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Driven Virtual Academy

Summary:

Driven Virtual Academy is an alternative public charter school located in Little Rock, Arkansas, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 303 students. The school is part of the Pulaski County Special School District, which is ranked 173 out of 252 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Driven Virtual Academy faces significant challenges in academic performance, with test scores well below district and state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 20.2% of Driven Virtual Academy students were proficient or better in ATLAS/English Language Arts for all grades, compared to 28.7% for the district and 33.8% for the state. Similarly, in ATLAS/Mathematics for all grades, Driven Virtual Academy had only 6.1% proficiency, while the district and state had 29% and 36.4%, respectively. The school also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with 47.52% in the 2022-2023 school year and 65.52% in the 2021-2022 school year, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families.

Interestingly, the nearby School for the Deaf, an alternative public school, has even lower test scores than Driven Virtual Academy across all subjects and grade levels, with proficiency rates often below 5%. In contrast, the Lisa Academy Arkansas Hybrid School, a public charter school, outperforms Driven Virtual Academy and the Pulaski County Special School District in most subject areas, with proficiency rates closer to or above the state averages.


Detail:

Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

 21001 Cantrell Road
       Little Rock, AR  72223

(501) 234-3703

District: Pulaski County Special School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
276th of 335 Arkansas Alternative Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  7.9 Help
Number of students:  303

Racial breakdown:

African American:
57.1%
White:
29.0%
Hispanic:
8.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  47.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Driven Virtual Academy is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.7. (See more...)
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Compare Details Driven Virtual Academy ranks worse than 82.4% of middle schools in Arkansas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.4. (See more...)
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Compare Details Driven Virtual Academy ranks worse than 55.4% of high schools in Arkansas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.79. (See more...)
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Schooldigger Rankings:

Driven Virtual Academy was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Driven Virtual Academy 276th of 335 Arkansas public middle schools. (See Driven Virtual Academy in the ranking list.)
SchoolDigger ranks Driven Virtual Academy 169th of 305 Arkansas public high schools. (See Driven Virtual Academy in the ranking list.)

Pulaski County Special School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Pulaski County Special School District 173rd of 252 Arkansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Driven Virtual Academy

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 25.70 388th 492 21.1%
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Data source: test scores: Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Driven Virtual Academy

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 35.76 223rd 330 32.4%
2024 25.40 276th 335 17.6%
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Data source: test scores: Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Driven Virtual Academy

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 16.69 265th 295 10.2%
2024 44.79 169th 305 44.6%
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Data source: test scores: Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Reviews:
by a student
Saturday, September 23, 2023

Open Quote The curriculum is lacking in more than one area and classes always feel so unorganized. Some teachers actually teach which is appreciated but the bare minimum. It’s hard to learn when you’re being read unoriginal content and then being told by the teacher that the content is inaccurate. If it has mistakes or is wrong maybe you should make your own slideshows. Most of the teachers that actually cared left and I plan on leaving next year too, it’s draining to be taught by people that don’t seem to care about you as a scholar let alone a person. There’s also blatant favoritism and bias within the classrooms despite them seeing us in-person for less than two weeks out of a whole school year. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Driven Virtual Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2022 157 346 23 53 1 0 29 0 609
2023 88 173 0 26 1 0 15 0 303

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Driven Virtual Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2022 609 38.7 15.7 65.5
2023 303 38.3 7.9 47.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Driven Virtual Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2022 609 38.7 15.7 65.5
2023 303 38.3 7.9 47.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Driven Virtual Academy

In the 2022-23 school year, 303 students attended Driven Virtual Academy.

Students at Driven Virtual Academy are 57% African American, 29% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Driven Virtual Academy ranks in the bottom 17.6% of Arkansas alternative schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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