Enrollment
351
High
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIVERCREST SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050004501204
ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL
1700 WEST STATE HIGHWAY 14, WILSON, AR 72395 · (870) 655-8111 · Mississippi County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Arkansas public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
5.8:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
351 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 95 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 96 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 83 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 77 | 22% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within RIVERCREST SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
26.2%
AR avg 34.9% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Arkansas average is about 35 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.2% |
| 2023-24 | 18.9% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL
ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (21.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL this school | 351 | 100.0% | 21.1% |
| DREW CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL MONTICELLO | 340 | 99.4% | 23.1% |
| PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL PRESCOTT | 296 | 100.0% | 15.8% |
| BARTON HIGH SCHOOL LEXA | 322 | 100.0% | 20.4% |
| BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL BEARDEN | 227 | 98.7% | 15.9% |
| TRUMANN HIGH SCHOOL TRUMANN | 515 | 100.0% | 18.6% |
Matched among Arkansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Mississippi County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #217 of 272 | #4 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #180 of 280 ▲ 56 | #3 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #144 of 310 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 5.8:1 | #48 of 245 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #56 of 246 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #6 of 273 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.6% | #6 of 133 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
351
-171 (-33%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 431
Student : Teacher
5.8:1
was 6.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 351 | 60.3 | 5.8:1 | 100% (351) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 70.7 | 4.9:1 | 100% (346) |
| 2022-23 | 314 | 60.8 | 5.2:1 | 100% (314) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 84 | 6.2:1 | 100% (522) |
| 2017-18 | 572 | 49.9 | 11.5:1 | 43% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 606 | 49 | 12.4:1 | 74% (449) |
| 2010-11 | 550 | 43 | 12.8:1 | 75% (415) |
| 2000-01 | 462 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 54% (250) |
| 1990-91 | 431 | 25 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL.
About ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL
ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL is classified as a high school. It is located in WILSON, Arkansas. It has an enrollment of 351 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Arkansas enroll around 510, and this school is 31% below that mark.
RIVERCREST SCHOOL DISTRICT is responsible for 3 schools, ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL included, with 1,205 students in all.
Of every 100 students at ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL, about 58 are White. The rest of enrollment is 29% Black and 12% Hispanic. Among Mississippi County residents, the White share is about 57%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 57%.
ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL lists 60.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 5.8 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for high schools in Arkansas is 8.8:1. About 100% of students at ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 84% average among public schools in Mississippi County.
ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 38% of Arkansas public high schools.
In Arkansas, ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 21.1% actual against a predicted 22.7%.
Census data for Mississippi County show the median household earns about $52,548 a year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Mississippi County number 22, with about 6,930 students.
ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL's nearest public school is RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMY (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL is 4th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 351, from 522 in 2020-21.
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Mississippi County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,126
Census ACS
Median income
$52,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,930 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RIVERCREST SCHOOL DISTRICT
- RIVERCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 675 students
- RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMYMiddle · 179 students
Other schools in WILSON
- RIVERCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 675 students
- RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMYMiddle · 179 students
Nearby schools
- RIVERCREST JUNIOR HIGH PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.1 mi · 179
- RIVERCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 675
- OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL8.3 mi · 254
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.2 mi · 132
- CARROLL SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.4 mi · 265
- OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOL9.7 mi · 221
Frequently asked questions
About ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL?
ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 351 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL serve?
ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 5.8:1 students per teacher at ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL?
ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 58% White, 12% Hispanic, 29% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL?
ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by RIVERCREST SCHOOL DISTRICT in Mississippi County.
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