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Which teacher or staff member at POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
404
High
DISTRICT 460 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POTTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051170000891
POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
500 APACHE DRIVE, POTTSVILLE, AR 72858 · (479) 968-6334 · Pope County
GRADES 10–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% 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.
- C-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
5.1:1
80 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
140 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 10 | 148 | 37% |
| Grade 11 | 145 | 36% |
| Grade 12 | 111 | 27% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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 POTTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
46.5%
AR avg 34.9% . -5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 47 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 down about 5 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.5% |
| 2023-24 | 51.7% |
% 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
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.9%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (34.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 404 | 34.7% | 34.6% |
| ELKINS HIGH SCHOOL ELKINS | 463 | 37.4% | 39.9% |
| PRAIRIE GROVE HIGH SCHOOL PRAIRIE GROVE | 620 | 39.4% | 37.6% |
| GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL GRAVETTE | 649 | 40.4% | 42.5% |
| CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL CHARLESTON | 410 | 39.3% | 35.4% |
| GREENBRIER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL GREENBRIER | 569 | 38.5% | 42.1% |
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 POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Pope County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #84 of 272 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #25 of 280 ▼ 12 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #121 of 310 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 5.1:1 | #29 of 245 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.7% | #162 of 246 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.7% | #251 of 273 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.3% | #69 of 105 | N/A |
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
404
+32 (+9%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 291
Student : Teacher
5.1:1
was 7.6:1
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 | 404 | 79.8 | 5.1:1 | 35% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 69.9 | 5.7:1 | 35% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 69.4 | 5.5:1 | 28% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 49 | 7.6:1 | 31% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 30.7 | 12.4:1 | 25% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 379 | 29 | 13.1:1 | 34% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 355 | 26 | 13.7:1 | 31% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 278 | 26 | 10.7:1 | 27% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 291 | 18 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.
About POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, a small high school, is located in POTTSVILLE, Arkansas. Its 404 students are spread across grades 10 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Arkansas is about 510 students.
The district, POTTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, has 1,838 students enrolled across 4 schools.
White students are the large majority at POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, with 86% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 9% Hispanic. The county population is about 84% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 26%.
Its teaching staff equals 79.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 5.1:1. That ratio is under the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas. Around 35% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Pope County, the average eligibility rate is 64%.
POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 50% of Arkansas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Arkansas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 34.6%; the prediction is 46.9%.
Pope County has these Census figures: median household income is about $57,344, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The public schools of Pope County number 25 and enroll about 10,311.
POTTSVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is located about 0.3 miles from POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: 6. POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL comes in 5th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL as Rural: Fringe.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 9%, from 372 to 404. The ratio was 7.6:1 in 2020-21 and 5.1:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Pope County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,131
Census ACS
Median income
$57,344
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
10,311 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in POTTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- POTTSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 605 students
- POTTSVILLE MIDDLE GRADEMiddle · 417 students
- POTTSVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 412 students
Other schools in POTTSVILLE
- POTTSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 605 students
- POTTSVILLE MIDDLE GRADEMiddle · 417 students
- POTTSVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 412 students
Nearby schools
- POTTSVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 412
- POTTSVILLE MIDDLE GRADE1.3 mi · 417
- POTTSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 605
- ATKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.8 mi · 370
- ATKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL4.8 mi · 264
- ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL4.9 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL?
POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 404 students in grades 10-12.
Is POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 10-12.
How many students per teacher at POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 5.1:1 students per teacher at POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL in?
POTTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is part of POTTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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