St. Theresa Catholic School

EFA and St. Theresa Catholic School

St. Theresa Catholic School was on the state's list of EFA participating schools for 2024-25. 102 of its roughly 220 students (46%) paid with an Education Freedom Account that year.

That ranks #18 of 40 participating schools in Pulaski and Saline counties by number of EFA students. Its EFA share is close to the local average of 48% across those schools.

Of those EFA students, 99% continued in the program the next school year and 95% stayed at St. Theresa Catholic School. 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, St. Theresa Catholic School's EFA students averaged the 28th percentile in math and the 29th in reading, below the national median of 50. Statewide, EFA students averaged the 57th and 59th.

Families paid $313,640 to St. Theresa Catholic School from EFA accounts in the spring 2024-25 transactions the report covers. Fall transactions aren't broken out by provider.

In the federal Private School Survey (2023-24), the school reported 185 students, 12 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-teacher ratio of about 14.5:1. It lists memberships in National Catholic Educational Association.

From kindergarten through grade 8, that's 9 school years. At the 2026-27 amount, a child who uses an account every year here would bring about $64,872 in state funding over that span. The amount is set each year, so treat this as a planning number. Pre-K years are not covered; the account starts at kindergarten.

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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After grade 8: where students can continue

St. Theresa Catholic School ends at grade 8. These local EFA schools serve grade 9:

• Southwest Christian Academy (Little Rock, grades PK-12, about 1 mi)
• Pinnacle Classical Academy (Little Rock, grades PK-10, about 3 mi)
• Catholic High School for Boys (Little Rock, grades 9-12, about 6 mi)
• Mount St. Mary Academy (Little Rock, grades 9-12, about 6 mi)
• Episcopal Collegiate School (Little Rock, grades PK-12, about 7 mi)

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?
5. Do you have openings in pre-K, and does a pre-K seat carry into kindergarten, when the account starts?

Closest private schools

Straight-line distance from federal survey coordinates.