EStem Public Charter Schools

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eStem Public Charter Schools Inc. is a non-profit charter school management organization in Arkansas. eStem established eStem Elementary Public Charter School, eStem Middle Public Charter School, and eStem High Public Charter School in downtown Little Rock under a five-year charter granted by the Arkansas State Board of Education in December 2007. All three schools are open enrollment, publicly financed schools, meaning any school-aged child in Arkansas is eligible to attend. As public schools, the eStem public charter schools are tuition free.

{{Asof|2023}} the high school has an Advanced Placement African American studies class. The Arkansas Department of Education, effective 2023, no longer counted the class towards having credit towards a high school diploma in the state. The high school decided to keep offering the class and offered medals to students who pass the course.{{cite web|last=Snyder|first=Josh|url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/aug/17/estem-high-school-still-offering-ap-african-american-studies-course-will-offer-medal-to-students-who-complete-class/|title=EStem High School still offering AP African American studies course, will offer medal to students who complete class|newspaper=Arkansas Democrat Gazette|date=August 17, 2023|access-date=August 17, 2023}}