Enrollment
242
High
DISTRICT 291 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCCRORY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050960000702
MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL
509 NORTH JACKSON STREET, MCCRORY, AR 72101 · (870) 731-2851 · Woodruff County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL242 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
150 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 20% |
| Grade 9 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 10 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 44 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 37 | 15% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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 MCCRORY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
35.7%
AR avg 34.9% . +9.6pp since 2023
Math
39.6%
AR avg 38.9% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.7% | 39.6% |
| 2023-24 | 26.1% | 39.0% |
% 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
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 →
Where MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #97 of 272 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #46 of 132 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #88 of 280 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 242 | #216 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #123 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.9% | #157 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.0% | #150 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.7% | #23 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
242
-27 (-10%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 383
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 242 | 27.5 | 8.8:1 | 62% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 248 | 30.9 | 8.0:1 | 58% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 253 | 33.1 | 7.7:1 | 53% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 269 | 26 | 10.3:1 | 53% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 305 | 27.2 | 11.2:1 | 38% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 286 | 23 | 12.4:1 | 58% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 311 | 25 | 12.4:1 | 61% (190) |
| 2000-01 | 307 | 24 | 12.8:1 | 44% (135) |
| 1990-91 | 383 | 22 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL.
About MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL
MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL is a low-enrollment high school for students in MCCRORY, Arkansas. In all, 242 students attend the school in grades 7 through 12. It has 53% fewer students than the average for high schools in Arkansas (about 510).
MCCRORY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which runs MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL, has 2 schools and 581 students.
Roughly 85% of students at MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL are White. Smaller groups are 11% Black and 4% Hispanic. County-wide, 69% of Woodruff County residents are White. The diversity index for MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL is 27%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL is 8.8:1, based on 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas. MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL counts 62% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Woodruff County is 81%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL would score about 36.8%. It scores 33.4%, 3.4 points below that figure.
American Community Survey estimates for Woodruff County show that the median household earns about $48,158 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 19% of people live in poverty. Woodruff County has 4 public schools with about 910 students, including MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL.
MCCRORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits about 0.3 miles from MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL. MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL has 3 other public schools within ten miles. The school's 33.4% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 242, compared with 269 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 10.3 in 2020-21 to 8.8 in 2024-25.
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Woodruff County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,026
Census ACS
Median income
$48,158
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
910 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MCCRORY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MCCRORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 339 students
Nearby schools
- MCCRORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 339
- AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL9.0 mi · 145
- AUGUSTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.0 mi · 184
- BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL18.6 mi · 185
- BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL18.6 mi · 249
- BALD KNOB MIDDLE SCHOOL21.4 mi · 216
Frequently asked questions
About MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOLHow large is MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL?
MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 242 students in grades 07-12.
Is MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL have?
MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
How diverse is MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL?
MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 85% White, 4% Hispanic, 11% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MCCRORY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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