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Enrollment
581
High
DISTRICT 351 · STATE 510
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
C+
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Scored higher than 35% 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.
- CBeats 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
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
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 | 194 | 33% |
| Grade 10 | 119 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 132 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 135 | 23% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
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 HUNTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
24.3%
AR avg 34.9% . -6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 24 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 7 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.3% |
| 2023-24 | 30.8% |
% 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
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (26.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 581 | 64.2% | 26.6% |
| LAKE HAMILTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL PEARCY | 636 | 64.3% | 40.8% |
| WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL JUDSONIA | 370 | 64.6% | 43.5% |
| LAKE HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL PEARCY | 936 | 60.6% | 31.8% |
| MENA HIGH SCHOOL MENA | 503 | 58.6% | 33.0% |
| CUTTER-MORNING STAR HIGH SCHOOL HOT SPRINGS | 331 | 66.2% | 24.1% |
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 HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #168 of 272 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #201 of 280 ▼ 71 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 581 | #79 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.3:1 | #90 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.8% | #138 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.2% | #140 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #81 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
581
-24 (-4%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 441
Student : Teacher
7.3:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 581 | 80 | 7.3:1 | 64% (373) |
| 2023-24 | 604 | 62.5 | 9.7:1 | 65% (394) |
| 2022-23 | 622 | 80.3 | 7.8:1 | 62% (386) |
| 2020-21 | 605 | 49 | 12.3:1 | 46% (278) |
| 2017-18 | 633 | 47 | 13.5:1 | 36% (228) |
| 2015-16 | 655 | 43 | 15.2:1 | 59% (385) |
| 2010-11 | 677 | 46 | 14.7:1 | 45% (302) |
| 2000-01 | 631 | 37 | 17.1:1 | 23% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 441 | 26 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.
About HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Federal records list HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL as a high school in HUNTSVILLE, Arkansas. It reports enrollment of 581 students in grades 9 through 12.
HUNTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT has 2,287 students spread across 6 schools.
White students are 81% of those enrolled at HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL. The next largest groups are 11% Hispanic, 3% Pacific Islander, and 2% multiracial. In Madison County overall, about 70% of residents are White. A diversity index of 33% means there is a 33% chance two randomly chosen students at HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL are from different groups.
A staff of 80 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 7.3:1. Across high schools in Arkansas, the average ratio is 8.8:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 64%. Among public schools in Madison County, the average eligibility rate is 73%.
HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 35% of Arkansas public high schools.
In Arkansas, HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 26.6% actual against a predicted 36.0%.
In Madison County, home to about 17,329 people, median household income comes to about $56,798, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Madison County's 8 public schools enroll about 2,501 students and include HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.
Of the public schools around it, HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is closest to HUNTSVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, about 0.6 miles away. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ranks 7th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 26.6% against a local average of 41.2%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school shrank from 605 students in 2020-21 to 581 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 12.3:1 in 2020-21 to 7.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in HUNTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WATSON PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 516 students
- HUNTSVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 479 students
- HUNTSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 470 students
- ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 121 students
- ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 120 students
Other schools in HUNTSVILLE
- WATSON PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 516 students
- HUNTSVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 479 students
- HUNTSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 470 students
- ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 121 students
- ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 120 students
Other Huntsville High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Huntsville High. HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Huntsville High SchoolHUNTSVILLE, TX · 1,882 students
- Huntsville High SchoolHuntsville, AL · 1,807 students
Nearby schools
- HUNTSVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 479
- HUNTSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 470
- WATSON PRIMARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 516
- KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.3 mi · 122
- KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOL12.3 mi · 92
- ELKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL16.1 mi · 283
Frequently asked questions
About HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOLWhat 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.