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Which teacher or staff member at GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
649
High
DISTRICT 533 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAVETTE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050684000414
GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL
325 LION DR S, GRAVETTE, AR 72736 · (479) 787-4100 · Benton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL649 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% 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.
- 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
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
262 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 189 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 163 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 148 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 149 | 23% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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 GRAVETTE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
43.8%
AR avg 34.9% . +5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 44 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 6 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.8% |
| 2023-24 | 37.9% |
% 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL
GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 649 | 40.4% | 42.5% |
| PRAIRIE GROVE HIGH SCHOOL PRAIRIE GROVE | 620 | 39.4% | 37.6% |
| HEBER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL HEBER SPRINGS | 483 | 43.9% | 40.3% |
| ALMA HIGH SCHOOL ALMA | 981 | 41.9% | 38.3% |
| GREENE CTY TECH HIGH SCHOOL PARAGOULD | 760 | 40.9% | 22.7% |
| POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL POTTSVILLE | 404 | 34.7% | 34.6% |
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 GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Benton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #32 of 272 | #8 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #34 of 280 ▲ 27 | #8 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 649 | #66 of 310 | #6 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #142 of 245 | #4 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.0% | #137 of 246 | #12 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.4% | #234 of 273 | #7 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.7% | #57 of 105 | #7 of 9 |
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
649
+72 (+12%) vs 2020
+145% since 1990-91, when it was 265
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 649 | 69.6 | 9.3:1 | 40% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 70.3 | 8.9:1 | 34% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 616 | 72 | 8.6:1 | 33% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 577 | 58 | 9.9:1 | 45% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 597 | 44.5 | 13.4:1 | 25% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 595 | 41 | 14.5:1 | 39% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | 39 | 13.7:1 | 39% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 304 | 33 | 9.2:1 | 24% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 265 | 18 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL.
About GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL
Among the schools in GRAVETTE, Arkansas, is GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL, a medium-sized high school. The school counts 649 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 27% above the 510 average for high schools in Arkansas.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in GRAVETTE SCHOOL DISTRICT totals 2,133 students.
About 81% of the student body at GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL is White. Smaller groups are 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian, and 2% Native American. County-wide, 60% of Benton County residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 33% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL's 69.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 9.3:1. That matches the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas fairly closely. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 40%. That tracks the 37% average for public schools in Benton County.
The allk12 Grade for GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL is A-. Compared with Arkansas public high schools, the school scored higher than 83% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Arkansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL's results are 2.3 points below predicted: 42.5% against 44.8%.
Benton County has these Census figures: the median household income is $93,506, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. In all, Benton County has 88 public schools and roughly 57,071 students.
GRAVETTE UPPER ELEMENTARY is located about 0.6 miles from GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL is ahead of the 37.0% nearby average, ranking 5th of 8.
GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Federal data show a 12% enrollment rise, from 577 in 2020-21 to 649 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Benton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
303,632
Census ACS
Median income
$93,506
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
57,071 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GRAVETTE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GRAVETTE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 508 students
- GLENN DUFFY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 496 students
- GRAVETTE UPPER ELEMENTARYElementary · 480 students
Other schools in GRAVETTE
- GRAVETTE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 508 students
- GLENN DUFFY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 496 students
- GRAVETTE UPPER ELEMENTARYElementary · 480 students
Nearby schools
- GRAVETTE UPPER ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 480
- GRAVETTE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 508
- GLENN DUFFY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 496
- DECATUR NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY5.0 mi · 278
- DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL6.1 mi · 173
- DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL6.1 mi · 162
Frequently asked questions
About GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL?
GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 649 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL have?
GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL employs 70 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
How diverse is GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL?
GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL?
GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by GRAVETTE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Benton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.