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Enrollment
410
High
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLESTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050420000158
CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL
125 WEST MAIN, CHARLESTON, AR 72933 · (479) 965-7150 · Franklin County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Arkansas public high schools
- B+Test 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
6.4:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
161 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 81 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 84 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 60 | 15% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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 CHARLESTON SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
24.0%
AR avg 34.9% . -8.2pp since 2023
Math
48.4%
AR avg 38.9% . -3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.0% | 48.4% |
| 2023-24 | 32.2% | 52.3% |
% 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
35.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL
CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (35.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL this school | 410 | 39.3% | 35.4% |
| ELKINS HIGH SCHOOL ELKINS | 463 | 37.4% | 39.9% |
| GREENBRIER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL GREENBRIER | 569 | 38.5% | 42.1% |
| MELBOURNE HIGH SCHOOL MELBOURNE | 381 | 45.7% | 36.5% |
| HEBER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL HEBER SPRINGS | 483 | 43.9% | 40.3% |
| QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL QUITMAN | 308 | 44.2% | 39.9% |
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 CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #75 of 272 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #23 of 132 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #203 of 280 ▼ 86 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #119 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 6.4:1 | #69 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.8% | #212 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.3% | #238 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #105 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
410
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 315
Student : Teacher
6.4:1
was 6.9:1
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 | 410 | 64.1 | 6.4:1 | 39% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 54.9 | 7.6:1 | 47% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 52.4 | 8.3:1 | 44% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 414 | 60 | 6.9:1 | 55% (228) |
| 2017-18 | 408 | 27.7 | 14.8:1 | 32% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 405 | 29 | 14.0:1 | 46% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 436 | 26 | 16.8:1 | 36% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 381 | 27 | 14.1:1 | 11% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 315 | 18 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL.
About CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL
CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL is a public low-enrollment high school in CHARLESTON, Arkansas. The school runs grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 410 students.
CHARLESTON SCHOOL DISTRICT (2 schools, 912 students) runs CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL.
At CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL, 92% of students are White. Other students are 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The diversity index for CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL is 15%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL is 6.4:1, based on 64.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Arkansas average 8.8:1. Lunch program data show 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Franklin County average 61%.
Among Arkansas public high schools, CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL outscored 59%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL, the prediction is 45.2% and the result is 35.4%.
In the surrounding county, Franklin County, median household income comes to about $55,886, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county has 8 public schools and about 3,039 students.
About 0.2 miles separate CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL from the closest public school, CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other public schools within ten miles: 6. The school's 35.4% average proficiency ranks 6th among 9 nearby schools.
CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 414 to 410.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,326
Census ACS
Median income
$55,886
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,039 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CHARLESTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 502 students
Other Charleston High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Charleston High. CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Charleston High SchoolCharleston, IL · 795 students
- CHARLESTON HIGHCHARLESTON, MO · 310 students
- Charleston High SchoolCHARLESTON, MS · 273 students
Nearby schools
- CHARLESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 502
- COUNTY LINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.2 mi · 327
- COUNTY LINE HIGH SCHOOL7.4 mi · 229
- LAVACA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.5 mi · 322
- LAVACA MIDDLE SCHOOL7.7 mi · 234
- LAVACA HIGH SCHOOL7.7 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOLHow large is CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL?
CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 410 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL serve?
CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 6.4:1 (64 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL?
At CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL?
CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by CHARLESTON SCHOOL DISTRICT in Franklin County.
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