📍 1300 Melissa Dr Ste 216, Bentonville, Benton County, 72712
Northwest Arkansas Classical Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bentonville, Benton County. The school has 637 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Founders Classical Academies Of Arkansas school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. It operates as a public charter school.
Northwest Arkansas Classical Academy enrolls 637 students across grades K–6. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Asian, 30% White and 5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 359 | 56% |
| White | 192 | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 3.8% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
70 of the school's 637 students (11%) 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.
Northwest Arkansas Classical Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). It operates as a public charter school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VT-30.
Northwest Arkansas Classical Academy is one of 7 schools in FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMIES OF ARKANSAS, based in BENTONVILLE, Arkansas. The district serves 1,648 students district-wide and employs 121 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 637 students, Northwest Arkansas Classical Academy is larger than the district average of about 235 students per school.
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