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Enrollment
369
High
DISTRICT 259 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLYTHEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050332001578
BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
600 N. TENTH STREET, BLYTHEVILLE, AR 72316 · (870) 762-2772 · Mississippi County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% 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.
- CBeats 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
10.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
369 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 70%
Community
2
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 | 101 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 82 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 101 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 84 | 23% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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 BLYTHEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
8.7%
AR avg 34.9% . -5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 9 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 6 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 8.7% |
| 2023-24 | 14.2% |
% 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
10.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% 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 BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (10.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 369 | 100.0% | 10.9% |
| LEE HIGH SCHOOL MARIANNA | 281 | 100.0% | 10.7% |
| OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL OSCEOLA | 254 | 98.8% | 8.6% |
| CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL WEST HELENA | 439 | 94.5% | 10.0% |
| FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL FORREST CITY | 563 | 100.0% | 12.4% |
| LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL LAKE VILLAGE | 277 | 100.0% | 24.4% |
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 BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Mississippi County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.9% | #259 of 272 | #6 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.7% | #274 of 280 ▼ 11 | #7 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #138 of 310 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #167 of 245 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.2% | #161 of 246 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #14 of 273 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.4% | #5 of 133 | 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
369
-123 (-25%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 369 | 34.7 | 10.6:1 | 100% (369) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 45.7 | 9.0:1 | 100% (411) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 45.7 | 10.1:1 | 100% (460) |
| 2020-21 | 492 | 47 | 10.5:1 | 100% (492) |
| 2017-18 | 619 | 68.9 | 9.0:1 | 54% (335) |
| 2015-16 | 670 | 78 | 8.6:1 | 100% (667) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.
About BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is classified as a high school. It is located in BLYTHEVILLE, Arkansas. The school's enrollment of 369 students covers grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 28% lower than the average for high schools in Arkansas, which is about 510.
The district, BLYTHEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, has 1,295 students enrolled across 5 schools.
At BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, Black students make up 85% of the student body. Other students are 8% White and 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Mississippi County residents are about 34% Black. BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL has a diversity index of 26%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 10.6:1. The 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas is lower than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 100% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The 84% average for public schools in Mississippi County is 16 points lower.
Measured against Arkansas public high schools, BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL are 11.8 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (10.9% actual, 22.7% predicted).
Among Mississippi County residents, median household income is about $52,548, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 22 public schools in Mississippi County, with a combined enrollment of about 6,930.
The nearest other public school, BLYTHEVILLE CHICKASAW PREPARATORY ACADEMY (BCPA), is about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL. On state test proficiency, BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ranks 7th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is in a town far from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Remote.
Enrollment was 492 in 2020-21 and 369 in 2024-25, a decrease of 123 students.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Mississippi County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,126
Census ACS
Median income
$52,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,930 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BLYTHEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BLYTHEVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 343 students
- BLYTHEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 307 students
- BLYTHEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 172 students
- BLYTHEVILLE CHICKASAW PREPARATORY ACADEMY (BCPA)Middle · 104 students
Other schools in BLYTHEVILLE
- BLYTHEVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 343 students
- BLYTHEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 307 students
- KIPP: BLYTHEVILLE COLLEGE PREPARATORYElementary · 292 students
- ARMOREL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 234 students
- ARMOREL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 204 students
- BLYTHEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 172 students
Nearby schools
- BLYTHEVILLE CHICKASAW PREPARATORY ACADEMY (BCPA)0.3 mi · 104
- BLYTHEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 172
- KIPP: BLYTHEVILLE COLLEGE PREPARATORY0.4 mi · 292
- BLYTHEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 307
- KIPP BLYTHEVILLE COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL1.8 mi · 132
- BLYTHEVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL?
BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 369 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 10.6:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL?
At BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 8% White, 4% Hispanic, 85% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL in?
BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is part of BLYTHEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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