Enrollment
353
High
DISTRICT 269 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEARCY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050948000693
MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL
950 HWY 65 N., MARSHALL, AR 72650 · (870) 448-3331 · Searcy County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% 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.
- A+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
5.2:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
350 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 79 | 22% |
| Grade 9 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 10 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 49 | 14% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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 SEARCY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
40.6%
AR avg 34.9% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
30.1%
AR avg 38.9% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.6% | 30.1% |
| 2023-24 | 36.2% | 23.7% |
% 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.0%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL
MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL this school | 353 | 99.2% | 37.0% |
| YELLVILLE-SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL YELLVILLE | 312 | 99.0% | 31.5% |
| COTTER HIGH SCHOOL COTTER | 324 | 100.0% | 43.4% |
| HOXIE HIGH SCHOOL HOXIE | 360 | 100.0% | 24.4% |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL MOUNTAIN VIEW | 337 | 99.1% | 35.8% |
| CEDAR RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL NEWARK | 373 | 99.2% | 33.4% |
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 MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #59 of 272 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #76 of 132 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #48 of 280 ▲ 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #143 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 5.2:1 | #32 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.8% | #233 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #57 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #85 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
353
+11 (+3%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 331
Student : Teacher
5.2:1
was 8.3:1
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 | 353 | 68 | 5.2:1 | 99% (350) |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 60.9 | 5.9:1 | 99% (358) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 55.2 | 6.5:1 | 99% (355) |
| 2020-21 | 342 | 41 | 8.3:1 | 100% (342) |
| 2017-18 | 383 | 38.1 | 10.1:1 | 44% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 402 | 39 | 10.3:1 | 65% (262) |
| 2010-11 | 411 | 43 | 9.6:1 | 72% (295) |
| 2000-01 | 366 | 31 | 11.8:1 | 57% (210) |
| 1990-91 | 331 | 19 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL.
About MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL
MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL operates as a small high school in MARSHALL, Arkansas. A federal count lists 353 students at the school, in grades 7 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Arkansas) has about 510 students.
SEARCY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 3 schools with a combined 807 students. MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL is one of them.
Most students at MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL are White: 95% of enrollment. Other groups include 3% multiracial. MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL has a diversity index of 10%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 5.2:1. For comparison, high schools in Arkansas average 8.8:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 99%. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in Searcy County.
allk12 grades MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL an A. The grade compares the school only with Arkansas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL's average proficiency rate on state tests of 37.0% is 14.1 points above the 23.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Searcy County (population about 7,859), median household income is about $44,426, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL is one of 7 public schools in Searcy County, which together enroll about 896 students.
Of nearby public schools, MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest, at about 1.4 miles. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 2. Among its closest neighbors with test data, MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL is 5th of 8 on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment was 342 in 2020-21 and 353 in 2024-25, a rise of 11 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 8.3:1 to 5.2:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Searcy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,859
Census ACS
Median income
$44,426
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
896 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SEARCY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 284 students
- LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 170 students
- NORTH CENTRAL CAREER CENTERHigh
Other Marshall High schools
9 other US public schools in 8 states are named Marshall High. MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL is the 8th largest of the 10.
- Marshall High SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 2,634 students
- Marshall HighFalls Church, VA · 2,200 students
- Marshall High SchoolMARSHALL, TX · 1,467 students
- MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOLMARSHALL, MN · 886 students
- Marshall High SchoolMARSHALL, MI · 787 students
Nearby schools
- MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 284
- LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL7.7 mi · 170
- ST. JOE ELEMENTARY11.3 mi · 89
- TIMBO HIGH SCHOOL19.2 mi · 99
- TIMBO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL19.2 mi · 98
- OZARK MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL21.1 mi · 225
Frequently asked questions
About MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL?
MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 353 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL serve?
MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL have?
MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL employs 68 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 5.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL?
At MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SEARCY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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