Enrollment
324
High
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COTTER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050468000194
COTTER HIGH SCHOOL
198 MABLE, COTTER, AR 72626 · (870) 435-6323 · Baxter County
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% 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
5.7:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
324 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 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 52 | 16% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 1% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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 COTTER SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
38.8%
AR avg 34.9% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
52.5%
AR avg 38.9% . +13.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.8% | 52.5% |
| 2023-24 | 37.6% | 38.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 23% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Arkansas's top 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 COTTER HIGH SCHOOL
COTTER HIGH 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| COTTER HIGH SCHOOL this school | 324 | 100.0% | 43.4% |
| HOXIE HIGH SCHOOL HOXIE | 360 | 100.0% | 24.4% |
| YELLVILLE-SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL YELLVILLE | 312 | 99.0% | 31.5% |
| MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL MARSHALL | 353 | 99.2% | 37.0% |
| CEDAR RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL NEWARK | 373 | 99.2% | 33.4% |
| HACKETT HIGH SCHOOL HACKETT | 350 | 100.0% | 29.4% |
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 COTTER HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #27 of 272 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #13 of 132 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #65 of 280 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #162 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 5.7:1 | #44 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.7% | #227 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #20 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.4% | #59 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
324
-18 (-5%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 231
Student : Teacher
5.7:1
was 6.5:1
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 | 324 | 57.3 | 5.7:1 | 100% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 324 | 65.4 | 5.0:1 | 100% (324) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 59.1 | 5.6:1 | 100% (331) |
| 2020-21 | 342 | 53 | 6.5:1 | 100% (342) |
| 2017-18 | 299 | 29.3 | 10.2:1 | 77% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 284 | 33 | 8.6:1 | 100% (284) |
| 2010-11 | 296 | 28 | 10.6:1 | 63% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 293 | 28 | 10.5:1 | 42% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 231 | 14 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COTTER HIGH SCHOOL.
About COTTER HIGH SCHOOL
COTTER HIGH SCHOOL is a low-enrollment high school in COTTER SCHOOL DISTRICT, located in COTTER, Arkansas. The student body numbers 324 students, from grades 7 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Arkansas) has about 510 students.
Across its 2 schools, COTTER SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 698 students. COTTER HIGH SCHOOL is one of those schools.
At COTTER HIGH SCHOOL, White students make up 94% of the student body. The school is also 3% Hispanic. That is close to the 92% White share among all Baxter County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at COTTER HIGH SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 11%.
Federal data list 57.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at COTTER HIGH SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 5.7:1. Among high schools in Arkansas, the typical ratio is 8.8:1. The lunch program counts 100% of students at COTTER HIGH SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 52% average for public schools in Baxter County.
COTTER HIGH SCHOOL is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 97% of Arkansas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
COTTER HIGH SCHOOL outperforms its prediction by 20.8 points. The model expects 22.7% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Arkansas; the school's rate is 43.4%.
Within Baxter County, median household income is about $48,452, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Federal data list 11 public schools in Baxter County, with a combined enrollment of about 4,984.
Of nearby public schools, AMANDA GIST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. Among its closest neighbors with test data, COTTER HIGH SCHOOL is 3rd of 9 on proficiency.
The federal government classifies COTTER HIGH SCHOOL's location as Rural: Fringe.
The student count in 2024-25 was 324, 5% below the 342 of 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for COTTER HIGH SCHOOL covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Baxter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,407
Census ACS
Median income
$48,452
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
4,984 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COTTER SCHOOL DISTRICT
- AMANDA GIST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 374 students
Nearby schools
- AMANDA GIST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 374
- FLIPPIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.4 mi · 337
- FLIPPIN HIGH SCHOOL4.4 mi · 246
- FLIPPIN MIDDLE SCHOOL4.4 mi · 222
- HACKLER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL7.7 mi · 837
- MOUNTAIN HOME CAREER ACADEMIES7.8 mi · 1,523
Frequently asked questions
About COTTER HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend COTTER HIGH SCHOOL?
COTTER HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 324 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does COTTER HIGH SCHOOL serve?
COTTER HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does COTTER HIGH SCHOOL have?
COTTER HIGH SCHOOL employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 5.7:1.
How diverse is COTTER HIGH SCHOOL?
COTTER HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Is COTTER HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
COTTER HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by COTTER SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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