EFA and Mount St. Mary Academy
Mount St. Mary Academy was on the state's list of EFA participating schools for 2024-25. 169 of its roughly 495 students (34%) paid with an Education Freedom Account that year.
That ranks #12 of 40 participating schools in Pulaski and Saline counties by number of EFA students. Its EFA share is below the local average of 48% across those schools.
Of those EFA students, 78% continued in the program the next school year and 77% stayed at Mount St. Mary Academy. 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, Mount St. Mary Academy's EFA students averaged the 51th percentile in math and the 61th in reading, above the national median of 50. Statewide, EFA students averaged the 57th and 59th.
In the federal Private School Survey (2023-24), the school reported 477 students, 33 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-teacher ratio of about 14.4:1. It is all-girls.
From grade 9 through grade 12, that's 4 school years. At the 2026-27 amount, a child who uses an account every year here would bring about $28,832 in state funding over that span. The amount is set each year, so treat this as a planning number.
Paying the balance
Catholic schools in the Diocese of Little Rock typically offer parish (participating-parishioner) rates and need-based aid. Ask how the EFA applies to the parish rate and whether diocesan assistance can cover the balance.
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Questions to ask the school
- How do you bill EFA families: directly through ClassWallet each quarter, or do we pay and get reimbursed?
- 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?
- Which discounts and aid apply on top of the account?
- Which nationally norm-referenced test do you give, and will you share my child's results?
- Which concurrent-credit courses do you offer, and can those fees come from the account?
Closest private schools
| School | Type | Grades | Distance | EFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of the Holy Souls | Catholic | PK-8 | 0.2 mi | ✓ |
| The Children's House Montessori School | Montessori | PK-1 | 0.8 mi | — |
| Catholic High School for Boys | Catholic | 9-12 | 0.8 mi | ✓ |
| The Academy at Riverdale | Learning differences | K-12 | 1.4 mi | — |
| Easterseals Academy at Riverdale | Learning differences | K-12 | 1.4 mi | ✓ |
| The Anthony School | Independent | PK-8 | 1.8 mi | ✓ |
Straight-line distance from federal survey coordinates.