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Enrollment
686
High
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DARDANELLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050493000214
DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL
1079 NORTH STATE HWY 28, DARDANELLE, AR 72834 · (479) 229-4655 · Yell County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL686 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% 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
7.7:1
89 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
449 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 179 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 169 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 170 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 168 | 24% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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 DARDANELLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
41.8%
AR avg 34.9% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 42 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 4 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.8% |
| 2023-24 | 37.5% |
% 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
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL
DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (40.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 686 | 65.5% | 40.3% |
| RUSSELLVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL RUSSELLVILLE | 808 | 63.1% | 35.7% |
| BERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL BERRYVILLE | 547 | 70.7% | 34.8% |
| BATESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER BATESVILLE | 986 | 60.2% | 27.4% |
| RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RUSSELLVILLE | 1,281 | 56.9% | 33.2% |
| DANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL DANVILLE | 252 | 72.2% | 33.5% |
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 DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #44 of 272 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #45 of 280 ▲ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 686 | #61 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.7:1 | #100 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.9% | #73 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.5% | #135 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.7% | #25 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
686
+97 (+16%) vs 2020
+58% since 1990-91, when it was 433
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
was 7.3:1
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 | 686 | 88.8 | 7.7:1 | 65% (449) |
| 2023-24 | 666 | 88.6 | 7.5:1 | 67% (449) |
| 2022-23 | 624 | 84.9 | 7.3:1 | 64% (397) |
| 2020-21 | 589 | 81 | 7.3:1 | 64% (377) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 46.3 | 12.4:1 | 46% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 567 | 46 | 12.3:1 | 61% (347) |
| 2010-11 | 526 | 46 | 11.4:1 | 53% (280) |
| 2000-01 | 498 | 40 | 12.4:1 | 38% (189) |
| 1990-91 | 433 | 24 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL.
About DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL
A mid-sized high school in DARDANELLE, Arkansas, DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL is part of DARDANELLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 686 students on the rolls. High schools in Arkansas average about 510 students, which makes this school 35% bigger than average.
DARDANELLE SCHOOL DISTRICT has 4 schools; together they serve 2,116 students.
The share of White students at DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL is 54%, a majority. The remaining students are 40% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, and 2% Black. Census figures show Yell County is about 78% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL lists 88.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 7.7 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for high schools in Arkansas is 8.8:1. About 65% of students at DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 79% average for public schools in Yell County is 14 points higher.
On the allk12 Grade, DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL lands at A, ahead of 88% of Arkansas public high schools.
Compared with Arkansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL's results are 4.8 points above predicted: 40.3% against 35.5%.
Looking at the county, Yell County, the median household earns about $55,934 a year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL, Yell County has 12 public schools.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, is the closest to DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Remote: the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
From 589 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 686 by 2024-25.
DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Yell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,134
Census ACS
Median income
$55,934
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,945 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DARDANELLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- DARDANELLE PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 615 students
- DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 500 students
- DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 315 students
Other schools in DARDANELLE
- DARDANELLE PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 615 students
- DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 500 students
- DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 315 students
Nearby schools
- DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 500
- DARDANELLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 315
- DARDANELLE PRIMARY SCHOOL2.6 mi · 615
- RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL4.1 mi · 1,281
- SEQUOYAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.2 mi · 542
- OAKLAND HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.3 mi · 503
Frequently asked questions
About DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL?
DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 686 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 7.7:1 students per teacher at DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL?
DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 54% White, 40% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL in?
DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL is part of DARDANELLE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.