Enrollment
308
High
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUITMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051188000947
QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL
6275 HEBER SPRINGS ROAD WEST, QUITMAN, AR 72131 · (501) 589-2554 · Cleburne County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
136 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 80 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 90 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 70 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 67 | 22% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 QUITMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
38.9%
AR avg 34.9% . -3.8pp 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. The Arkansas average is about 35 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.9% |
| 2023-24 | 42.7% |
% 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
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL
QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (39.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL this school | 308 | 44.2% | 39.9% |
| MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL MALVERN | 307 | 47.6% | 38.0% |
| POYEN HIGH SCHOOL POYEN | 264 | 44.3% | 40.7% |
| VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL VALLEY SPRINGS | 219 | 45.2% | 55.5% |
| BERGMAN HIGH SCHOOL HARRISON | 297 | 46.8% | 45.3% |
| RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL LAKE CITY | 342 | 49.4% | 27.5% |
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 QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #47 of 272 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #64 of 280 ▼ 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #176 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.9:1 | #103 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.0% | #232 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.2% | #224 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #113 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
308
+96 (+45%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 277
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 308 | 38.9 | 7.9:1 | 44% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 275 | 20.2 | 13.6:1 | 40% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 253 | 19.2 | 13.2:1 | 46% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 212 | 17 | 12.5:1 | 49% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 320 | 27.2 | 11.8:1 | 23% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 309 | 31 | 10.0:1 | 52% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 269 | 27 | 10.0:1 | 48% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 282 | 24 | 11.8:1 | 39% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 277 | 15 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL.
About QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL
A small high school in QUITMAN, Arkansas, QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL is part of QUITMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school serves 308 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in Arkansas is roughly 510 students; this school is 40% smaller than that.
The 3 schools in QUITMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT enroll 950 students altogether, QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL among them.
QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment is 95% White. Next come 2% Black. County-wide, about 94% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 10%, meaning two students picked at random have a 10% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 7.9:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas. The school's lunch program data list 44% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Cleburne County averages 59%, higher than here.
Compared with Arkansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL's results are 3.5 points below predicted: 39.9% against 43.4%.
QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL is located in Cleburne County, where the median household income is $55,798, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Besides QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL, Cleburne County has 9 other public schools.
The shortest distance from QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: 2. QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL comes in 4th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL had 212 students in 2020-21 and 308 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 7.9:1, from 12.5:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cleburne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,226
Census ACS
Median income
$55,798
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in QUITMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
- QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 432 students
- QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 210 students
Other schools in QUITMAN
- QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 432 students
- QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 210 students
Other Quitman High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Quitman High. QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Quitman High SchoolQuitman, LA · 695 students
- Quitman High SchoolQuitman, MS · 437 students
- Quitman High SchoolQUITMAN, TX · 346 students
Nearby schools
- QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 210
- QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 432
- GUY-PERKINS HIGH SCHOOL6.9 mi · 155
- GUY-PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.9 mi · 247
- ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL9.0 mi · 308
- ROSE BUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.0 mi · 399
Frequently asked questions
About QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL?
QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 308 students in grades 09-12.
Is QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL have?
QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.9:1.
What is the student diversity at QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL in?
QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL is part of QUITMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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