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FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL

370 EAST RED CUT ROAD, FOUKE, AR 71837 · (870) 653-4551 · Miller County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% 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

Enrollment
349
High
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 510
Student : Teacher
5.7:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
191 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 99327%
Grade 107421%
Grade 118324%
Grade 129828%
Ungraded10%
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
33295%
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
72%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
51%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 1% · 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
20057%
Female
14943%

School pathway

Feeds from
PAULETTE SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL06–08
Based on grade levels within FOUKE 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
36.2%
AR avg 34.9% . -3.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 36 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 4 points since 2023.

ATLAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language Arts
2024-2536.2%
2023-2439.7%
% 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
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL

FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (34.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL this school34954.7%34.6%
DOVER HIGH SCHOOL
DOVER
37554.9%31.7%
PANGBURN HIGH SCHOOL
PANGBURN
32656.4%33.7%
ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL
ROSE BUD
30855.5%38.7%
SALEM HIGH SCHOOL
SALEM
37659.6%41.4%
BALD KNOB HIGH SCHOOL
BALD KNOB
32652.1%27.3%
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 FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Arkansas
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
34.6%#85 of 272
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
36.2%#84 of 280
▼ 37
Enrollment
ranked largest first
349#146 of 310
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
5.7:1#46 of 245
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
9.4%#236 of 246
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
54.7%#181 of 273
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+7.4%#64 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 2024-25
Enrollment
349
+68 (+24%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 362
Student : Teacher
5.7:1
was 6.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2534961.15.7:155% (191)
2023-2433551.56.5:161% (205)
2022-2333756.66.0:159% (200)
2020-21281446.4:148% (136)
2017-1832528.811.3:131% (102)
2015-163222612.4:154% (174)
2010-113012313.1:161% (185)
2000-012852212.9:123% (65)
1990-913622216.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL.

About FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL

FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL is a high school with a street address in FOUKE, Arkansas. There are 349 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Arkansas, the average enrollment is about 510.

FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL belongs to FOUKE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district of 3 schools and 1,107 students.

White students are 95% of those enrolled at FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL. The next largest groups are 2% Hispanic. In Miller County overall, about 67% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 9, compared with 70 nationally.

The school had 61.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 5.7:1. The gap from the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas is 3.1 students per teacher. The school reported 55% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Among public schools in Miller County, the average eligibility rate is 80%.

Among Arkansas public high schools, FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL outscored 65%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL is 4.9 points below its prediction. Actual: 34.6%. Predicted: 39.5%.

In Miller County, home to about 42,360 people, median household income comes to about $48,836, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 19% of people live in poverty. Miller County's 16 public schools enroll about 6,217 students and include FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL.

PAULETTE SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The school's 34.6% average proficiency ranks 6th among 8 nearby schools.

Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Enrollment was 349 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 281.

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Miller County at a glance

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Population
42,360
Census ACS
Median income
$48,836
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
6,217 students

Quick facts

School name
FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL
District
FOUKE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
370 EAST RED CUT ROAD, FOUKE, AR 71837
Phone
(870) 653-4551
County
Miller County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
349
Teachers (FTE)
61
Student–teacher ratio
5.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
191 (55%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
050636000380
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL?
FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 349 students in grades 09-12.
Is FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 5.7:1 students per teacher at FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL?
At FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by FOUKE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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