Enrollment
307
High
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAGNET COVE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050919000652
MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL
472 MAGNET SCHOOL ROAD, MALVERN, AR 72104 · (501) 332-5466 · Hot Spring County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Arkansas public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
5.7:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
146 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 7 | 57 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 38 | 12% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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 MAGNET COVE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
34.3%
AR avg 34.9% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
52.4%
AR avg 38.9% . +8.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.3% | 52.4% |
| 2023-24 | 33.8% | 44.3% |
% 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL
MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 307 | 47.6% | 38.0% |
| QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL QUITMAN | 308 | 44.2% | 39.9% |
| RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL LAKE CITY | 342 | 49.4% | 27.5% |
| SPRING HILL HIGH SCHOOL HOPE | 273 | 49.8% | 37.0% |
| BAY HIGH SCHOOL BAY | 233 | 48.9% | 23.4% |
| BALD KNOB HIGH SCHOOL BALD KNOB | 326 | 52.1% | 27.3% |
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 MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #55 of 272 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #14 of 132 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #100 of 280 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 307 | #178 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 5.7:1 | #47 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.1% | #191 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.6% | #213 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #94 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
307
-30 (-9%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 277
Student : Teacher
5.7:1
was 6.1:1
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 | 307 | 53.5 | 5.7:1 | 48% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 55.1 | 5.6:1 | 47% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 59.2 | 5.5:1 | 35% (113) |
| 2020-21 | 337 | 55 | 6.1:1 | 42% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 328 | 31 | 10.6:1 | 28% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 320 | 30 | 10.7:1 | 44% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 313 | 30 | 10.4:1 | 46% (144) |
| 2000-01 | 312 | 28 | 11.1:1 | 17% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 277 | 17 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL.
About MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL
In MALVERN, Arkansas, MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL is a low-enrollment high school. The school serves grades 7 through 12. Enrollment is 307 students. It has 40% fewer students than the average for high schools in Arkansas (about 510).
MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL is in MAGNET COVE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district with 675 students across 2 schools.
A large majority of enrollment at MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL is White, at 90%. The rest of enrollment is 7% multiracial. Among all residents of Hot Spring County, the White share is about 82%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 18%.
On staff are 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 5.7:1. High schools in Arkansas have an average ratio of 8.8:1. About 48% of students at MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Hot Spring County averages 64%, higher than here.
MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 73% of Arkansas public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL would score about 42.1%. It scores 38.0%, 4.1 points below that figure.
Hot Spring County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $55,405 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL shares Hot Spring County with 14 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL is closest to MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL has 3 other public schools within five miles. MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL's average proficiency of 38.0% compares with 29.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 9%.
The MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Hot Spring County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,180
Census ACS
Median income
$55,405
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,410 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MAGNET COVE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 368 students
Other schools in MALVERN
- MALVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 781 students
- MALVERN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 559 students
- GLEN ROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 507 students
- GLEN ROSE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 468 students
- MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 368 students
- GLEN ROSE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 327 students
Nearby schools
- MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 368
- WILSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL4.8 mi · 272
- MALVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.9 mi · 781
- GLEN ROSE HIGH SCHOOL6.0 mi · 468
- GLEN ROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.0 mi · 507
- GLEN ROSE MIDDLE SCHOOL6.1 mi · 327
Frequently asked questions
About MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL?
MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 307 students in grades 07-12.
Is MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 5.7:1 students per teacher at MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL?
MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL in?
MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL is part of MAGNET COVE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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