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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOT SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050789000509

HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL

120 CHESTNUT, HOT SPRINGS, AR 71913 · (501) 624-5286 · Garland County
GRADES 10–12HIGH13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL759 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of Arkansas public high schools
  • CTest 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
759
High
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 510
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
759 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 1026134%
Grade 1126134%
Grade 1223130%
Ungraded61%
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
21128%
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
19225%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
27136%
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 19% · US 15%
Asian
71%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
7310%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
51%
DISTRICT 0% · 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
40153%
Female
35847%

School pathway

Feeds from
HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY07–09
Based on grade levels within HOT SPRINGS 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
26.9%
AR avg 34.9% . -1.2pp since 2023

What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 27 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 1 points since 2023.

ATLAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language Arts
2024-2526.9%
2023-2428.1%
% 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
22.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 23% 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 HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL

HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (22.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL this school759100.0%22.9%
WARREN HIGH SCHOOL
WARREN
480100.0%21.4%
HOPE HIGH SCHOOL
HOPE
611100.0%14.7%
NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
NORTH LITTLE ROCK
472100.0%26.3%
THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL
JONESBORO
1,505100.0%16.2%
NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
NASHVILLE
44499.3%28.8%
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 HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArkansasIn Garland County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
22.9%#203 of 272#8 of 8
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
26.9%#175 of 280
▼ 14
#6 of 8
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
759#53 of 310#3 of 8
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.4:1#158 of 245#4 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
72.2%#3 of 246#1 of 8
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
100%#32 of 273#1 of 8
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-18.4%#32 of 133N/A
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
759
+11 (+1%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 952
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 10.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2575973.310.4:1100% (759)
2023-2476763.112.2:1100% (767)
2022-2373973.610.0:1100% (739)
2020-217487110.5:1100% (748)
2017-1893072.912.8:164% (595)
2015-169267113.0:167% (625)
2010-117526012.5:171% (537)
2000-017985813.8:152% (414)
1990-919525318.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL.

About HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL

HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL is a high school located in HOT SPRINGS, Arkansas, in Garland County. It teaches 759 students in grades 10 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Arkansas enroll about 510 students on average.

Across its 6 schools, HOT SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 3,576 students. HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL is one of those schools.

The biggest share of students at HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL, 36%, is Black. The next largest groups are 28% White, 25% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. In Garland County overall, about 8% of residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 72%.

Staffing at HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL comes to 73.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.4:1. The school's 10.4:1 compares with an average of 8.8:1 for high schools in Arkansas. On the income side, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 72% average among public schools in Garland County.

On the allk12 Grade, HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL lands at B-, ahead of 45% of Arkansas public high schools.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL is +0.2 points: 22.9% actual, 22.7% predicted.

In Garland County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $57,181 a year, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Garland County number 28, with about 14,391 students.

A public school about 0.2 miles away, HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMY, is the closest to HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 33.0% proficiency; HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL posts 22.9%.

Federal data place HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.

There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (748) to 2024-25 (759).

Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Garland County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
100,035
Census ACS
Median income
$57,181
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
14,391 students

Quick facts

School name
HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL
District
HOT SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
120 CHESTNUT, HOT SPRINGS, AR 71913
Phone
(501) 624-5286
County
Garland County
Level
High
Grade range
10–12
Total enrollment
759
Teachers (FTE)
73
Student–teacher ratio
10.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
759 (100%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
050789000509
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL
How many students attend HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL?
HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 759 students in grades 10-12.
What age range does HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL serve?
HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 10 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 28% White, 25% Hispanic, 36% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL?
HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by HOT SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT in Garland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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