Enrollment
200
High
DISTRICT 213 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEVADA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050003001405
NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL
6580 US HWY 278, ROSSTON, AR 71858 · (870) 871-2478 · Nevada County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL200 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
200 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 NEVADA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
18.3%
AR avg 34.9% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
20.0%
AR avg 38.9% . +15.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 15 points.
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
14.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
200
0 (0%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
was 9.1:1
% White
61%
was 51%
% Black
30%
was 44%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL
NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL is a high school of one-room-style scale in ROSSTON, Arkansas, operated by NEVADA SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructing 200 students in grades 7 through 12. That puts it 61% below the typical public school in Arkansas, which averages around 510 students.
Within NEVADA SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 426 students, NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment; the rest looks like 30% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.
On the resource side, NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 8.8:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 22.7%, the actual is 14.2%, a residual of -8.4 points.
Around the school, Nevada County reports that the typical household earns roughly $53,886 per year, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across Nevada County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,327 students), NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 17.8%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 200 students in 2018 compared to 200 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 44% to 30%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 9.1:1 in 2018 to 7.0:1 today.
On allk12, members of the NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Nevada County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,159
Census ACS
Median income
$53,886
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,327 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEVADA SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 226 students
Nearby schools
- NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 226
- PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL14.5 mi · 363
- Prescott Junior High School14.5 mi · 242
- PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL14.6 mi · 296
- WM. JEFFERSON CLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL16.2 mi · 929
- HOPE HIGH SCHOOL17.2 mi · 611
Frequently asked questions
About NEVADA HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL?
NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 200 students in grades 07-12.
Is NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL have?
NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL?
At NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 61% White, 4% Hispanic, 30% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEVADA SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.