Enrollment
308
High
DISTRICT 354 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSE BUD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051200000962
ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL
124 SCHOOL ROAD, ROSE BUD, AR 72137 · (501) 556-5404 · White County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Arkansas public high schools
- A-Test 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
4.4:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
171 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 49 | 16% |
Student demographics
13%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 ROSE BUD SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
39.4%
AR avg 34.9% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
51.5%
AR avg 38.9% . +10.2pp 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.4% | 51.5% |
| 2023-24 | 34.6% | 41.3% |
% 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
38.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL
ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (38.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL this school | 308 | 55.5% | 38.7% |
| PANGBURN HIGH SCHOOL PANGBURN | 326 | 56.4% | 33.7% |
| MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL MARMADUKE | 278 | 57.9% | 30.8% |
| BALD KNOB HIGH SCHOOL BALD KNOB | 326 | 52.1% | 27.3% |
| DOVER HIGH SCHOOL DOVER | 375 | 54.9% | 31.7% |
| FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL FOUKE | 349 | 54.7% | 34.6% |
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 ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In White County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #50 of 272 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #17 of 132 ▲ 10 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #57 of 280 ▲ 31 | #2 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #177 of 310 | #7 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 4.4:1 | #13 of 245 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.5% | #214 of 246 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.5% | #179 of 273 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.2% | #18 of 133 | 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
308
-71 (-19%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 254
Student : Teacher
4.4:1
was 7.2:1
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 | 69.5 | 4.4:1 | 56% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 340 | 57.8 | 5.9:1 | 42% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 335 | 45.1 | 7.4:1 | 45% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 53 | 7.2:1 | 48% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 33.3 | 11.9:1 | 31% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 410 | 36 | 11.4:1 | 54% (221) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | 35 | 11.3:1 | 45% (179) |
| 2000-01 | 353 | 29 | 12.2:1 | 44% (154) |
| 1990-91 | 254 | 17 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL.
About ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL
Families in ROSE BUD, Arkansas, are served by ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL, a small high school. Students in grades 7 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 308 students. The average among high schools in Arkansas is roughly 510 students; this school is 40% smaller than that.
ROSE BUD SCHOOL DISTRICT serves 707 students across 2 schools.
The student body at ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL is 93% White. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 13% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 69.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 4.4:1. That is 4.4 students per teacher below the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 56%.
Measured against Arkansas public high schools, ROSE BUD 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.
ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (38.7%) and its predicted rate (39.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Arkansas schools.
Across White County, the median household income is $55,249, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. In all, White County has 27 public schools and roughly 12,342 students.
Nearby, ROSE BUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile away. Within ten miles of ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL, there are 5 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL ranks 9th of 9 on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
The school enrolled 308 students in 2024-25, 71 fewer than the 379 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 7.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 4.4:1.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
White County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
77,838
Census ACS
Median income
$55,249
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
12,342 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROSE BUD SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ROSE BUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 399 students
Nearby schools
- ROSE BUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 399
- MT. VERNON ENOLA HIGH SCHOOL8.2 mi · 234
- QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL9.0 mi · 210
- QUITMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.0 mi · 432
- QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL9.0 mi · 308
- HEBER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL11.3 mi · 483
Frequently asked questions
About ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOLHow large is ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL?
ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 308 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL serve?
ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 4.4:1 students per teacher at ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL?
ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Who oversees ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL?
ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by ROSE BUD SCHOOL DISTRICT in White County.
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