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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOREMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050624000338

FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL

700 ROCKY COMFORT RD, FOREMAN, AR 71836 · (870) 542-7212 · Little River County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL214 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% 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.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
214
High
DISTRICT 244 · STATE 510
Student : Teacher
6.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
160 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 73818%
Grade 83516%
Grade 94119%
Grade 103114%
Grade 114521%
Grade 122411%
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
15673%
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
2411%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
2813%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 19% · US 15%
Two+
52%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
10850%
Female
10650%

School pathway

Feeds from
OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLKG–06
Based on grade levels within FOREMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)
English Language Arts
27.9%
AR avg 34.9% . +4.9pp since 2023
Math
40.9%
AR avg 38.9% . +17.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.

ATLAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2527.9%40.9%
2023-2423.0%23.1%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL

FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (27.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL this school21474.8%27.8%
HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL
HAMPTON
22373.1%16.0%
EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
LEPANTO
26667.3%35.1%
HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL
HAZEN
22972.1%17.4%
BLEVINS HIGH SCHOOL
BLEVINS
18383.6%12.3%
DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL
DES ARC
27973.5%42.2%
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 FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Arkansas
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
27.8%#154 of 272
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
40.9%#41 of 132
▲ 43
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
27.9%#167 of 280
▲ 41
Enrollment
ranked largest first
214#238 of 310
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
6.5:1#71 of 245
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
43.8%#106 of 246
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
74.8%#100 of 273
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.9%#78 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 2024-25
Enrollment
214
-47 (-18%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 292
Student : Teacher
6.5:1
was 7.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25214336.5:175% (160)
2023-2422134.86.4:168% (150)
2022-2323537.26.3:166% (154)
2020-21261337.9:169% (179)
2017-1823520.511.5:148% (112)
2015-162412111.5:166% (160)
2010-112452012.3:162% (153)
2000-012132110.1:145% (96)
1990-912921915.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL.

About FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL

FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL is a public high school in FOREMAN, Arkansas. It had 214 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 7 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Arkansas enroll about 510 students on average.

FOREMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 487 students in 2 schools, including FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL.

White students are 73% of those enrolled at FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL. Beyond that, enrollment is 13% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. That is in line with Little River County, where about 72% of residents are White. The diversity index for FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL is 44%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Its ratio of 6.5:1 is based on 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Arkansas average 8.8:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 75%.

On the allk12 Grade, FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL lands at B-, ahead of 47% of Arkansas public high schools.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL is -4.3 points: 27.8% actual, 32.0% predicted.

The school is in Little River County, where median household income comes to about $53,344, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Little River County's 5 public schools enroll about 1,768 students and include FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL.

FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL's nearest public school is OSCAR HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (about 1.4 miles). Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL is 7th on average proficiency.

The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Enrollment was 214 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 261. The ratio of students to teachers went from 7.9:1 to 6.5:1 over the same years.

This page is set up for the FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Little River County at a glance

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Population
11,821
Census ACS
Median income
$53,344
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,768 students

Quick facts

School name
FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL
District
FOREMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
700 ROCKY COMFORT RD, FOREMAN, AR 71836
Phone
(870) 542-7212
County
Little River County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
214
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
6.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
160 (75%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
050624000338
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Foreman High schools

One other US public school is named Foreman High. FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL
How large is FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL?
FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 214 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL serve?
FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL have?
FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL?
At FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 73% White, 11% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by FOREMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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