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Enrollment
936
High
DISTRICT 786 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE HAMILTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050861000575
LAKE HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL
280 WOLF ST, PEARCY, AR 71964 · (501) 767-9311 · Garland County
GRADES 10–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL936 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
567 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LAKE HAMILTON SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
31.9%
AR avg 34.9% . +1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 32 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 2 points since 2023.
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
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 2024-25Enrollment
936
-71 (-7%) vs 2017
% White
76%
was 79%
% Hispanic
13%
was 10%
% Black
4%
was 3%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LAKE HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL
Located at 280 WOLF ST, in PEARCY, Arkansas, LAKE HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL is a well-populated 9-12 campus that instructs 936 students (grades 10 through 12), overseen by LAKE HAMILTON SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 84% above the state mean of about 510.
Within LAKE HAMILTON SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 6 schools and 3,945 students, LAKE HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, LAKE HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL logs that 76% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black.
In terms of school funding signals, An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Garland County runs at roughly 72%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LAKE HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.3%, the actual is 31.8%, a residual of -5.5 points.
Across the wider county, census data for Garland County shows median household earnings sit near $57,181, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LAKE HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL is one of 28 public schools in Garland County (combined enrollment of about 14,391 students).
Nearest neighbor: LAKE HAMILTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around LAKE HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, LAKE HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 36.3%.
The school occupies a suburban site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 7%: 1,007 students in 2018 compared to 936 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, members of the LAKE HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Garland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in LAKE HAMILTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
- LAKE HAMILTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 636 students
- LAKE HAMILTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 633 students
- LAKE HAMILTON PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 619 students
- LAKE HAMILTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 566 students
- LAKE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 555 students
Other schools in PEARCY
- LAKE HAMILTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 636 students
- LAKE HAMILTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 633 students
- LAKE HAMILTON PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 619 students
- LAKE HAMILTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 566 students
- LAKE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 555 students
Nearby schools
- LAKE HAMILTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 636
- LAKE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 555
- LAKE HAMILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 619
- LAKE HAMILTON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 633
- LAKE HAMILTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 566
- HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOL8.5 mi · 759
Frequently asked questions
About LAKE HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at LAKE HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL?
LAKE HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 936 students in grades 10-12.
What age range does LAKE HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL serve?
LAKE HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 10 through grade 12.
What is the student diversity at LAKE HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at LAKE HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is LAKE HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL in?
LAKE HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL is part of LAKE HAMILTON SCHOOL DISTRICT.
What city is LAKE HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL in?
LAKE HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL is located in PEARCY, AR.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.