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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050813000538

HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

594 S HARRIS, HUNTSVILLE, AR 72740 · (479) 738-2500 · Madison County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL581 STUDENTS
Enrollment
581
High
DISTRICT 351 · STATE 510
Student : Teacher
7.3:1
80 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.5:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
373 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 9
194
Grade 10
119
Grade 11
132
Grade 12
135
Ungraded
1
Student demographics
White
47181%
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 57%
Hispanic
6611%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 15%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 19%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2%
Two+
142%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5%
Native American
61%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1%
Pacific Islander
153%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
30753%
Female
27447%

School pathway

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Test scores

ATLAS 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)
English Language Arts
30.8%
AR avg 33.9%

What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Arkansas average is about 34 of 100.

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
29.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
581
-52 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.3:1
was 13.5:1
% White
81%
was 85%
% Hispanic
11%
was 9%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is a senior high of medium-sized scale in HUNTSVILLE, Arkansas, part of HUNTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, teacheing 581 students in grades 9 through 12.

HUNTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,287 students. HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). The remainder breaks down as 11% Hispanic, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL has 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.8:1, putting HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 64% of students at HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Madison County's rate of about 73%.

With demographic context factored in, HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.3%, the actual is 29.1%, a residual of -6.2 points.

Across the wider county, Madison County reports that the typical household earns roughly $56,798 per year, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Madison County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,501 students), HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HUNTSVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 42.2%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 8%: 633 students in 2018 compared to 581 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 7.3:1 in 2025.

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Madison County at a glance

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Population
17,329
Census ACS
Median income
$56,798
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,501 students

Quick facts

School name
HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
District
HUNTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
594 S HARRIS, HUNTSVILLE, AR 72740
Phone
(479) 738-2500
County
Madison County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
581
Teachers (FTE)
80
Student–teacher ratio
7.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
373 (64%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
050813000538
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL?
HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 581 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL have?
HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL employs 80 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.3:1.
How diverse is HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL?
HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 81% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL?
HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by HUNTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT in Madison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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