First Lutheran School (Benton)

EFA and First Lutheran School (Benton)

First Lutheran School (Benton) was on the state's list of EFA participating schools for 2024-25. 19 of its roughly 20 students (95%) paid with an Education Freedom Account that year.

That ranks #33 of 40 participating schools in Pulaski and Saline counties by number of EFA students. Its EFA share is above the local average of 48% across those schools.

Of those EFA students, 79% continued in the program the next school year and 74% stayed at First Lutheran School (Benton). Statewide, schools kept 84% of their EFA students on average. Students who graduated count as leaving.

On the nationally norm-referenced tests participating schools must give, First Lutheran School (Benton)'s EFA students averaged the 52th percentile in math and the 45th in reading, near the national median of 50. Statewide, EFA students averaged the 57th and 59th.

Families paid $55,721 to First Lutheran School (Benton) from EFA accounts in the spring 2024-25 transactions the report covers. Fall transactions aren't broken out by provider.

From kindergarten through grade 5, that's 6 school years. At the 2026-27 amount, a child who uses an account every year here would bring about $43,248 in state funding over that span. The amount is set each year, so treat this as a planning number.

Paying the balance

Church schools often offer member, sibling and staff discounts. Ask whether they still apply when part of the bill is paid from an EFA, and which fees (books, uniforms, technology) the school invoices through ClassWallet.

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After grade 5: where students can continue

First Lutheran School (Benton) ends at grade 5. These local EFA schools serve grade 6:

• Little Rock Christian Academy (Little Rock, grades PK-12)
• Central Arkansas Christian School (North Little Rock, grades 6-12)
• Pulaski Academy (Little Rock, grades PK-12)
• Baptist Preparatory School (Little Rock, grades PK-12)
• Episcopal Collegiate School (Little Rock, grades PK-12)

Questions to ask the school

1. How do you bill EFA families: directly through ClassWallet each quarter, or do we pay and get reimbursed?
2. What is the full cost for my child's grade, including registration, books, uniforms and fees, and what's left after the $7,208 account?
3. Which discounts and aid apply on top of the account?
4. Which nationally norm-referenced test do you give, and will you share my child's results?

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