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Enrollment
797
High
DISTRICT 501 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAGNOLIA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050004400656
MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL
1400 HIGH SCHOOL DRIVE, MAGNOLIA, AR 71753 · (870) 234-2610 · Columbia County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL797 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% 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.
- B+Beats 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
11.5:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
786 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 183 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 227 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 197 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 190 | 24% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 MAGNOLIA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
25.6%
AR avg 34.9% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 26 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 5 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.6% |
| 2023-24 | 21.1% |
% 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
21.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.2%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL
MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (21.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL this school | 797 | 98.6% | 21.0% |
| ARKANSAS HIGH SCHOOL TEXARKANA | 1,092 | 100.0% | 23.9% |
| CAMDEN FAIRVIEW HIGH SCHOOL CAMDEN | 652 | 99.5% | 10.4% |
| NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE NORTH LITTLE ROCK | 472 | 100.0% | 26.3% |
| THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL JONESBORO | 1,505 | 100.0% | 16.2% |
| MCGEHEE HIGH SCHOOL MCGEHEE | 326 | 100.0% | 19.2% |
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 MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #218 of 272 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #186 of 280 ▲ 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 797 | #51 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #189 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #44 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.6% | #71 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.8% | #16 of 105 |
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
797
+11 (+1%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 650
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 797 | 69.4 | 11.5:1 | 99% (786) |
| 2023-24 | 807 | 71.6 | 11.3:1 | 71% (573) |
| 2022-23 | 780 | 71.1 | 11.0:1 | 58% (450) |
| 2020-21 | 786 | 69 | 11.4:1 | 61% (481) |
| 2017-18 | 619 | 50 | 12.4:1 | 29% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 665 | 55 | 12.1:1 | 65% (435) |
| 2010-11 | 645 | 53 | 12.2:1 | 58% (373) |
| 2000-01 | 674 | 44 | 15.3:1 | 28% (189) |
| 1990-91 | 650 | 37 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL.
About MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL
MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL is a high-enrollment high school in MAGNOLIA, Arkansas, under MAGNOLIA SCHOOL DISTRICT. In all, 797 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. That is 56% larger than the average of about 510 students for high schools in Arkansas.
MAGNOLIA SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 2,505 students in its 5 schools, and MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL is one of them.
The share of Black students at MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL is 54%, a majority. The school is also 35% White, 7% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 34% Black share among all Columbia County residents. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL are from different groups.
The school had 69.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.5:1. The gap from the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas is 2.6 students per teacher. The school reported 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Columbia County is 82%.
MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 38% of Arkansas public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of Arkansas schools: 21.0% actual against 23.2% predicted.
For the population of Columbia County, median household income comes to about $55,334, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Columbia County counts 9 public schools with about 3,472 students.
EAST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits about 0.5 miles from MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL ranks 6th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL is coded as Town: Remote in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 797, starting from 786.
The MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,349
Census ACS
Median income
$55,334
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,472 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MAGNOLIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
- EAST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 570 students
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMiddle · 527 students
- MAGNOLIA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 492 students
- WALKER PRE-K CENTERElementary · 119 students
Other schools in MAGNOLIA
- EAST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 570 students
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMiddle · 527 students
- MAGNOLIA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 492 students
- WALKER PRE-K CENTERElementary · 119 students
Other Magnolia High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Magnolia High. MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Magnolia High SchoolMAGNOLIA, TX · 2,292 students
- Magnolia HighAnaheim, CA · 1,608 students
- Magnolia High SchoolNew Martinsville, WV · 287 students
Nearby schools
- EAST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 570
- MAGNOLIA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 492
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 527
- WALKER PRE-K CENTER3.7 mi · 119
- EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL12.5 mi · 136
- EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.6 mi · 226
Frequently asked questions
About MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL?
MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 797 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL serve?
MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 11.5:1 (69 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 35% White, 7% Hispanic, 54% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MAGNOLIA SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.