Other · Arkansas

Polk County Virtual Academy

CharterFully virtual

Polk County Virtual Academy, a public other school in Mena, Arkansas: grades 1–12, 12 students, 0.5 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Mena School District.

Size and class size

Compared with schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
12
Teachers (FTE)
26.6
Students per teacher
0.5
Grades
1–12
Other

Fewer students per teacher than 93% of schools in Arkansas

Median 4.5 · 15 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 100% of schools in the US

Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared

Smaller than 93% of schools in Arkansas

Median 165 · 15 schools compared

Smaller than 94% of schools in the US

Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Arkansas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Arkansas: 35%

Not published: too few students tested.

ATLAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Arkansas: 39%

Not published: too few students tested.

ATLAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades
Other · Grades 1–12
Type
Charter school · Regular
Instruction
Fully virtual
Area
Remote town

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Mena School District.

Location

Address
1100 E Boundary Ave, Mena, AR 71953
Phone
(479)394-1710
City or town
Mena

Nearby schools

The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Umpire K-12 SchoolFree meals for all
K–12973.8——
2–12351.40.0%0.0%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

NCES 050975001665