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
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Arkansas public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 41 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 41 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 26 | 13% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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 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.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.3% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 14.4% | 4.9% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL
NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (14.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL this school | 200 | 100.0% | 14.2% |
| BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL BEARDEN | 227 | 98.7% | 15.9% |
| DREW CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL MONTICELLO | 340 | 99.4% | 23.1% |
| PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL PRESCOTT | 296 | 100.0% | 15.8% |
| BARTON HIGH SCHOOL LEXA | 322 | 100.0% | 20.4% |
| ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL WILSON | 351 | 100.0% | 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 NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #249 of 272 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #102 of 132 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #244 of 280 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 200 | #247 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.0:1 | #81 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #77 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #5 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 2024-25Enrollment
200
+25 (+14%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 340
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 200 | 28.8 | 7.0:1 | 100% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 206 | 33.6 | 6.1:1 | 100% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 184 | 30.5 | 6.0:1 | 100% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 175 | 19 | 9.2:1 | 100% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 200 | 22 | 9.1:1 | 76% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 200 | 19 | 10.5:1 | 100% (200) |
| 2010-11 | 177 | 19 | 9.3:1 | 66% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 260 | 27 | 9.6:1 | 57% (147) |
| 1990-91 | 340 | 20 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL.
About NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL
NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL is a high school in ROSSTON, Arkansas, according to federal school records. It serves 200 students in grades 7 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Arkansas average about 510 students.
The district, NEVADA SCHOOL DISTRICT, operates 2 schools serving 426 students.
By race and ethnicity, NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL is 61% White. Other reported shares: 30% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL is 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 7.0:1. The average ratio among high schools in Arkansas is 8.8:1, higher than at this school. About 100% of students, or 200, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Nevada County, the average is about the same, 100%.
NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 18% of Arkansas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL is -8.4 points: 14.2% actual, 22.7% predicted.
NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL is located in Nevada County, where median household income is about $53,886, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL is one of 5 public schools in Nevada County, which together enroll about 1,327 students.
The nearest other public school, NEVADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is less than a tenth of a mile away. On average proficiency, NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL is 7th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 200, 14% above the 175 of 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 9.2 in 2020-21 to 7.0 in 2024-25.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Other Nevada High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Nevada High. NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- NEVADA HIGHNEVADA, MO · 754 students
- Nevada High SchoolNevada, IA · 498 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.
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