438%

School 38% · District 37% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 521%

School 21% · District 43% · ▼ 22 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 656%

School 56% · District 41% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Grade 740%

School 40% · District 40%

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 829%

School 29% · District 47% · ▼ 18 pts below district

even with state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Science

Grade 340%

School 40% · District 40%

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 438%

School 38% · District 38%

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 513%

School 13% · District 43% · ▼ 30 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 661%

School 61% · District 42% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 39 pts above county median

Grade 756%

School 56% · District 44% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Grade 842%

School 42% · District 38% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

This schoolLISA ACADEMY, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 5Lower-income21%Higher-income46%24 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income31%Higher-income43%12 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income36%Higher-income64%27 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income14%Higher-income36%22 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income14%Higher-income55%40 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income8%Higher-income21%14 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income0%Higher-income27%27 pp gap