Enrollment
266
High
DISTRICT 200 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST POINSETT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050004801348
EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
200 S SCHOOL ST, LEPANTO, AR 72354 · (870) 475-2331 · Poinsett County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL266 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% 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.
- B+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
10.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
179 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 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 51 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 15% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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 EAST POINSETT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
28.6%
AR avg 34.9% . -2.7pp since 2023
Math
47.0%
AR avg 38.9% . -5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.6% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.3% | 52.4% |
% 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
35.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (35.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL this school | 266 | 67.3% | 35.1% |
| BIGELOW HIGH SCHOOL BIGELOW | 317 | 67.2% | 35.8% |
| CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL CARLISLE | 280 | 61.1% | 22.7% |
| HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL HAZEN | 229 | 72.1% | 17.4% |
| MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL MCCRORY | 242 | 62.0% | 33.4% |
| MAYFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL MAYFLOWER | 348 | 62.6% | 25.1% |
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 EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #78 of 272 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #26 of 132 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #157 of 280 ▼ 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 266 | #195 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #175 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.0% | #115 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.3% | #129 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #30 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
-23 (-8%) vs 2020
+74% since 1990-91, when it was 153
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 266 | 24.7 | 10.8:1 | 67% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 31.1 | 8.8:1 | 77% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 276 | 27.6 | 10.0:1 | 72% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 289 | 31 | 9.3:1 | 71% (206) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 28.4 | 11.5:1 | 43% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 331 | 31 | 10.7:1 | 73% (242) |
| 2010-11 | 325 | 35 | 9.3:1 | 66% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 393 | 36 | 10.9:1 | 41% (160) |
| 1990-91 | 153 | 11 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.
About EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is one of the public schools in LEPANTO, Arkansas. It is a small high school. The school serves grades 7 through 12. Enrollment is 266 students. High schools in Arkansas have about 510 students on average; enrollment here is 48% lower.
The district, EAST POINSETT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, operates 3 schools serving 599 students.
More than half of the students at EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL are White (76%). Beyond that, enrollment is 13% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. In Poinsett County overall, about 85% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL scores 40%.
EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL reports a ratio of 10.8 students per teacher, from 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 10.8:1 compares with an average of 8.8:1 for high schools in Arkansas. Lunch program data show 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 24 points below the 91% average for public schools in Poinsett County.
Among Arkansas public high schools, EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL outscored 75%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Arkansas schools.
In Poinsett County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $46,707 a year, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Counting EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, Poinsett County has 13 public schools.
The closest school to EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is LEPANTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, located less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 4. Its average proficiency rate of 35.1% is above the 26.3% average for nearby schools.
EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Enrollment decreased by 8% across 4 years, from 289 in 2020-21 to 266 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 9.3:1 to 10.8:1 over the same years.
The EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Poinsett County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,543
Census ACS
Median income
$46,707
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,732 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EAST POINSETT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- LEPANTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 175 students
- TYRONZA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 158 students
Nearby schools
- LEPANTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 175
- MARKED TREE HIGH SCHOOL7.2 mi · 228
- MARKED TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.3 mi · 309
- TYRONZA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.8 mi · 158
- RIVERSIDE EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.2 mi · 147
- TRUMANN MIDDLE SCHOOL10.8 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL?
EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 266 students in grades 07-12.
Is EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL have?
EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the student diversity at EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 76% White, 7% Hispanic, 13% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL in?
EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is part of EAST POINSETT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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