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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OZARK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051101000830

OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOL

1631 HILLBILLY DR., OZARK, AR 72949 · (479) 667-4116 · Franklin County
GRADES 08–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL629 STUDENTS
Enrollment
629
High
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 510
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
322 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 70%
Community
3
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 8
113
Grade 9
117
Grade 10
132
Grade 11
148
Grade 12
119
Student demographics
White
56690%
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 57%
Hispanic
295%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 15%
Black
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 19%
Asian
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2%
Two+
203%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · 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
34154%
Female
28846%

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Test scores

ATLAS 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)
English Language Arts
33.1%
AR avg 33.9%
Math
24.0%
AR avg 36.5%

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 and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 34 and 36.

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
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 28% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
629
+243 (+63%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 13.8:1
% White
90%
was 94%
% Hispanic
5%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOL

Set in OZARK, Arkansas, OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOL is a reasonably sized high school, one of the schools within OZARK SCHOOL DISTRICT. It enrolls 629 students across grades 8 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 23% bigger than the state mean of about 510.

OZARK SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,673 students; OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). The remainder is composed of 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Franklin County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOL has 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 8.8:1 average. Roughly 51% of students at OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Franklin County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.0%, the actual is 28.5%, a residual of -11.5 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Franklin County indicate median household income runs about $55,886, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Franklin County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,039 students), OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ELGIN B MILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL, roughly 1.6 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOL comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 32.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has grew 63% since 2018, when it stood at 386 (now 629). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 94% to 90%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

Franklin County at a glance

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Population
17,326
Census ACS
Median income
$55,886
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,039 students

Quick facts

School name
OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOL
District
OZARK SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
1631 HILLBILLY DR., OZARK, AR 72949
Phone
(479) 667-4116
County
Franklin County
Level
High
Grade range
08–12
Total enrollment
629
Teachers (FTE)
65
Student–teacher ratio
9.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
322 (51%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
051101000830
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOL?
OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 629 students in grades 08-12.
What age range does OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 08 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.7:1 students per teacher at OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOL?
OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOL?
OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by OZARK SCHOOL DISTRICT in Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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