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HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL

312 N. SCHOOL DRIVE HERMITAGE, HERMITAGE, AR 71647 · (870) 463-2235 · Bradley County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL208 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Arkansas public high schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-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
208
High
DISTRICT 213 · STATE 510
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
208 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 73517%
Grade 83115%
Grade 93818%
Grade 103316%
Grade 113215%
Grade 123919%
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
12058%
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
5627%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
2613%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 19% · US 15%
Two+
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 0%
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
10751%
Female
10149%

School pathway

Feeds from
HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPK–06
Based on grade levels within HERMITAGE 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
20.7%
AR avg 34.9% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
35.8%
AR avg 38.9% . -6.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.

ATLAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2520.7%35.8%
2023-2418.1%42.6%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 25% 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 HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL

HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (24.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL this school208100.0%24.8%
FUTURE SCHOOL OF FORT SMITH
FORT SMITH
235100.0%19.2%
COSSATOT RIVER HIGH SCHOOL
COVE
38899.2%24.9%
NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
NASHVILLE
44499.3%28.8%
WESTERN YELL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
BELLEVILLE
14197.9%19.5%
ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL
WILSON
351100.0%21.1%
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 HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Arkansas
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
24.8%#178 of 272
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
35.8%#57 of 132
▼ 31
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
20.7%#230 of 280
▲ 11
Enrollment
ranked largest first
208#242 of 310
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
8.5:1#113 of 245
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
57.9%#49 of 246
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
100%#29 of 273
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-2.8%#119 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
208
-23 (-10%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 300
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 12.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2520824.58.5:1100% (208)
2023-2420220.110.1:1100% (202)
2022-2321123.59.0:1100% (211)
2020-212311912.2:1100% (231)
2017-1821423.79.0:14% (8)
2015-16185218.8:169% (127)
2010-11218249.1:169% (150)
2000-012622013.1:161% (159)
1990-913001520.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL.

About HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL

HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL is one of the public schools in HERMITAGE, Arkansas. It is a low-enrollment high school. It teaches 208 students in grades 7 through 12. That is 59% below the average of about 510 students for high schools in Arkansas.

HERMITAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which runs HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL, has 2 schools and 425 students.

More than half of the students at HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL are White (58%). The rest of enrollment is 27% Hispanic and 13% Black. That is in line with Bradley County, where about 54% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.

The school had 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 8.5:1. The average for high schools in Arkansas is about 8.8:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 100%.

HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 54% of Arkansas public high schools.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of Arkansas schools: 24.8% actual against 22.7% predicted.

Census data for Bradley County show the median household earns about $41,476 a year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 18% of people live in poverty. Counting HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL, Bradley County has 7 public schools.

HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL is about 0.4 miles from HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, its nearest public school. HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL ranks 5th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 24.8% against a local average of 25.7%.

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

Enrollment decreased by 10% across 4 years, from 231 in 2020-21 to 208 in 2024-25. The ratio was 12.2:1 in 2020-21 and 8.5:1 in 2024-25.

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Bradley County at a glance

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Population
10,208
Census ACS
Median income
$41,476
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,865 students

Quick facts

School name
HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL
District
HERMITAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
312 N. SCHOOL DRIVE HERMITAGE, HERMITAGE, AR 71647
Phone
(870) 463-2235
County
Bradley County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
208
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
8.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
208 (100%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
050771000485
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Hermitage High. HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL?
HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 208 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 8.5:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 58% White, 27% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HERMITAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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