Enrollment
264
High
DISTRICT 279 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POYEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051173000893
POYEN HIGH SCHOOL
14296 HWY 270 W, POYEN, AR 72128 · (501) 332-2939 · Grant County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% 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.
- BBeats 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
5.3:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
117 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 20% |
| Grade 9 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 46 | 17% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 POYEN SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
33.4%
AR avg 34.9% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
65.0%
AR avg 38.9% . +10.9pp since 2023
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 65 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.4% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.7% | 54.1% |
% 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
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 POYEN HIGH SCHOOL
POYEN HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (40.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| POYEN HIGH SCHOOL this school | 264 | 44.3% | 40.7% |
| BERGMAN HIGH SCHOOL HARRISON | 297 | 46.8% | 45.3% |
| VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL VALLEY SPRINGS | 219 | 45.2% | 55.5% |
| QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL QUITMAN | 308 | 44.2% | 39.9% |
| MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL MALVERN | 307 | 47.6% | 38.0% |
| SPRING HILL HIGH SCHOOL HOPE | 273 | 49.8% | 37.0% |
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 POYEN HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #43 of 272 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #6 of 132 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #110 of 280 ▲ 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #199 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 5.3:1 | #35 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.7% | #208 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.3% | #223 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #59 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
264
-19 (-7%) vs 2020
+115% since 1990-91, when it was 123
Student : Teacher
5.3:1
was 6.0:1
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 | 264 | 50.3 | 5.3:1 | 44% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 46.4 | 5.5:1 | 45% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 240 | 37.9 | 6.3:1 | 50% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 283 | 47 | 6.0:1 | 43% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 297 | 20.3 | 14.7:1 | 26% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 285 | 19 | 15.0:1 | 52% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 258 | 20 | 12.9:1 | 52% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 259 | 19 | 13.6:1 | 33% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 123 | 15 | 8.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for POYEN HIGH SCHOOL.
About POYEN HIGH SCHOOL
In POYEN, Arkansas, part of Grant County, POYEN HIGH SCHOOL is a high school. The school enrolls 264 students, from grades 7 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Arkansas) has about 510 students.
POYEN HIGH SCHOOL is among 2 schools run by POYEN SCHOOL DISTRICT, which serves 557 students.
POYEN HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment is 92% White. After that, the student body is 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Grant County is about 91% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 16% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 5.3:1 comes from the school's 50.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 3.6 students per teacher below the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 44% in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Grant County average 42%.
The allk12 Grade for POYEN HIGH SCHOOL is A-. Compared with Arkansas public high schools, the school scored higher than 79% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Arkansas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 43.4%. POYEN HIGH SCHOOL scores 40.7%.
In Grant County (population about 18,242), the median household income is $71,549, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. POYEN HIGH SCHOOL is one of 6 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from POYEN HIGH SCHOOL to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to POYEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, POYEN HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 19 fewer students in 2024-25.
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Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,242
Census ACS
Median income
$71,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
3,468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in POYEN SCHOOL DISTRICT
- POYEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 293 students
Nearby schools
- POYEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 293
- MALVERN HIGH SCHOOL9.5 mi · 559
- MALVERN MIDDLE SCHOOL9.5 mi · 264
- GLEN ROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.2 mi · 507
- GLEN ROSE MIDDLE SCHOOL10.3 mi · 327
- GLEN ROSE HIGH SCHOOL10.3 mi · 468
Frequently asked questions
About POYEN HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend POYEN HIGH SCHOOL?
POYEN HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 264 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does POYEN HIGH SCHOOL serve?
POYEN HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at POYEN HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at POYEN HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 5.3:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at POYEN HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at POYEN HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is POYEN HIGH SCHOOL in?
POYEN HIGH SCHOOL is part of POYEN SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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