Enrollment
227
High
DISTRICT 223 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEARDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050003200053
BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL
635 N PLUM, BEARDEN, AR 71720 · (833) 423-2733 · Ouachita County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL227 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Arkansas public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
4.8:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.0:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
224 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 7 | 39 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 37 | 16% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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 BEARDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
23.4%
AR avg 34.9% . +6.2pp since 2023
Math
17.1%
AR avg 38.9% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.4% | 17.1% |
| 2023-24 | 17.2% | 10.8% |
% 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
15.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.1%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% 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 BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL
BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (15.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL this school | 227 | 98.7% | 15.9% |
| NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL ROSSTON | 200 | 100.0% | 14.2% |
| PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL PRESCOTT | 296 | 100.0% | 15.8% |
| BARTON HIGH SCHOOL LEXA | 322 | 100.0% | 20.4% |
| ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL WILSON | 351 | 100.0% | 21.1% |
| MCGEHEE HIGH SCHOOL MCGEHEE | 326 | 100.0% | 19.2% |
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 BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #238 of 272 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #111 of 132 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #208 of 280 ▲ 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 227 | #228 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 4.8:1 | #22 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #38 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #68 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #112 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
227
+18 (+9%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 364
Student : Teacher
4.8:1
was 8.0:1
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 | 227 | 46.9 | 4.8:1 | 99% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 231 | 28.9 | 8.0:1 | 99% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 218 | 47.7 | 4.6:1 | 70% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 209 | 26 | 8.0:1 | 69% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 236 | 28.5 | 8.3:1 | 47% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 247 | 27 | 9.2:1 | 73% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 281 | 28 | 10.0:1 | 63% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 248 | 23 | 10.8:1 | 41% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 364 | 19 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL.
About BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL
A small high school in BEARDEN, Arkansas, BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL is part of BEARDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT. It offers grades 7 through 12 and has 227 students enrolled. It has 55% fewer students than the average for high schools in Arkansas (about 510).
BEARDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 446 students, and its 2 schools include BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL.
At BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL, 52% of students are White. It is also 36% Black, 8% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put Ouachita County at about 55% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL scores 59%.
There are 46.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 4.8:1. High schools in Arkansas average 8.8:1, 4.0 more students per teacher than here. A total of 224 students, or 99%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Ouachita County averages 86%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL lands at C-, ahead of 23% of Arkansas public high schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Arkansas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 15.9%; the prediction is 23.1%.
In Ouachita County, the median household earns about $49,268 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Ouachita County has 9 public schools with about 3,268 students, including BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL.
BEARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL is 6th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL had a net gain of 18 students, or 9%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 8.0 to 4.8 over 4 years.
The allk12 page for BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Ouachita County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,085
Census ACS
Median income
$49,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,268 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BEARDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BEARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 219 students
Other Bearden High schools
One other US public school is named Bearden High. BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Bearden High SchoolKnoxville, TN · 1,963 students
Nearby schools
- BEARDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 219
- HARMONY GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.6 mi · 425
- HARMONY GROVE HIGH SCHOOL10.6 mi · 402
- FORDYCE HIGH SCHOOL12.4 mi · 321
- FORDYCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS12.5 mi · 338
- CAMDEN FAIRVIEW EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER15.9 mi · 113
Frequently asked questions
About BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOLHow large is BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL?
BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 227 students in grades 07-12.
Is BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 4.8:1 (47 FTE teachers).
How diverse is BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL?
BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 52% White, 4% Hispanic, 36% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL?
BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by BEARDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT in Ouachita County.
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