Enrollment
317
High
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050261000033
ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL
403 AVENUE THREE NW, ATKINS, AR 72823 · (479) 641-7872 · Pope County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of Arkansas public high schools
- B-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
4.2:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
215 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 | 76 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 79 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 94 | 30% |
| Grade 12 | 68 | 21% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 ATKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
31.6%
AR avg 34.9% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 32 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 | 31.6% |
| 2023-24 | 29.6% |
% 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
29.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL
ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (29.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL this school | 317 | 67.8% | 29.1% |
| SLOAN-HENDRIX HIGH SCHOOL IMBODEN | 398 | 68.1% | 27.5% |
| ACORN HIGH SCHOOL MENA | 281 | 64.8% | 35.7% |
| PIGGOTT HIGH SCHOOL PIGGOTT | 330 | 63.3% | 20.3% |
| TUCKERMAN HIGH SCHOOL TUCKERMAN | 288 | 63.9% | 54.6% |
| CORNING HIGH SCHOOL CORNING | 217 | 68.2% | 26.4% |
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 ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Pope County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #141 of 272 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #128 of 280 ▲ 20 | #6 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #166 of 310 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 4.2:1 | #10 of 245 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.3% | #217 of 246 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.8% | #128 of 273 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.0% | #46 of 105 | 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
317
+20 (+7%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 514
Student : Teacher
4.2:1
was 5.8:1
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 | 317 | 76.2 | 4.2:1 | 68% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 335 | 69.4 | 4.8:1 | 66% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 328 | 66.6 | 4.9:1 | 56% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 297 | 51 | 5.8:1 | 59% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 283 | 25.2 | 11.2:1 | 34% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 308 | 29 | 10.6:1 | 54% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 291 | 28 | 10.4:1 | 55% (161) |
| 2000-01 | 344 | 32 | 10.8:1 | 30% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 514 | 29 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL.
About ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL
ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school found in ATKINS, Arkansas. The school's 317 students are in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Arkansas average about 510 students.
ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL is one school in a 3-school district, ATKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 951 students.
About 93% of the student body at ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL is White. The rest of enrollment is 2% Hispanic and 2% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Pope County's population at about 84%. ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 13%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 76.2 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 4.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas. The school's lunch program data list 68% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL a B-. The grade compares the school only with Arkansas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 34.6%.
ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL is located in Pope County, where the median household income is $57,344, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL is one of 25 public schools in the county.
ATKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL is the public school closest to ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL is 8th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment at ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL climbed 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 297 to 317 students. The ratio was 5.8:1 in 2020-21 and 4.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Pope County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,131
Census ACS
Median income
$57,344
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
10,311 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ATKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ATKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 370 students
- ATKINS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 264 students
Other schools in ATKINS
- ATKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 370 students
- ATKINS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 264 students
Nearby schools
- ATKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 264
- ATKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 370
- POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL4.9 mi · 404
- POTTSVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL5.2 mi · 412
- POTTSVILLE MIDDLE GRADE6.1 mi · 417
- POTTSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.2 mi · 605
Frequently asked questions
About ATKINS HIGH SCHOOLHow large is ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL?
ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 317 students in grades 09-12.
Is ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL have?
ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL employs 76 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 4.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL?
At ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ATKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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