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Van Buren Freshman Academy

PublicSecondaryGrades 9

821 Pointer Trail East, Van Buren, AR 72956 · (479) 471-3160 · Part of Van Buren School District

Van Buren’s School Grade B+ better than 71% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
468
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9
The gist

What stands out about Van Buren Freshman Academy

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 52% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 18.8% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 36.9%

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

Location

Directions ↗

821 Pointer Trail East, Van Buren

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9461
Ungraded7
Enrollment over time
394’20
442’21
462’22
470’23
468’24

Up 18.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 62%Hispanic 20%Two or more races 11%Asian 3%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Van Buren Freshman Academy from Van Buren families.

Other schools in Van Buren School District

The district →
James R. Tate Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Van Buren
C
459 students18:1
King Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Van Buren
B+
437 students15:1
Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Van Buren
C+
466 students18:1
Oliver Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Van Buren
A−
441 students18:1
Parkview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Van Buren
A
437 students19:1
Rena Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Van Buren
A
414 students19:1

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; Van Buren’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.