Enrollment
382
High
DISTRICT 427 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASHDOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050258000028
ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL
171 LOCUST ST., ASHDOWN, AR 71822 · (870) 898-3562 · Little River County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% 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.
- DBeats 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
7.0:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
261 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 94 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 99 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 101 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 88 | 23% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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 ASHDOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
17.7%
AR avg 34.9% . -4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 18 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 down about 5 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.7% |
| 2023-24 | 22.5% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
17.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL
ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (17.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL this school | 382 | 68.3% | 17.7% |
| GOSNELL HIGH SCHOOL GOSNELL | 567 | 73.2% | 32.3% |
| EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL LEPANTO | 266 | 67.3% | 35.1% |
| HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL HAMPTON | 223 | 73.1% | 16.0% |
| MARKED TREE HIGH SCHOOL MARKED TREE | 228 | 72.4% | 30.4% |
| MAYFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL MAYFLOWER | 348 | 62.6% | 25.1% |
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 ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #231 of 272 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #247 of 280 ▼ 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #129 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.0:1 | #85 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #78 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.3% | #123 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #47 of 133 |
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
382
-41 (-10%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 446
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
was 7.3:1
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 | 382 | 54.4 | 7.0:1 | 68% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 44.9 | 8.8:1 | 68% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | 47.2 | 8.4:1 | 69% (273) |
| 2020-21 | 423 | 58 | 7.3:1 | 64% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 437 | 38.9 | 11.2:1 | 36% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 420 | 35 | 12.0:1 | 65% (275) |
| 2010-11 | 467 | 43 | 10.9:1 | 48% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 338 | 30 | 11.3:1 | 12% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 446 | 26 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL.
About ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL
ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL runs as a small high school in ASHDOWN, Arkansas. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 382 students on the rolls. Across high schools in Arkansas, the average enrollment is about 510.
Across its 3 schools, ASHDOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 1,281 students. ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL is one of those schools.
The share of White students at ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL is 63%, a majority. After that, the student body is 24% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Little River County is about 72% White. A diversity index of 54% means there is a 54% chance two randomly chosen students at ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL are from different groups.
Staffing at ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL comes to 54.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7.0:1. High schools in Arkansas have an average ratio of 8.8:1. On the income side, 68% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Arkansas public high schools, ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL outscored 11%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL scores 16.7 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 17.7% actual versus 34.4% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Arkansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the surrounding county, Little River County, median household income comes to about $53,344, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 5 public schools and about 1,768 students.
Of the public schools around it, ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL is closest to ASHDOWN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Ranked by average proficiency, ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL places 7th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Federal data place ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's student count decreased 10% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The discussion board for ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Little River County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,821
Census ACS
Median income
$53,344
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,768 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ASHDOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ASHDOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 621 students
- ASHDOWN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 278 students
Other schools in ASHDOWN
- ASHDOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 621 students
- ASHDOWN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 278 students
Nearby schools
- ASHDOWN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 278
- ASHDOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 621
- Pleasant Grove Intermediate School13.1 mi · 514
- Pleasant Grove Middle School13.8 mi · 537
- Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary School14.1 mi · 494
- Pleasant Grove High School14.2 mi · 821
Frequently asked questions
About ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOLHow large is ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL?
ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 382 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL serve?
ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL have?
ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.0:1.
How diverse is ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL?
ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 63% White, 6% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ASHDOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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