Enrollment
356
High
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARKERS CHAPEL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051122000841
PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL
209 PARKERS CHAPEL ROAD, EL DORADO, AR 71730 · (870) 862-4641 · Union County
GRADES 07–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 85% of Arkansas public high schools
- ATest 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
5.6:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
136 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 69 | 19% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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 PARKERS CHAPEL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
38.8%
AR avg 34.9% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
52.1%
AR avg 38.9% . -8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.8% | 52.1% |
| 2023-24 | 36.8% | 60.7% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL
PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL this school | 356 | 38.2% | 44.3% |
| HARMONY GROVE HIGH SCHOOL CAMDEN | 402 | 38.6% | 35.2% |
| ELKINS HIGH SCHOOL ELKINS | 463 | 37.4% | 39.9% |
| SMACKOVER HIGH SCHOOL NORPHLET | 347 | 43.8% | 23.0% |
| WEST FORK HIGH SCHOOL WEST FORK | 264 | 37.9% | 28.4% |
| CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL CHARLESTON | 410 | 39.3% | 35.4% |
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 PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #23 of 272 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #16 of 132 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #66 of 280 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #142 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 5.6:1 | #43 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.1% | #124 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.2% | #243 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.6% | #47 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
356
+13 (+4%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 260
Student : Teacher
5.6:1
was 5.6:1
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 | 356 | 63.3 | 5.6:1 | 38% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 59.8 | 6.0:1 | 31% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 57.4 | 6.3:1 | 31% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 343 | 61 | 5.6:1 | 40% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 28.9 | 11.1:1 | 18% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 354 | 29 | 12.2:1 | 32% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 310 | 29 | 10.7:1 | 25% (76) |
| 2000-01 | 320 | 29 | 11.0:1 | 10% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 260 | 16 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL.
About PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL
PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL sits in EL DORADO, Arkansas, and is classified as a high school. It enrolled 356 students in grades 7 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in Arkansas average about 510 students each.
The district, PARKERS CHAPEL SCHOOL DISTRICT, has 847 students enrolled across 2 schools.
White students are the majority at PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL, with 79% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 11% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The school's White share is 17 points above the 62% share among Union County residents. PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 36%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 63.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 5.6:1. That is 3.2 students per teacher below the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 38%. Across public schools in Union County, the average is 63%.
Measured against Arkansas public high schools, PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL would be expected to post about 45.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.3%.
Federal survey data for Union County show that the median household income is $55,259, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. There are 15 public schools in Union County, enrolling about 6,933 students in all.
The closest public school, PARKERS CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is less than a tenth of a mile from PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL places 2nd of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's locale code, Town: Remote, means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment grew from 343 in 2020-21 to 356 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,900
Census ACS
Median income
$55,259
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,933 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PARKERS CHAPEL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PARKERS CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 491 students
Other schools in EL DORADO
- EL DORADO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,235 students
- WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 581 students
- YOCUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 580 students
- BARTON JR. HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 540 students
- HUGH GOODWIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 508 students
- PARKERS CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 491 students
Nearby schools
- PARKERS CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 491
- EL DORADO HIGH SCHOOL2.7 mi · 1,235
- YOCUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.9 mi · 580
- BARTON JR. HIGH SCHOOL4.5 mi · 540
- NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.9 mi · 477
- WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL5.0 mi · 581
Frequently asked questions
About PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL?
PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 356 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL serve?
PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 5.6:1 (63 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL?
PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 79% White, 5% Hispanic, 11% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL in?
PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL is part of PARKERS CHAPEL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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