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Enrollment
881
High
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARAGOULD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050001701295
PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL
1701 W. COURT ST., PARAGOULD, AR 72450 · (870) 240-2271 · Greene County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL881 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Arkansas public high schools
- CTest 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
9.6:1
92 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
881 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 70%
Community
6
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 9 | 251 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 240 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 202 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 188 | 21% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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 PARAGOULD SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
26.8%
AR avg 34.9% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Arkansas average is about 35 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.8% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% |
% 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
22.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% 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 PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL
PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (22.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL this school | 881 | 100.0% | 22.6% |
| TRUMANN HIGH SCHOOL TRUMANN | 515 | 100.0% | 18.6% |
| HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL HARRISBURG | 516 | 99.4% | 31.5% |
| TWO RIVERS HIGH SCHOOL OLA | 413 | 100.0% | 21.7% |
| LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL LAMAR | 370 | 99.2% | 35.5% |
| CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL CLINTON | 390 | 100.0% | 38.3% |
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 PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #207 of 272 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #176 of 280 ▲ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 881 | #44 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #149 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.8% | #97 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #2 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #116 of 133 |
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
881
-4 (0%) vs 2020
+89% since 1990-91, when it was 467
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 881 | 92.2 | 9.6:1 | 100% (881) |
| 2023-24 | 864 | 90.7 | 9.5:1 | 100% (864) |
| 2022-23 | 870 | 82.4 | 10.6:1 | 100% (870) |
| 2020-21 | 885 | 84 | 10.5:1 | 100% (885) |
| 2017-18 | 912 | 72 | 12.7:1 | 28% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 839 | 70 | 12.0:1 | 51% (428) |
| 2010-11 | 817 | 59 | 13.8:1 | 53% (430) |
| 2000-01 | 736 | 64 | 11.5:1 | 35% (259) |
| 1990-91 | 467 | 34 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL.
About PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL
PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL is a large high school in Arkansas, located in PARAGOULD. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 881 students. That compares with an average of about 510 students for high schools in Arkansas.
PARAGOULD SCHOOL DISTRICT has 7 schools and 3,166 students, and PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL is one of those schools.
At PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL, 71% of students are White. Smaller groups are 11% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial, and 5% Pacific Islander. For comparison, the population of Greene County is roughly 89% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL scores 47%.
Classroom staffing at PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL totals 92.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.6:1. Statewide, high schools in Arkansas average 8.8:1. Federal data show 100% of students (881) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Greene County report 73%.
Among Arkansas public high schools, PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL outscored 43%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 22.7% at PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 22.6%.
The county, Greene County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $57,839, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The county has 15 public schools and about 7,364 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL from the closest public school, PARAGOULD JUNIOR HIGH. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL is 7th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's size has been steady, with 885 students in 2020-21 and 881 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,432
Census ACS
Median income
$57,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
7,364 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PARAGOULD SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PARAGOULD PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 602 students
- PARAGOULD JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 512 students
- OAK GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 447 students
- OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 270 students
- WOODROW WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 233 students
- BALDWIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 221 students
Other schools in PARAGOULD
- GREENE CTY TECH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 760 students
- GREENE CTY TECH PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 710 students
- PARAGOULD PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 602 students
- GREENE CTY TECH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 557 students
- GREENE CTY TECH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 521 students
- PARAGOULD JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 512 students
Nearby schools
- PARAGOULD JUNIOR HIGH0.1 mi · 512
- WOODROW WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 233
- PARAGOULD PRIMARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 602
- BALDWIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 221
- GREENE CTY TECH PRIMARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 710
- GREENE CTY TECH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 501
Frequently asked questions
About PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL?
PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 881 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL serve?
PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 71% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL?
PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by PARAGOULD SCHOOL DISTRICT in Greene County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.