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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NASHVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051038000757

NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

1301 MT. PLEASANT DR., NASHVILLE, AR 71852 · (870) 845-3261 · Howard County
GRADES 10–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL444 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Arkansas public high schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ABeats 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

Enrollment
444
High
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 510
Student : Teacher
7.4:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
441 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 1012729%
Grade 1116738%
Grade 1215034%
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
23252%
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
11526%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
8720%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 19% · US 15%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 0%
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
Male
24255%
Female
20246%

School pathway

Feeds from
NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL07–09
Based on grade levels within NASHVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)
English Language Arts
45.1%
AR avg 34.9% . +9.9pp since 2023

What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 45 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 10 points since 2023.

ATLAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language Arts
2024-2545.1%
2023-2435.2%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.9%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 29% 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 NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (28.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL this school44499.3%28.8%
COSSATOT RIVER HIGH SCHOOL
COVE
38899.2%24.9%
WARREN HIGH SCHOOL
WARREN
480100.0%21.4%
HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL
HERMITAGE
208100.0%24.8%
FUTURE SCHOOL OF FORT SMITH
FORT SMITH
235100.0%19.2%
ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL
WILSON
351100.0%21.1%
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 NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Arkansas
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
28.8%#144 of 272
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
45.1%#30 of 280
▲ 52
Enrollment
ranked largest first
444#111 of 310
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
7.4:1#95 of 245
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
62.1%#29 of 246
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
99.3%#52 of 273
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+15.3%#41 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 2024-25
Enrollment
444
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 360
Student : Teacher
7.4:1
was 9.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2544459.97.4:199% (441)
2023-2448048.39.9:199% (477)
2022-2346539.411.8:171% (328)
2020-21443499.0:171% (316)
2017-1838533.811.4:145% (174)
2015-164093711.1:164% (261)
2010-114363512.5:157% (250)
2000-013992615.3:134% (134)
1990-913602018.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.

About NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is a high school in NASHVILLE, Arkansas, and it is part of NASHVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It reports enrollment of 444 students in grades 10 through 12.

NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL sits within NASHVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 4 schools and 1,786 students.

Of every 100 students at NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, about 52 are White. The rest of enrollment is 26% Hispanic and 20% Black. Among all residents of Howard County, the White share is about 65%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 62%.

The school has 59.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 7.4 students per teacher. High schools in Arkansas have an average ratio of 8.8:1. The school reported 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.

NASHVILLE 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 65% of Arkansas public high schools.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of Arkansas schools: 28.8% actual against 22.9% predicted.

Census data for Howard County show the median household earns about $45,603 a year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Howard County number 9, with about 2,825 students.

A public school about 0.2 miles away, NASHVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, is the closest to NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL comes in 7th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.

Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.

There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (443) to 2024-25 (444). The ratio was 9.0:1 in 2020-21 and 7.4:1 in 2024-25.

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Howard County at a glance

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Population
12,583
Census ACS
Median income
$45,603
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,825 students

Quick facts

School name
NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
District
NASHVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
1301 MT. PLEASANT DR., NASHVILLE, AR 71852
Phone
(870) 845-3261
County
Howard County
Level
High
Grade range
10–12
Total enrollment
444
Teachers (FTE)
60
Student–teacher ratio
7.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
441 (99%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
051038000757
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
How many students attend NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL?
NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 444 students in grades 10-12.
Is NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 10-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 7.4:1 (60 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL?
At NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 52% White, 26% Hispanic, 20% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
NASHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NASHVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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