Enrollment
278
High
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARMADUKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050001600691
MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL
1010 GREYHOUND DR, MARMADUKE, AR 72443 · (870) 597-2723 · Greene County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Arkansas public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
4.4:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
161 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 43 | 15% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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 MARMADUKE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
29.6%
AR avg 34.9% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
34.9%
AR avg 38.9% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.6% | 34.9% |
| 2023-24 | 26.8% | 36.1% |
% 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
30.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL
MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (30.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 278 | 57.9% | 30.8% |
| PANGBURN HIGH SCHOOL PANGBURN | 326 | 56.4% | 33.7% |
| ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL ROSE BUD | 308 | 55.5% | 38.7% |
| WONDERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL HATTIEVILLE | 226 | 61.1% | 23.1% |
| SALEM HIGH SCHOOL SALEM | 376 | 59.6% | 41.4% |
| FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL FOUKE | 349 | 54.7% | 34.6% |
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 MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #124 of 272 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #59 of 132 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #147 of 280 ▲ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #191 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 4.4:1 | #14 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.0% | #238 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.9% | #166 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #22 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
278
-35 (-11%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 305
Student : Teacher
4.4:1
was 8.0:1
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 | 278 | 62.6 | 4.4:1 | 58% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 67.4 | 4.2:1 | 55% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 67.1 | 4.5:1 | 52% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 313 | 39 | 8.0:1 | 44% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 351 | 27.5 | 12.8:1 | 30% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 361 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 56% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 331 | 25 | 13.2:1 | 58% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 367 | 24 | 15.3:1 | 35% (127) |
| 1990-91 | 305 | 20 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL.
About MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL
MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL sits in MARMADUKE, Arkansas, and is classified as a high school. The school counted 278 students in 2024-25, covering grades 7 through 12. That is 45% below the average of about 510 students for high schools in Arkansas.
The 2 schools of MARMADUKE SCHOOL DISTRICT, including MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL, enroll 648 students.
Of every 100 students at MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL, about 95 are White. After that, the student body is 3% Hispanic. A diversity index of 9% means there is a 9% chance two randomly chosen students at MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL are from different groups.
The school had 62.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 4.4:1. The gap from the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas is 4.4 students per teacher. The school reported 58% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 73% average for public schools in Greene County is 15 points higher.
Among Arkansas public high schools, MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL outscored 50%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL is 7.5 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Arkansas schools.
In Greene County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $57,839, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. There are 15 public schools in the county, enrolling about 7,364, MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL among them.
MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, its nearest public school. Within ten miles are 5 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
An 11% decline took enrollment from 313 in 2020-21 to 278 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 8.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 4.4:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,432
Census ACS
Median income
$57,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
7,364 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MARMADUKE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 370 students
Nearby schools
- MARMADUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 370
- RECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.2 mi · 389
- RECTOR HIGH SCHOOL7.2 mi · 236
- OAK GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL8.3 mi · 447
- OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.3 mi · 270
- PARAGOULD PRIMARY SCHOOL10.6 mi · 602
Frequently asked questions
About MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL?
MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 278 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 4.4:1 (63 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MARMADUKE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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