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KIPP Delta Elementary Literacy Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5Charter

1020 Plaza St., West Helena, AR 72390 · (870) 753-9800

Helena-West Helena’s School Grade D better than 10% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
463
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about KIPP Delta Elementary Literacy Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 36.9%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Arkansas’s 944 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1020 Plaza St., West Helena

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K41
Kindergarten70
Grade 168
Grade 283
Grade 365
Grade 467
Grade 569
Enrollment over time
447’20
397’21
451’22
470’23
463’24

Up 3.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 93%White 4%Hispanic 1%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about KIPP Delta Elementary Literacy Academy from Helena-West Helena families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arkansas’s other public schools; Helena-West Helena’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.