Arkansas Lighthouse Charter Schools, Inc.

09/23/2026

🚨Arkansas Lighthouse Charter Schools is proud to announce that we have received 7 awards from The Office for Education Policy! In the 2026 report, ARLCS received the following awards:

1. High Overall Growth Statewide
( #1 in the State)
2. High Math Growth Statewide
( #1 in the State)
3. High Science Growth Statewide
( #1 in the State)
4. High Overall Growth Central Region
5. High Math Growth Central Region
6. High ELA Growth Central Region
7. High Science Growth Central Region

We are so proud of our scholars, teachers and leaders for their amazing work!

09/18/2026

We are thrilled about all the great things happening at Arkansas Lighthouse Charter Schools! 💙💛

09/17/2026

🚨🚨Dear Lighthouse Families,
We are thrilled to announce that the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has released district and school letter grades for the 2025–26 school year. Under the state’s accountability system, Arkansas Lighthouse Charter Schools earned an overall “C” rating for the second consecutive year for our school district.

Our individual schools received the following letter grades:
Jacksonville Lighthouse Elementary School: C↑
Jacksonville Lighthouse High School: B↑
↑ Increased one letter grade from the previous year

We are so proud of all of our scholars, teachers, leaders and parents for the hard work!

08/24/2026

Great morning ARLCS families,
Due to the power outage in Jacksonville, school will be closed today. We are monitoring the situation and we will keep you all updated. Stay safe and have a great day today.

08/19/2026

🚨 We have new and exciting things happening at Arkansas Lighthouse Charter Schools!!! Join Arkansas Lighthouse Charter Schools today! We have elementary openings for your scholars. Click the link below to apply:

https://registration.powerschool.com/family/Login?ReturnUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fregistration.powerschool.com%2Ffamily%2Fdirectaction&AutoLogOut=False&fbclid=IwRlRTSATyztpwZG9mAWZkaWQWUMzWp7CKULW2OJY8EvIUu5UH10RUa2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR7_YOuTo4FrqqA5rCQ3YnsJ2E_Mc_2qkIjayTfEt3OFX6IYbXjPFhvukmopCA_aem_bx_h9ROZDLcOQruVlVahow

08/05/2026

Greetings Lighthouse Families!
We can’t wait to see you at orientation tomorrow. Be sure to check your email for all of our Back to School information and updates. See you soon! ⚓️

07/21/2026

BIG NEWS FROM APPLE 🔵🟡🔵🟡‼️‼️

Have you registered your scholar for the 2026-2027 school year?

Enroll now at www.arlcs.org

06/02/2026

📣 Please join us in welcoming Mr. Jherrithan Dukes to the Arkansas Lighthouse Charter Schools family as our Superintendent of Schools for the 2026–2027 academic year!

Mr. Dukes brings a passion for scholar success, instructional leadership, and community engagement that aligns deeply with the mission and vision of Arkansas Lighthouse Charter Schools. We are excited for the leadership, innovation, and commitment to excellence he will bring as we continue working to engage, embrace, and empower every scholar we serve.

As we remain Anchored in Excellence, we look forward to the impact Mr. Dukes will make alongside our scholars, families, staff, and community partners throughout the upcoming school year.

Please help us extend a warm ARLCS welcome to Superintendent Dukes! ⚓✨

04/04/2026

Grant Public Notice Intent to Apply for 21st Century Learning Center Grant

Arkansas Lighthouse Charter Schools is applying for the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Grant to provi...

04/03/2026

𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟳𝘁𝗵–𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽

We invite our students to apply for the Bumpers College AgFoodLife Camp at the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences (hosted June 14th–17th)!

This free camp offers hands-on learning in agriculture, exposure to college life, and leadership development. Students will stay in campus housing, explore Bumpers College programs, visit key sites like Crystal Bridges, and learn how agriculture connects to science, technology, and future careers.

Students, apply today at https://bit.ly/4sUMLSC!