Enrollment
258
High
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GENOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050411000152
GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
12472 ST HWY 196, TEXARKANA, AR 71854 · (870) 653-7521 · Miller County
GRADES 10–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of Arkansas public high schools
- ATest 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
6.0:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
54 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 10 | 84 | 33% |
| Grade 11 | 70 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 104 | 40% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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 GENOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
50.1%
AR avg 34.9% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 50 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 up about 4 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.1% |
| 2023-24 | 45.7% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL this school | 258 | 20.9% | 44.3% |
| HARMONY GROVE HIGH SCHOOL BENTON | 312 | 21.5% | 30.6% |
| TAYLOR HIGH SCHOOL TAYLOR | 264 | 32.6% | 47.3% |
| BROOKLAND HIGH SCHOOL BROOKLAND | 645 | 25.3% | 19.9% |
| PEA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL PEA RIDGE | 597 | 28.0% | 27.3% |
| BAUXITE HIGH SCHOOL BAUXITE | 551 | 31.4% | 31.2% |
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 GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #22 of 272 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #15 of 280 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #203 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 6.0:1 | #56 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.1% | #224 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.9% | #265 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.8% | #12 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
258
-107 (-29%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 319
Student : Teacher
6.0:1
was 9.6:1
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 | 258 | 42.9 | 6.0:1 | 21% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 41.3 | 6.4:1 | 27% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 36.7 | 7.9:1 | 40% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 38 | 9.6:1 | 34% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 373 | 28.6 | 13.1:1 | 22% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 360 | 25 | 14.4:1 | 41% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 284 | 24 | 11.8:1 | 38% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 263 | 23 | 11.4:1 | 22% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 319 | 18 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.
About GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school in TEXARKANA, Arkansas, one of the schools in GENOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Its grade span covers grades 10 through 12, with 258 students on the rolls. On average, high schools in Arkansas enroll around 510, and this school is 49% below that mark.
The district for GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is GENOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 4 schools and 1,213 students.
White students account for 94% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 67%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 11%.
A staff of 42.9 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 6.0:1. The gap from the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas is 2.8 students per teacher. By family income, 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Miller County, the average eligibility rate is 80%.
On the allk12 Grade, GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL lands at B+, ahead of 74% of Arkansas public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL would score about 52.0%. It scores 44.3%, 7.8 points below that figure.
For the population of Miller County, median household income comes to about $48,836, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of people live in poverty. Miller County's 16 public schools enroll about 6,217 students and include GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.
Of the public schools around it, GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is closest to GENOA CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away. GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL has 3 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 44.3% versus a 41.8% average.
GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 107 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 9.6:1 in 2020-21, and 6.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Miller County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in GENOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GENOA CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 365 students
- GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 303 students
- ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 287 students
Other schools in TEXARKANA
- ARKANSAS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,092 students
- ARKANSAS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 842 students
- EDWARD D. TRICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 473 students
- COLLEGE HILL HARMONY LEADERSHIP ACADEMYElementary · 391 students
- VERA KILPATRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 373 students
- GENOA CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 365 students
Nearby schools
- GENOA CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 365
- ALBERT J. MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 287
- GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 303
- FOUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.6 mi · 514
- PAULETTE SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL7.6 mi · 244
- FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL7.6 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHow large is GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL?
GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 258 students in grades 10-12.
Is GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 10-12.
How many students per teacher at GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 6.0:1 students per teacher at GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL?
GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by GENOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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