Enrollment
296
High
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRESCOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051182000899
PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL
736 MARTIN ST., PRESCOTT, AR 71857 · (870) 887-3123 · Nevada County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL296 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of Arkansas public high schools
- DTest 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
6.2:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
296 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 9 | 71 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 62 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 74 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 89 | 30% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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 PRESCOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
12.5%
AR avg 34.9% . -7.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 13 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 8 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.5% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% |
% 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
15.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% 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 PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL
PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (15.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL this school | 296 | 100.0% | 15.8% |
| BARTON HIGH SCHOOL LEXA | 322 | 100.0% | 20.4% |
| MCGEHEE HIGH SCHOOL MCGEHEE | 326 | 100.0% | 19.2% |
| BEARDEN HIGH SCHOOL BEARDEN | 227 | 98.7% | 15.9% |
| ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL WILSON | 351 | 100.0% | 21.1% |
| NEVADA HIGH SCHOOL ROSSTON | 200 | 100.0% | 14.2% |
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 PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.8% | #240 of 272 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #262 of 280 ▼ 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 296 | #183 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 6.2:1 | #66 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #53 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #44 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.4% | #10 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
296
0 (0%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 376
Student : Teacher
6.2:1
was 9.0:1
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 | 296 | 47.6 | 6.2:1 | 100% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 51.6 | 5.9:1 | 100% (303) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 46.1 | 6.7:1 | 100% (311) |
| 2020-21 | 296 | 33 | 9.0:1 | 100% (296) |
| 2017-18 | 451 | 41.8 | 10.8:1 | 69% (309) |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 42 | 10.4:1 | 100% (436) |
| 2010-11 | 327 | 24 | 13.6:1 | 67% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 363 | 24 | 15.1:1 | 15% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 376 | 22 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL.
About PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL
PRESCOTT, Arkansas, is home to PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL, a small high school. Its 296 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Arkansas is about 510 students.
PRESCOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT, which runs PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL, has 3 schools and 901 students.
PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 49%. The remaining students are 42% Black and 7% Hispanic. Among people living in Nevada County, the White share is about 65%. PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL has a diversity index of 57%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 47.6 full-time equivalents, or about 6.2 students per teacher. Among high schools in Arkansas, the typical ratio is 8.8:1. About 100% of students, or 296, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 100% average for public schools in Nevada County.
The allk12 Grade for PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL is C-. Compared with Arkansas public high schools, the school scored higher than 24% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL are 6.9 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (15.8% actual, 22.7% predicted).
Nevada County census figures show that median household income is about $53,886, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 14% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. A total of 5 public schools operate in Nevada County, serving about 1,327 students.
The closest public school, Prescott Junior High School, is less than a tenth of a mile from PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL is 8th among 9 schools close by.
NCES assigns PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 296, close to the 296 recorded in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 9.0:1 to 6.2:1.
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Nevada County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,159
Census ACS
Median income
$53,886
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,327 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PRESCOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 363 students
- Prescott Junior High SchoolMiddle · 242 students
Other schools in PRESCOTT
- PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 363 students
- Prescott Junior High SchoolMiddle · 242 students
Other Prescott High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Prescott High. PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Prescott High SchoolPRESCOTT, AZ · 1,497 students
- Prescott HighPrescott, WI · 394 students
- Prescott High SchoolPRESCOTT, WA · 48 students
Nearby schools
- Prescott Junior High School0.1 mi · 242
- PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 363
- RANDY HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.6 mi · 196
- BLEVINS HIGH SCHOOL12.6 mi · 183
- CABE ELEMENTARY13.4 mi · 365
- GURDON HIGH SCHOOL13.6 mi · 252
Frequently asked questions
About PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL?
PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 296 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL serve?
PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 6.2:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL?
At PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 49% White, 7% Hispanic, 42% Black, 0% Asian.
Is PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by PRESCOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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