Enrollment
279
High
DISTRICT 329 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DES ARC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050519000240
DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL
600 MAIN STREET, DES ARC, AR 72040 · (870) 256-4166 · Prairie County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL279 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% 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.
- ABeats 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
12.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
205 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 53 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 40 | 14% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 DES ARC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
39.0%
AR avg 34.9% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
49.0%
AR avg 38.9% . -6.1pp 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 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.5% | 55.1% |
% 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
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL
DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (42.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL this school | 279 | 73.5% | 42.2% |
| HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL HAZEN | 229 | 72.1% | 17.4% |
| MT. VERNON ENOLA HIGH SCHOOL MOUNT VERNON | 234 | 71.4% | 41.9% |
| ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL ATKINS | 317 | 67.8% | 29.1% |
| CORNING HIGH SCHOOL CORNING | 217 | 68.2% | 26.4% |
| BIGELOW HIGH SCHOOL BIGELOW | 317 | 67.2% | 35.8% |
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 DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #34 of 272 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #20 of 132 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #62 of 280 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 279 | #190 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #202 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.3% | #170 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.5% | #104 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.7% | #62 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
279
+29 (+12%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 351
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 279 | 22.9 | 12.2:1 | 73% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 264 | 19.7 | 13.4:1 | 70% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 254 | 20.6 | 12.3:1 | 70% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 250 | 22 | 11.4:1 | 57% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 259 | 24.2 | 10.7:1 | 44% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 247 | 24 | 10.3:1 | 68% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 309 | 27 | 11.4:1 | 58% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 339 | 27 | 12.6:1 | 37% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 351 | 18 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL.
About DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL
DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school. Its address is in DES ARC, Arkansas. Its 279 students are spread across grades 7 through 12. The school's enrollment is 45% smaller than the 510 average for high schools in Arkansas.
DES ARC SCHOOL DISTRICT has 2 schools and 658 students, and DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL is one of those schools.
About 87% of the student body at DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL is White. The rest of enrollment is 9% Black and 3% Hispanic. The White share in Prairie County as a whole is similar, at about 84%. DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 23%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL total 22.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.2:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas. The school counts 205 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 73%. That tracks the 74% average for public schools in Prairie County.
allk12 grades DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL an A. The grade compares the school only with Arkansas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL is 9.7 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 42.2% actual, 32.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Arkansas.
DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL is located in Prairie County, where the median household income is $51,646, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL, Prairie County has 3 other public schools.
The nearest public school is DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at about 1.1 miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL is 2nd on average proficiency.
DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data show a 12% enrollment gain, from 250 in 2020-21 to 279 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Prairie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,064
Census ACS
Median income
$51,646
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,202 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DES ARC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 379 students
Nearby schools
- DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 379
- HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL14.1 mi · 315
- HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL14.1 mi · 229
- C.B. PARTEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL18.4 mi · 262
- BRINKLEY HIGH SCHOOL18.6 mi · 170
- CARLISLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL19.0 mi · 380
Frequently asked questions
About DES ARC HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL?
DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 279 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL serve?
DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL?
DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL?
DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by DES ARC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Prairie County.
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