📍 251 N First St, Jacksonville, Pulaski County, 72076
College Prep Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jacksonville, Pulaski County. The school has 179 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Arkansas Lighthouse Academies school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a suburban setting. It operates as a public charter school.
College Prep Academy enrolls 179 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Black or African American, 15% White and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 125 | 70% |
| White | 27 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 11% |
| Asian | 4 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
179 of the school's 179 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
College Prep Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VT-20.
College Prep Academy is one of 6 schools in ARKANSAS LIGHTHOUSE CHARTER SCHOOLS, based in LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas. The district serves 426 students district-wide and employs 117 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 179 students, College Prep Academy is larger than the district average of about 71 students per school.
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