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Enrollment
563
High
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORREST CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050627000344
FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL
467 VICTORIA ST, FORREST CITY, AR 72335 · (870) 633-1464 · St. Francis County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL563 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% 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.
- CBeats 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
7.0:1
81 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
563 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 137 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 140 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 134 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 152 | 27% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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 FORREST CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
15.3%
AR avg 34.9% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 15 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 have held steady since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.3% |
| 2023-24 | 14.6% |
% 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
12.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% 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 FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL
FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (12.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL this school | 563 | 100.0% | 12.4% |
| PINE BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL PINE BLUFF | 688 | 100.0% | 6.3% |
| CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL WEST HELENA | 439 | 94.5% | 10.0% |
| BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL BLYTHEVILLE | 369 | 100.0% | 10.9% |
| THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOL WEST MEMPHIS | 897 | 100.0% | 15.3% |
| LEE HIGH SCHOOL MARIANNA | 281 | 100.0% | 10.7% |
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 FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.4% | #255 of 272 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #257 of 280 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 563 | #83 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.0:1 | #82 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.3% | #237 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #26 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #28 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
563
-27 (-5%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 1,374
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 563 | 80.9 | 7.0:1 | 100% (563) |
| 2023-24 | 568 | 63.2 | 9.0:1 | 100% (568) |
| 2022-23 | 580 | 63.8 | 9.1:1 | 99% (572) |
| 2020-21 | 590 | 62 | 9.5:1 | 100% (589) |
| 2017-18 | 693 | 54.9 | 12.6:1 | 50% (346) |
| 2015-16 | 750 | 60 | 12.5:1 | 52% (388) |
| 2010-11 | 971 | 76 | 12.8:1 | 100% (968) |
| 2000-01 | 863 | 59 | 14.6:1 | 62% (536) |
| 1990-91 | 1,374 | 74 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL.
About FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL
FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL is a medium-sized high school found in FORREST CITY, Arkansas. The school had 563 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL is part of a district of 5 schools: FORREST CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 2,078 students.
About 95% of the student body at FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL is Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 2% White. In St. Francis County overall, about 55% of residents are Black. FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 9%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 80.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 7.0 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. For comparison, public schools in St. Francis County average 100%.
FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL is graded D by allk12, scoring above 13% of Arkansas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Arkansas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 12.4%; the prediction is 22.7%.
Federal survey data for St. Francis County show that the median household income is $42,574, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 24% of residents are in poverty. St. Francis County is home to 8 public schools and about 2,904 public school students.
The closest public school to FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL is FORREST CITY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL is behind the 25.8% nearby average, ranking 8th of 8.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
Enrollment dropped 5% from its 2020-21 level of 590. The ratio was 9.5:1 in 2020-21 and 7.0:1 in 2024-25.
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St. Francis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,400
Census ACS
Median income
$42,574
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
24%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,904 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FORREST CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 713 students
- STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 400 students
- FORREST CITY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 270 students
- LINCOLN ACADEMYMiddle · 132 students
Other schools in FORREST CITY
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 713 students
- STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 400 students
- FORREST CITY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 270 students
- LINCOLN ACADEMYMiddle · 132 students
Nearby schools
- FORREST CITY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 270
- LINCOLN ACADEMY0.2 mi · 132
- STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 400
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 713
- PALESTINE-WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.1 mi · 448
- PALESTINE-WHEATLEY SENIOR HIGH7.8 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOLHow large is FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL?
FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 563 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL serve?
FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 7.0:1 students per teacher at FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL?
FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 2% White, 1% Hispanic, 95% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by FORREST CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.