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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEMO VISTA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051041000760

NEMO VISTA HIGH SCHOOL

5690 HWY 9, CENTER RIDGE, AR 72027 · (501) 893-2811 · Conway County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL130 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% 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.
  • CBeats 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
130
High
DISTRICT 171 · STATE 510
Student : Teacher
2.8:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.3:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
59 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 93728%
Grade 102922%
Grade 113930%
Grade 122519%
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
11286%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
86%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Two+
97%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
6550%
Female
6550%

School pathway

Feeds from
NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL06–08
Based on grade levels within NEMO VISTA 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
32.8%
AR avg 34.9% . -9.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 33 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 down about 10 points since 2023.

ATLAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language Arts
2024-2532.8%
2023-2442.3%
% 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
31.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 NEMO VISTA HIGH SCHOOL

NEMO VISTA HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (31.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
NEMO VISTA HIGH SCHOOL this school13045.4%31.1%
CONCORD HIGH SCHOOL
CONCORD
17350.3%35.8%
VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
VALLEY SPRINGS
21945.2%55.5%
BAY HIGH SCHOOL
BAY
23348.9%23.4%
POYEN HIGH SCHOOL
POYEN
26444.3%40.7%
LAVACA HIGH SCHOOL
LAVACA
24542.9%30.5%
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 NEMO VISTA HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Arkansas
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
31.1%#121 of 272
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
32.8%#114 of 280
▼ 82
Enrollment
ranked largest first
130#277 of 310
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
45.4%#220 of 273
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
130
+6 (+5%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 172
Student : Teacher
2.8:1
was 2.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2513045.92.8:145% (59)
2023-2412935.23.7:149% (63)
2022-2313661.62.2:152% (71)
2020-21124532.3:154% (67)
2017-18151169.4:134% (52)
2015-161541510.3:155% (85)
2010-11143159.5:155% (78)
2000-012041910.7:144% (89)
1990-911721115.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEMO VISTA HIGH SCHOOL.

About NEMO VISTA HIGH SCHOOL

CENTER RIDGE, Arkansas, is home to NEMO VISTA HIGH SCHOOL, a small high school. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 130 students. An average school in this group (high schools in Arkansas) has about 510 students.

The district, NEMO VISTA SCHOOL DISTRICT, operates 3 schools serving 513 students.

Federal enrollment data show NEMO VISTA HIGH SCHOOL is 86% White. Other groups make up 7% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 25% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 2.8:1 at NEMO VISTA HIGH SCHOOL, with 45.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 6.0 below the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 45%. Compared with the 64% average for public schools in Conway County, the school's rate is lower.

allk12 grades NEMO VISTA HIGH SCHOOL a C+. The grade compares the school only with Arkansas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 43.0% at NEMO VISTA HIGH SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.1%.

Census Bureau estimates for Conway County show that the median household income is $54,187, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. There are 11 public schools in Conway County, enrolling about 3,313 students in all.

The nearest public school is NEMO VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. NEMO VISTA HIGH SCHOOL comes in 7th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.

NCES describes the area around NEMO VISTA HIGH SCHOOL as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Federal data show a 5% enrollment rise, from 124 in 2020-21 to 130 in 2024-25.

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Conway County at a glance

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Population
21,054
Census ACS
Median income
$54,187
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,313 students

Quick facts

School name
NEMO VISTA HIGH SCHOOL
District
NEMO VISTA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
5690 HWY 9, CENTER RIDGE, AR 72027
Phone
(501) 893-2811
County
Conway County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
130
Teachers (FTE)
46
Student–teacher ratio
2.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
59 (45%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
051041000760
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About NEMO VISTA HIGH SCHOOL
How many students attend NEMO VISTA HIGH SCHOOL?
NEMO VISTA HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 130 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does NEMO VISTA HIGH SCHOOL serve?
NEMO VISTA HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NEMO VISTA HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NEMO VISTA HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 2.8:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at NEMO VISTA HIGH SCHOOL?
At NEMO VISTA HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees NEMO VISTA HIGH SCHOOL?
NEMO VISTA HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by NEMO VISTA SCHOOL DISTRICT in Conway County.
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