Enrollment
170
High
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRINKLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050363000112
BRINKLEY HIGH SCHOOL
200 TIGER DRIVE, BRINKLEY, AR 72021 · (870) 734-5005 · Monroe County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL170 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% 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
3.3:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.9:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
170 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 37 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 27 | 16% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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 BRINKLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
9.2%
AR avg 34.9% . -8.5pp since 2023
Math
12.2%
AR avg 38.9% . +1.0pp 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 and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 9.2% | 12.2% |
| 2023-24 | 17.7% | 11.2% |
% 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
11.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
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 BRINKLEY HIGH SCHOOL
BRINKLEY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (11.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRINKLEY HIGH SCHOOL this school | 170 | 100.0% | 11.3% |
| KIPP BLYTHEVILLE COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL BLYTHEVILLE | 132 | 100.0% | 13.5% |
| DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL DUMAS | 266 | 100.0% | 15.2% |
| OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL OSCEOLA | 254 | 98.8% | 8.6% |
| ARKANSAS CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL-ALEXANDER ALEXANDER | 106 | 97.2% | 0.3% |
| LEE HIGH SCHOOL MARIANNA | 281 | 100.0% | 10.7% |
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 BRINKLEY HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #258 of 272 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.2% | #119 of 132 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 9.2% | #272 of 280 ▼ 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 170 | #267 of 310 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #17 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #38 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
170
-11 (-6%) vs 2020
-71% since 1990-91, when it was 596
Student : Teacher
3.3:1
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 | 170 | 52.3 | 3.3:1 | 100% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 167 | 42.9 | 3.9:1 | 100% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 192 | 41.3 | 4.7:1 | 100% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 181 | 31 | 5.8:1 | 99% (179) |
| 2017-18 | 202 | 27.3 | 7.4:1 | 41% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 247 | 27 | 9.2:1 | 99% (244) |
| 2010-11 | 307 | 34 | 9.0:1 | 99% (304) |
| 2000-01 | 484 | 42 | 11.5:1 | 64% (309) |
| 1990-91 | 596 | 40 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRINKLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
About BRINKLEY HIGH SCHOOL
BRINKLEY HIGH SCHOOL is a high school in BRINKLEY, Arkansas, and it is part of BRINKLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school had 170 students in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Arkansas) has about 510 students.
BRINKLEY HIGH SCHOOL is part of a district of 2 schools: BRINKLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 432 students.
Black students account for 76% of enrollment at BRINKLEY HIGH SCHOOL. Other groups include 18% White and 4% Asian. The county population is about 40% Black. By the diversity index, BRINKLEY HIGH SCHOOL comes in at 38%.
The school employs the equivalent of 52.3 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 3.3:1. Among high schools in Arkansas, the typical ratio is 8.8:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. Across public schools in Monroe County, the average is about the same, 100%.
Measured against Arkansas public high schools, BRINKLEY 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.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 22.7% for BRINKLEY HIGH SCHOOL. The school posts 11.3%, 11.3 points below the prediction.
Monroe County has about 6,589 residents, and median household income is about $43,214, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Federal data list 4 public schools in Monroe County, with a combined enrollment of about 865.
The closest public school, C.B. PARTEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 0.2 miles from BRINKLEY HIGH SCHOOL. By average proficiency, BRINKLEY HIGH SCHOOL is 8th among 9 schools close by.
In the federal locale system, BRINKLEY HIGH SCHOOL is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 181 in 2020-21 and 170 in 2024-25, a decrease of 11 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (3.3:1) than in 2020-21 (5.8:1).
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Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,589
Census ACS
Median income
$43,214
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
865 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BRINKLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- C.B. PARTEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 262 students
Nearby schools
- C.B. PARTEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 262
- CLARENDON HIGH SCHOOL14.1 mi · 193
- CLARENDON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL14.2 mi · 240
- PALESTINE-WHEATLEY SENIOR HIGH16.9 mi · 378
- PALESTINE-WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL17.7 mi · 448
- DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL18.6 mi · 279
Frequently asked questions
About BRINKLEY HIGH SCHOOLHow large is BRINKLEY HIGH SCHOOL?
BRINKLEY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 170 students in grades 07-12.
Is BRINKLEY HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BRINKLEY HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does BRINKLEY HIGH SCHOOL have?
BRINKLEY HIGH SCHOOL employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 3.3:1.
What is the student diversity at BRINKLEY HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BRINKLEY HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 18% White, 1% Hispanic, 76% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is BRINKLEY HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
BRINKLEY HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BRINKLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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