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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
Enrollment
243
High
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 510
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
Grade 7
40
Grade 8
39
Grade 9
37
Grade 10
36
Grade 11
47
Grade 12
44
Student demographics
White
22693%
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 57%
Hispanic
42%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2%
Two+
83%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
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
Male
12351%
Female
12049%

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Test scores

ATLAS 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)
English Language Arts
34.6%
AR avg 33.9%
Math
33.8%
AR avg 36.5%
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
29.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
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 2024-25
Enrollment
243
+19 (+8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
5.3:1
was 11.4:1
% White
93%
was 96%
% Hispanic
2%
was 0%
% Black
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL

Set in DONALDSON, Arkansas, OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL is a close-knit 9-12 campus, overseen by OUACHITA SCHOOL DISTRICT. It instructs 243 students across grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 52% leaner than the state mean of about 510.

Within OUACHITA SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 523 students, OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL records that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 3% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

On the resource side, The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 8.8:1 average. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Hot Spring County's rate of about 64%.

After controlling for student poverty, OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.4%, the actual is 29.8%, a residual of -9.7 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Hot Spring County) shows that median household earnings sit near $55,405, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Hot Spring County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,410 students), of which OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is OUACHITA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 29.5%.

OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL has expanded 8%, going from 224 students in 2018 to 243 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 5.3:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Hot Spring County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL
District
OUACHITA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
258 SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD, DONALDSON, AR 71941
Phone
(501) 384-2323
County
Hot Spring County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
243
Teachers (FTE)
46
Student–teacher ratio
5.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
128 (53%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
051098000828
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL
How 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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