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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
317
+34 (+12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
4.2:1
was 11.2:1
% White
93%
was 93%
% Hispanic
2%
was 2%
% Black
2%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL
ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL operates as a low-enrollment four-year high school in ATKINS, Arkansas, run under ATKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 317 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 38% leaner than the state mean of about 510.
ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by ATKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 951 students overall.
On demographics, ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL lists that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 2% Hispanic, 2% Black. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 4.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 8.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.6%; this one delivers 29.1%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Pope County put median household income runs about $57,344, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL is one of 25 public schools in Pope County (combined enrollment of about 10,311 students).
Nearest neighbor: ATKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 44.4%.
ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 12%: 283 students in 2018 compared to 317 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 4.2:1 today.
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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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.