The brief
A charter middle school in Hot Springs, AR where students score 7 points below what's typical for similar communities.
It ranks 398 of 1,041 schools in Arkansas and 2 of 3 in Fountain Lake School District.
Fountain Lake Middle School Cobra Digital Prep Academy is a charter school: it enrolls by application rather than by address, so check its enrollment process directly before choosing a neighborhood for it.
- 202436%
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 6 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.
- Component weights adjusted due to data availability.
Partial Profile · 2/3 metrics
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 48% (multi-year average, 2014-2024) · reading/ELA 44% (multi-year average, 2014-2024).
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Math proficiency
- State department of education · 2024 ATLAS · Low confidence
- Older source: 2024 ATLAS. Use as historical context.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Reading/ELA proficiency
- State department of education · 2024 ATLAS · Low confidence
- Older source: 2024 ATLAS. Use as historical context.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 71901; this does not measure the attendance area.
- Programs (AP/IB, athletics, gifted)
- CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22 · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: SY 2021–22. A newer release may be available.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments multi-year average, 2014-2024; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.The area
- Median income
- $52,410
- Median home value
- $173,400
- Median rent
- $797/mo
- College educated
- 25.8%
- Homeownership
- 62.2%
- Poverty rate
- 20.2%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 71901; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 25
- Car-Dependent
- Bike Score
- 35
- Somewhat Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 3,889/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Hot Springs. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Hot Springs), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Programs
- Gifted and talented
- Available
- A program for qualifying students · CRDC via Urban Institute · SY 2021–22
Who goes here
- Free or reduced lunch
- 54.3%
- Students qualifying for federal meal assistance. Shown separately, never in the score.
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD).
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Fountain Lake Middle School Cobra Digital Prep Academy serve?
Fountain Lake Middle School Cobra Digital Prep Academy serves students in grades 5th through 8th.
How many students attend Fountain Lake Middle School Cobra Digital Prep Academy?
Fountain Lake Middle School Cobra Digital Prep Academy has an enrollment of approximately 405 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fountain Lake Middle School Cobra Digital Prep Academy?
The student-teacher ratio at Fountain Lake Middle School Cobra Digital Prep Academy is 12.3:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
How does Fountain Lake Middle School Cobra Digital Prep Academy rank in AR?
Fountain Lake Middle School Cobra Digital Prep Academy ranks #398 of 1,041 schools in AR.
What is Fountain Lake Middle School Cobra Digital Prep Academy's MySchoolScout rating?
Fountain Lake Middle School Cobra Digital Prep Academy has a current MySchoolScout rating of 6.8 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
What are the test scores at Fountain Lake Middle School Cobra Digital Prep Academy?
Based on loaded state assessment records, Fountain Lake Middle School Cobra Digital Prep Academy has 48% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2014-2024) and 44% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2014-2024).
Is Fountain Lake Middle School Cobra Digital Prep Academy a charter school?
Yes, Fountain Lake Middle School Cobra Digital Prep Academy is a charter school. Charter schools are publicly funded but independently operated, often with more flexibility in curriculum and teaching methods.
Is Fountain Lake Middle School Cobra Digital Prep Academy a Title I school?
No, Fountain Lake Middle School Cobra Digital Prep Academy is not currently a Title I school.
What does the Free & Reduced Lunch percentage mean for Fountain Lake Middle School Cobra Digital Prep Academy?
54.3% of students at Fountain Lake Middle School Cobra Digital Prep Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a commonly used indicator of economic need and provides important context when interpreting test scores.
School facts
- Grades
- 5th – 8th
- Enrollment
- 405
- Student-teacher ratio
- 12.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 33
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Fringe Rural
- County
- Garland County
- Phone
- (501) 701-1730
- Rank in district
- #2 of 3
- Schools in district
- 3
- District spending per student
- $14,258
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 14.9%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 71901)
- 29,719
- Area average commute
- 21.8 min
- Area median age
- 42.5
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
Sources and official links
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Related reading
Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Arkansas Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.