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Enrollment
981
High
DISTRICT 773 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050225000004
ALMA HIGH SCHOOL
101 EAST MAIN, ALMA, AR 72921 · (479) 632-2162 · Crawford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL981 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Arkansas public high schools
- A-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
8.2:1
120 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
411 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 70%
Community
6
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 | 264 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 222 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 226 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 269 | 27% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
39.2%
AR avg 34.9% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 39 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 2 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.2% |
| 2023-24 | 37.6% |
% 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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 ALMA HIGH SCHOOL
ALMA HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALMA HIGH SCHOOL this school | 981 | 41.9% | 38.3% |
| GREENBRIER HIGH SCHOOL GREENBRIER | 818 | 39.1% | 30.0% |
| VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL VILONIA | 886 | 39.2% | 42.0% |
| SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL SHERIDAN | 1,239 | 37.5% | 33.4% |
| CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY CABOT | 827 | 46.7% | 41.1% |
| GREENE CTY TECH HIGH SCHOOL PARAGOULD | 760 | 40.9% | 22.7% |
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 ALMA HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Crawford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #54 of 272 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #60 of 280 ▲ 2 | #3 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 981 | #37 of 310 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.2:1 | #108 of 245 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.7% | #139 of 246 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.9% | #230 of 273 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #89 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
981
-29 (-3%) vs 2020
+57% since 1990-91, when it was 624
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 6.8:1
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 | 981 | 120.4 | 8.2:1 | 42% (411) |
| 2023-24 | 978 | 102.5 | 9.5:1 | 45% (440) |
| 2022-23 | 1,003 | 109.7 | 9.1:1 | 38% (378) |
| 2020-21 | 1,010 | 148 | 6.8:1 | 51% (515) |
| 2017-18 | 1,059 | 63 | 16.8:1 | 23% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 1,034 | 64 | 16.2:1 | 50% (519) |
| 2010-11 | 1,057 | 71 | 14.9:1 | 42% (440) |
| 2000-01 | 840 | 61 | 13.8:1 | 26% (217) |
| 1990-91 | 624 | 37 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ALMA HIGH SCHOOL.
About ALMA HIGH SCHOOL
ALMA HIGH SCHOOL is a large high school for students in ALMA, Arkansas. The school's 981 students are in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Arkansas average about 510 students each.
ALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT has 3,092 students spread across 4 schools.
Most students at ALMA HIGH SCHOOL are White: 81% of enrollment. The remaining students are 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Native American. For comparison, Crawford County is about 81% White. By the diversity index, ALMA HIGH SCHOOL comes in at 33%.
ALMA HIGH SCHOOL's 120.4 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 8.2:1. High schools in Arkansas average about 8.8:1, a similar figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 42%. That is lower than the 65% average for public schools in Crawford County.
ALMA HIGH SCHOOL is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 71% of Arkansas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for ALMA HIGH SCHOOL is -6.0 points: 38.3% actual, 44.3% predicted.
Census estimates describe Crawford County this way: median household income is about $64,132, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Crawford County number 23 and enroll about 10,496.
The next-closest public school is ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 1.0 miles away. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of ALMA HIGH SCHOOL. Among its closest neighbors with test data, ALMA HIGH SCHOOL is 3rd of 8 on proficiency.
The NCES locale for ALMA HIGH SCHOOL is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
ALMA HIGH SCHOOL saw enrollment fall 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio rose from 6.8:1 to 8.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Crawford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,139
Census ACS
Median income
$64,132
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
10,496 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 722 students
- ALMA PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 704 students
- ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 685 students
Other schools in ALMA
- ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 722 students
- ALMA PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 704 students
- ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 685 students
Other Alma High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Alma High. ALMA HIGH SCHOOL is the largest of the 3.
- ALMA HIGH SCHOOLALMA, NE · 190 students
- Alma HighAlma, WI · 80 students
Nearby schools
- ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 722
- ALMA PRIMARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 704
- ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 685
- JAMES R. TATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.6 mi · 459
- VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOL6.7 mi · 1,232
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.8 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About ALMA HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend ALMA HIGH SCHOOL?
ALMA HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 981 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does ALMA HIGH SCHOOL serve?
ALMA HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ALMA HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ALMA HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 8.2:1 (120 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at ALMA HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ALMA HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 81% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees ALMA HIGH SCHOOL?
ALMA HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by ALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT in Crawford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.