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Special-needs schools & EFA funding in Little Rock

Central Arkansas has schools built for students with dyslexia, autism and other learning differences, and the EFA pays toward them. Students with disabilities were the largest group of EFA users statewide in 2024-25, at 36% of participants.

Where these numbers come from. EFA enrollment, retention, spending and test percentiles are from the 2024-25 Arkansas Education Freedom Accounts Program Annual Report (Arkansas Department of Education with the University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform, October 2025). Enrollment, teachers, grades and affiliation are from the U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey (2023-24 public-use file; 2021-22 where a school did not respond in 2023-24). Tuition is not reported to either, so confirm it with the school.
Learning differences

ACCESS Schools

Little Rock

115 EFA students
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Easterseals Academy at Riverdale

Little Rock

77 EFA studentsGrades K-12
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Friendship Lab School for Dyslexia

Maumelle

23 EFA studentsGrades 1-9
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The Academy at Riverdale

Little Rock

Grades K-12
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SchoolTypeCityGradesEFA 2024-25Students*
ACCESS Schools
10618 Breckenridge Dr		Learning differencesLittle Rock—✓ 115 students378
Easterseals Academy at Riverdale
1617 Brookwood Dr		Learning differencesLittle RockK-12✓ 77 students73
Friendship Lab School for Dyslexia
2 Country Club Cir		Learning differencesMaumelle1-9✓ 23 students35
The Academy at Riverdale
1600 Riverfront Dr		Learning differencesLittle RockK-12Not in report74

* Federal survey enrollment where reported; otherwise the total enrollment the school reported to the state for the EFA report. "Not in report" means the school was not on the state's 2024-25 list of participating schools. It may have joined since, so ask.

The higher amount

Students who came into the EFA from the former Succeed Scholarship, a program for students with IEPs, foster youth and some military families, receive the full foundation amount: $8,011 for 2026-27 instead of $7,208. Ask the EFA office whether your child qualifies.

Therapies and evaluations

Beyond school tuition, the account can pay licensed or accredited providers for services such as speech, occupational and behavioral therapy and educational evaluations. In 2024-25, Central Arkansas families paid local behavioral health and evaluation practices from their accounts.

Questions for any school

  1. Which diagnoses and support levels do you serve, and do you have openings for my child's grade?
  2. Are therapies included in tuition or billed separately, and can they be paid through ClassWallet?
  3. Which assessment do you give, and how do you report progress?

Find the right fit for your child

An advisor can walk you through the schools, the Succeed amount and therapy options.

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