Enrollment
317
High
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BISMARCK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050324000086
BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL
11292 HWY 84, BISMARCK, AR 71929 · (501) 865-4541 · Hot Spring County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Arkansas public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
4.5:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
198 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 75 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 86 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 88 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 68 | 21% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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 BISMARCK SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
49.0%
AR avg 34.9% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 49 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 7 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.1% |
% 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
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL
BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL this school | 317 | 62.5% | 43.4% |
| PIGGOTT HIGH SCHOOL PIGGOTT | 330 | 63.3% | 20.3% |
| ACORN HIGH SCHOOL MENA | 281 | 64.8% | 35.7% |
| SALEM HIGH SCHOOL SALEM | 376 | 59.6% | 41.4% |
| TUCKERMAN HIGH SCHOOL TUCKERMAN | 288 | 63.9% | 54.6% |
| WONDERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL HATTIEVILLE | 226 | 61.1% | 23.1% |
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 BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #29 of 272 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #18 of 280 ▲ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #167 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 4.5:1 | #16 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.6% | #199 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #149 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #101 of 105 |
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
+21 (+7%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 370
Student : Teacher
4.5:1
was 5.0:1
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 | 317 | 71 | 4.5:1 | 62% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 318 | 69.5 | 4.6:1 | 66% (210) |
| 2022-23 | 308 | 60.9 | 5.1:1 | 62% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 296 | 59 | 5.0:1 | 47% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 314 | 23.4 | 13.4:1 | 35% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 304 | 25 | 12.2:1 | 63% (190) |
| 2010-11 | 295 | 27 | 10.9:1 | 51% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 312 | 19 | 16.4:1 | 25% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 370 | 18 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL.
About BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL
BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL is a public small high school in BISMARCK, Arkansas. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 317 students. The average among high schools in Arkansas is roughly 510 students; this school is 38% smaller than that.
In BISMARCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, 3 schools enroll a combined 1,034 students.
BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 91% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% Hispanic. In Hot Spring County overall, about 82% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 17%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 4.5:1, with 71 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, high schools in Arkansas average 8.8:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 62%. That is close to the 64% average for public schools in Hot Spring County.
allk12 grades BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL an A. The grade compares the school only with Arkansas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 36.6% at BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.4%.
In the county around the school, Hot Spring County, median household income is about $55,405, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL is among the 15 public schools in Hot Spring County.
BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL is located about 0.2 miles from BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The school's 43.4% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL saw enrollment rise 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Hot Spring County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,180
Census ACS
Median income
$55,405
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,410 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BISMARCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BISMARCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 379 students
- BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 338 students
Other schools in BISMARCK
- BISMARCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 379 students
- BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 338 students
Other Bismarck High schools
One other US public school is named Bismarck High. BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOLBismarck, ND · 1,367 students
Nearby schools
- BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 338
- BISMARCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 379
- LAKE HAMILTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL9.0 mi · 636
- LAKE HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL9.0 mi · 936
- LAKE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.1 mi · 555
- LAKE HAMILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL9.1 mi · 619
Frequently asked questions
About BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL?
BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 317 students in grades 09-12.
Is BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL have?
BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL employs 71 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 4.5:1.
How diverse is BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL?
BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BISMARCK SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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