Enrollment
243
High
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OUACHITA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051098000828
OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL
258 SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD, DONALDSON, AR 71941 · (501) 384-2323 · Hot Spring County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL243 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% 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.
- B-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
5.3:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
128 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 47 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 44 | 18% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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 OUACHITA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
40.0%
AR avg 34.9% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
34.8%
AR avg 38.9% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 34.8% |
| 2023-24 | 34.6% | 33.8% |
% 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
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL
OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (34.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL this school | 243 | 52.7% | 34.4% |
| WOODLAWN HIGH SCHOOL RISON | 261 | 52.1% | 31.2% |
| BAY HIGH SCHOOL BAY | 233 | 48.9% | 23.4% |
| SPRING HILL HIGH SCHOOL HOPE | 273 | 49.8% | 37.0% |
| FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL FOUKE | 349 | 54.7% | 34.6% |
| NORFORK HIGH SCHOOL NORFORK | 196 | 56.1% | 28.6% |
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 OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #87 of 272 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #60 of 132 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #51 of 280 ▲ 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 243 | #215 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 5.3:1 | #36 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.3% | #216 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.7% | #186 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.5% | #58 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 2024-25Enrollment
243
-16 (-6%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 171
Student : Teacher
5.3:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 243 | 46.1 | 5.3:1 | 53% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 272 | 32.1 | 8.5:1 | 49% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 25.7 | 10.5:1 | 47% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 259 | 28 | 9.3:1 | 42% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 224 | 19.6 | 11.4:1 | 31% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 235 | 19 | 12.4:1 | 49% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 195 | 17 | 11.5:1 | 48% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 202 | 18 | 11.2:1 | 21% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 171 | 11 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL.
About OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL
OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL is the name of a small high school in DONALDSON, Arkansas. Students in grades 7 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 243 students. For comparison, high schools in Arkansas average about 510 students.
OUACHITA SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 523 students, and its 2 schools include OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL.
White students are the large majority at OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL, with 93% of enrollment. Other groups make up 3% multiracial. County-wide, 82% of Hot Spring County residents are White. OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL has a diversity index of 13%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 5.3:1. For comparison, high schools in Arkansas average 8.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 53%. It compares with 64% for public schools in Hot Spring County.
Measured against Arkansas public high schools, OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Arkansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL's results are 5.8 points below predicted: 34.4% against 40.2%.
Hot Spring County census figures show that median household income is about $55,405, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL is among the 15 public schools in Hot Spring County.
The closest other public school is OUACHITA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. Its average proficiency rate of 34.4% is above the 31.2% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL went from 259 students to 243. Its ratio of students to teachers was 9.3:1 in 2020-21, and 5.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Hot Spring County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,180
Census ACS
Median income
$55,405
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,410 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OUACHITA SCHOOL DISTRICT
- OUACHITA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 280 students
Nearby schools
- OUACHITA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 280
- PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.1 mi · 783
- LOUISA PERRITT PRIMARY10.8 mi · 408
- GOZA MIDDLE SCHOOL11.1 mi · 560
- ARKADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOL11.2 mi · 534
- MALVERN MIDDLE SCHOOL11.9 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL?
OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 243 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL serve?
OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL have?
OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 5.3:1.
What is the student diversity at OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL in?
OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL is part of OUACHITA SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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