Enrollment
181
High
DISTRICT 157 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 050006201451
KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL
215 CHERRY ST., HELENA, AR 72342 · (870) 338-8138 · Phillips County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL181 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
3.5:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 3.5:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
181 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 63 | 35% |
| Grade 10 | 46 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 47 | 26% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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 KIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
20.4%
AR avg 34.9% . +7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 20 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 8 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.4% |
| 2023-24 | 12.8% |
% 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
14.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% 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 KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL
KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (14.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 181 | 100.0% | 14.6% |
| EARLE HIGH SCHOOL EARLE | 176 | 100.0% | 6.3% |
| DERMOTT HIGH SCHOOL DERMOTT | 139 | 100.0% | 12.7% |
| OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL OSCEOLA | 254 | 98.8% | 8.6% |
| LEE HIGH SCHOOL MARIANNA | 281 | 100.0% | 10.7% |
| MARVELL-ELAINE HIGH SCHOOL MARVELL | 99 | 100.0% | 7.4% |
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 KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.6% | #248 of 272 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #233 of 280 ▲ 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 181 | #258 of 310 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #8 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #43 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
181
-6 (-3%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 175
Student : Teacher
3.5:1
was 4.7:1
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 | 181 | 52.4 | 3.5:1 | 100% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 201 | 54.2 | 3.7:1 | 100% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 199 | 38.4 | 5.2:1 | 100% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 187 | 40 | 4.7:1 | 100% (187) |
| 2017-18 | 209 | 18 | 11.6:1 | 54% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 256 | 27 | 9.5:1 | 100% (256) |
| 2010-11 | 175 | 17 | 10.3:1 | 85% (148) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL.
About KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL
KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school located in HELENA, Arkansas. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 181 students. The school's enrollment is 65% smaller than the 510 average for high schools in Arkansas.
Federal data list 5 schools in KIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 1,231 students enrolled.
KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 93% Black. The school is also 4% White. That is higher than the 61% Black share among all Phillips County residents. By the diversity index, KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL comes in at 13%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 3.5:1, with 52.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in Arkansas, the typical ratio is 8.8:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL is 100%. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in Phillips County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL, the prediction is 22.7% and the result is 14.6%.
Phillips County has these Census figures: median household income is about $40,134, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 25%. The public schools of Phillips County number 9 and enroll about 2,669.
KIPP:DELTA COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. The school's 14.6% average proficiency ranks 7th among 9 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Town: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics. KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL is a publicly funded charter school.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 187 to 181. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 4.7:1 to 3.5:1.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Phillips County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,450
Census ACS
Median income
$40,134
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
25%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,669 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMYElementary · 463 students
- KIPP: BLYTHEVILLE COLLEGE PREPARATORYElementary · 292 students
- KIPP:DELTA COLLEGE PREP SCHOOLMiddle · 163 students
- KIPP BLYTHEVILLE COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 132 students
Other schools in HELENA
- J.F. WAHL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 539 students
- KIPP:DELTA COLLEGE PREP SCHOOLMiddle · 163 students
Nearby schools
- KIPP:DELTA COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL0.2 mi · 163
- J.F. WAHL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 539
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL2.6 mi · 439
- KIPP DELTA ELEMENTARY LITERACY ACADEMY3.0 mi · 463
- Dundee Elementary School7.5 mi · 138
- BARTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.4 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL?
KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 181 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 3.5:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL?
At KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 4% White, 1% Hispanic, 93% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL in?
KIPP:DELTA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL is part of KIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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