Enrollment
266
High
DISTRICT 260 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050550000262
DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL
709 DAN GILL DRIVE, DUMAS, AR 71639 · (870) 382-4151 · Desha County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL266 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of Arkansas public high schools
- DTest 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
9.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
266 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 9 | 57 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 69 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 73 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 67 | 25% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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 DUMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
14.1%
AR avg 34.9% . -7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 14 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 down about 7 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.1% |
| 2023-24 | 21.5% |
% 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
15.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL
DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (15.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL this school | 266 | 100.0% | 15.2% |
| LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL LAKE VILLAGE | 277 | 100.0% | 24.4% |
| BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL BLYTHEVILLE | 369 | 100.0% | 10.9% |
| KIPP BLYTHEVILLE COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL BLYTHEVILLE | 132 | 100.0% | 13.5% |
| LEE HIGH SCHOOL MARIANNA | 281 | 100.0% | 10.7% |
| OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL OSCEOLA | 254 | 98.8% | 8.6% |
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 DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #245 of 272 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.1% | #260 of 280 ▼ 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 266 | #196 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.1:1 | #135 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #112 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #23 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #36 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
266
+34 (+15%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 494
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 8.6:1
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 | 266 | 29.1 | 9.1:1 | 100% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 305 | 37.3 | 8.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 314 | 36.3 | 8.7:1 | 100% (314) |
| 2020-21 | 232 | 27 | 8.6:1 | 100% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 31.5 | 10.1:1 | 32% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 332 | 31 | 10.7:1 | 71% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 298 | 31 | 9.6:1 | 69% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 366 | 32 | 11.4:1 | 54% (197) |
| 1990-91 | 494 | 26 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL.
About DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL
DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL, located in DUMAS, Arkansas, is a small high school. Its enrollment is 266 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 510 students for high schools in Arkansas.
DUMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 4 schools and 1,039 students, including DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL.
Federal enrollment data show DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL is 76% Black. Enrollment also includes 12% Hispanic and 9% White. The school's Black share is 27 points above the 49% share among Desha County residents. A diversity index of 41% means there is a 41% chance two randomly chosen students at DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL are from different groups.
DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL reports a ratio of 9.1 students per teacher, from 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas. Lunch program data show 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Desha County average a similar 100%.
DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 22% of Arkansas public high schools.
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 DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL, the prediction is 22.7% and the result is 15.2%.
For Desha County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $37,662, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 20% of residents are in poverty. There are 7 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,160, DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL among them.
The closest school to DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL is DUMAS MIDDLE SCHOOL, located about 1.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL ranks 5th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
The school's enrollment increased 15% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The discussion board for DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Desha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,786
Census ACS
Median income
$37,662
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,160 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DUMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT
- REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 368 students
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 221 students
- DUMAS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 184 students
Other schools in DUMAS
- REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 368 students
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 221 students
- DUMAS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 184 students
Other Dumas High schools
One other US public school is named Dumas High. DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Dumas High SchoolDUMAS, TX · 1,192 students
Nearby schools
- DUMAS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 184
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 221
- REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 368
- CONNER MIDDLE SCHOOL16.7 mi · 248
- MCGEHEE HIGH SCHOOL16.8 mi · 326
- MCGEHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL17.8 mi · 547
Frequently asked questions
About DUMAS HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL?
DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 266 students in grades 09-12.
Is DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL have?
DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
What is the student diversity at DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 9% White, 12% Hispanic, 76% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL in?
DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL is part of DUMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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