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Enrollment
827
High
DISTRICT 1,105 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050375001553
CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY
18 SPIRIT DRIVE, CABOT, AR 72023 · (501) 743-3576 · Lonoke County
GRADES 09–11HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL827 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% 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.
- B+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
16.5:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
386 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 70%
Community
6
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 | 818 | 99% |
| Grade 10 | 5 | 1% |
| Grade 11 | 4 | 0% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
39.6%
AR avg 34.9% . -4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 40 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 4 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.6% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% |
% 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
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY
CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY's state test result (41.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY this school | 827 | 46.7% | 41.1% |
| BEEBE HIGH SCHOOL BEEBE | 1,049 | 48.0% | 32.5% |
| HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL HARRISON | 843 | 48.9% | 44.8% |
| ALMA HIGH SCHOOL ALMA | 981 | 41.9% | 38.3% |
| PRAIRIE GROVE HIGH SCHOOL PRAIRIE GROVE | 620 | 39.4% | 37.6% |
| OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOL OZARK | 629 | 51.2% | 32.3% |
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 CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Lonoke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #39 of 272 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #55 of 280 ▼ 29 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 827 | #48 of 310 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #238 of 245 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.2% | #130 of 246 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.7% | #217 of 273 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #85 of 105 | 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
827
-3 (0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 827 | 50.2 | 16.5:1 | 47% (386) |
| 2023-24 | 789 | 50.3 | 15.7:1 | 40% (312) |
| 2022-23 | 784 | 52.2 | 15.0:1 | 46% (357) |
| 2020-21 | 830 | 53 | 15.7:1 | 46% (379) |
| 2017-18 | 801 | 50 | 16.0:1 | 17% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 833 | 52 | 16.0:1 | 32% (267) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY.
About CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY
Students in CABOT, Arkansas, attend CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY, a large high school. The grade span is 9 through 11, and enrollment is 827 students. Average enrollment for high schools in Arkansas is about 510, so this school runs 62% larger than that.
The district for CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY is CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 17 schools and 10,672 students.
Roughly 80% of students at CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY's diversity index is 35%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 50.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.5:1. On average, high schools in Arkansas have 8.8:1, compared with 16.5:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY is 47%.
The allk12 Grade for CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY is A-. Compared with Arkansas public high schools, the school scored higher than 84% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Arkansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY's results are 1.3 points below predicted: 41.1% against 42.5%.
In the county around the school, Lonoke County, the median household income is $72,828, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 25 public schools in Lonoke County, enrolling about 13,478 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, CABOT LEARNING ACADEMY is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 45.2% on proficiency, and CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY is below that at 41.1%.
The NCES locale for CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 827, starting from 830.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lonoke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
75,272
Census ACS
Median income
$72,828
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
13,478 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CABOT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,170 students
- CABOT JUNIOR HIGH NORTHMiddle · 920 students
- CABOT MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTHMiddle · 828 students
- CABOT MIDDLE SCHOOL SOUTHMiddle · 747 students
- CABOT JUNIOR HIGH SOUTHMiddle · 699 students
- SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 551 students
Other schools in CABOT
- CABOT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,170 students
- CABOT JUNIOR HIGH NORTHMiddle · 920 students
- CABOT MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTHMiddle · 828 students
- CABOT MIDDLE SCHOOL SOUTHMiddle · 747 students
- CABOT JUNIOR HIGH SOUTHMiddle · 699 students
- SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 551 students
Nearby schools
- CABOT LEARNING ACADEMY0.2 mi · 28
- CABOT JUNIOR HIGH NORTH0.2 mi · 920
- CABOT HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 2,170
- CABOT MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH0.6 mi · 828
- EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 550
- NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 370
Frequently asked questions
About CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY?
CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY enrolls approximately 827 students in grades 09-11.
What age range does CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY serve?
CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY serves students from grade 09 through grade 11.
How many students per teacher at CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY.
How diverse is CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY?
CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY reports a student body of 80% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY?
CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY is overseen by CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT in Lonoke County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.