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Enrollment
439
High
DISTRICT 489 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HELENA WEST HELENA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050768000476
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
103 SCHOOL ROAD, WEST HELENA, AR 72390 · (870) 572-6744 · Phillips County
GRADES 07–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Arkansas public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
7.8:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
415 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 7 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 77 | 18% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 HELENA WEST HELENA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
14.5%
AR avg 34.9% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
15.1%
AR avg 38.9% . +10.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.5% | 15.1% |
| 2023-24 | 11.2% | 4.2% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
10.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 25% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (10.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL this school | 439 | 94.5% | 10.0% |
| FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL FORREST CITY | 563 | 100.0% | 12.4% |
| BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL BLYTHEVILLE | 369 | 100.0% | 10.9% |
| PINE BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL PINE BLUFF | 688 | 100.0% | 6.3% |
| OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL OSCEOLA | 254 | 98.8% | 8.6% |
| 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 CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #262 of 272 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.1% | #116 of 132 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #259 of 280 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #112 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.8:1 | #102 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.0% | #242 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.5% | #77 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.9% | #13 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
439
-126 (-22%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 1,044
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 8.4:1
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 | 439 | 56.1 | 7.8:1 | 95% (415) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 54.1 | 8.1:1 | 100% (436) |
| 2022-23 | 493 | 59.8 | 8.2:1 | 100% (493) |
| 2020-21 | 565 | 67 | 8.4:1 | 100% (565) |
| 2017-18 | 609 | 56.2 | 10.8:1 | 37% (225) |
| 2015-16 | 641 | 60 | 10.7:1 | 100% (641) |
| 2010-11 | 684 | 68 | 10.1:1 | 100% (681) |
| 2000-01 | 990 | 66 | 15.0:1 | 56% (555) |
| 1990-91 | 1,044 | 67 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.
About CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is a mid-sized high school in WEST HELENA, Arkansas, administered by HELENA WEST HELENA SCHOOL DISTRICT. It is open to students in grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 439 students.
The district for CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is HELENA WEST HELENA SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 2 schools and 978 students.
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is 96% Black by enrollment. In Phillips County overall, about 61% of residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 8%.
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL reported 56.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 7.8:1. The gap from the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas is 1.0 students per teacher. Roughly 95% of students at CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL lands at D, ahead of 7% of Arkansas public high schools.
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL falls short of its prediction by 14.7 points. The model expects 24.7% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Arkansas; the school's rate is 10.0%.
In Phillips County, home to about 15,450 people, median household income comes to about $40,134, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 25% of residents are in poverty. There are 9 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,669, CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL among them.
KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMY is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ranks 9th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 10.0% against a local average of 26.1%.
The federal government classifies CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL's location as Town: Remote.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 565 to 439, a 22% decline.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Phillips County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,450
Census ACS
Median income
$40,134
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
25%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,669 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HELENA WEST HELENA SCHOOL DISTRICT
- J.F. WAHL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 539 students
Other schools in WEST HELENA
- KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMYElementary · 463 students
Other Central High schools
70 other US public schools in 32 states are named Central High. CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is the 51st largest of the 71.
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLLITTLE ROCK, AR · 2,371 students
- Central High SchoolSAN ANGELO, TX · 2,985 students
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 2,587 students
- Central High SchoolKELLER, TX · 2,410 students
- Central High SchoolPhiladelphia, PA · 2,329 students
Nearby schools
- KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMY0.4 mi · 463
- J.F. WAHL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 539
- KIPP:DELTA COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL2.5 mi · 163
- KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL2.6 mi · 181
- BARTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.0 mi · 342
- BARTON HIGH SCHOOL8.1 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL?
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 439 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL serve?
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 7.8:1 students per teacher at CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 96% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HELENA WEST HELENA SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.