Enrollment
375
High
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAVE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050405000148
CAVE CITY HIGH CAREER & COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
711 N. MAIN, CAVE CITY, AR 72521 · (870) 283-3333 · Sharp County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL375 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% 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.
- A+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
5.9:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
297 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 91 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 99 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 87 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 98 | 26% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Based on grade levels within CAVE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
50.6%
AR avg 34.9% . +5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 51 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 6 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.6% |
| 2023-24 | 44.7% |
% 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
30.4%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 →
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CAVE CITY HIGH CAREER & COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAVE CITY HIGH CAREER & COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL this school | 375 | 79.2% | 43.4% |
| DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL DES ARC | 279 | 73.5% | 42.2% |
| DIERKS HIGH SCHOOL DIERKS | 253 | 81.4% | 30.4% |
| MT. VERNON ENOLA HIGH SCHOOL MOUNT VERNON | 234 | 71.4% | 41.9% |
| SLOAN-HENDRIX HIGH SCHOOL IMBODEN | 398 | 68.1% | 27.5% |
| ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL ATKINS | 317 | 67.8% | 29.1% |
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 CAVE CITY HIGH CAREER & COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #28 of 272 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #14 of 280 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 375 | #133 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 5.9:1 | #50 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.1% | #202 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.2% | #89 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #104 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
375
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 458
Student : Teacher
5.9:1
was 5.6:1
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 | 375 | 64 | 5.9:1 | 79% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 63.7 | 5.6:1 | 75% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 62.3 | 6.0:1 | 72% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 68 | 5.6:1 | 73% (281) |
| 2017-18 | 373 | 39.6 | 9.4:1 | 48% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 37 | 10.5:1 | 76% (297) |
| 2010-11 | 427 | 32 | 13.3:1 | 59% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 447 | 36 | 12.4:1 | 36% (160) |
| 1990-91 | 458 | 27 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CAVE CITY HIGH CAREER & COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL.
About CAVE CITY HIGH CAREER & COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
In CAVE CITY, Arkansas, part of Sharp County, CAVE CITY HIGH CAREER & COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL is a high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 375 students. For comparison, high schools in Arkansas average about 510 students.
CAVE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT is made up of 3 schools with 1,239 students in all.
The large majority of students at CAVE CITY HIGH CAREER & COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL, 91%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 3% Black and 3% Hispanic. That is close to the 92% White share among all Sharp County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at CAVE CITY HIGH CAREER & COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 16%.
Teacher staffing is 64 full-time equivalents, or about 5.9 students per teacher. Among high schools in Arkansas, the typical ratio is 8.8:1. About 79% of students, or 297, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Arkansas public high schools, CAVE CITY HIGH CAREER & COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, CAVE CITY HIGH CAREER & COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL would be expected to post about 30.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.4%.
Sharp County census figures show that median household income is about $44,637, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. A total of 6 public schools operate in Sharp County, serving about 2,738 students.
The closest public school to CAVE CITY HIGH CAREER & COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL is CAVE CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL CAREER AND COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Nearby schools with test data average 37.2% proficiency; CAVE CITY HIGH CAREER & COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL posts 43.4%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant. CAVE CITY HIGH CAREER & COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 375, close to the 383 recorded in 2020-21.
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Sharp County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,773
Census ACS
Median income
$44,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,738 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CAVE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CAVE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 605 students
- CAVE CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL CAREER AND COLLEGIATE PREPARATORYMiddle · 259 students
Other schools in CAVE CITY
- CAVE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 605 students
- CAVE CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL CAREER AND COLLEGIATE PREPARATORYMiddle · 259 students
Nearby schools
- CAVE CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL CAREER AND COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY0.2 mi · 259
- CAVE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 605
- HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL12.6 mi · 179
- WEST MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.3 mi · 599
- SULPHUR ROCK MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.7 mi · 333
- EAGLE MOUNTAIN MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.7 mi · 905
Frequently asked questions
About CAVE CITY HIGH CAREER & COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CAVE CITY HIGH CAREER & COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL?
CAVE CITY HIGH CAREER & COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 375 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does CAVE CITY HIGH CAREER & COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL serve?
CAVE CITY HIGH CAREER & COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CAVE CITY HIGH CAREER & COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CAVE CITY HIGH CAREER & COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL is approximately 5.9:1 (64 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at CAVE CITY HIGH CAREER & COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CAVE CITY HIGH CAREER & COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL are roughly 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is CAVE CITY HIGH CAREER & COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL in?
CAVE CITY HIGH CAREER & COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL is part of CAVE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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