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Enrollment
1,281
High
DISTRICT 1,045 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUSSELLVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051206000971
RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
2203 S KNOXVILLE, RUSSELLVILLE, AR 72801 · (479) 968-3151 · Pope County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,281 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% 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.
- 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
10.7:1
120 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
729 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 70%
Community
6
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 | 4 | 0% |
| Grade 10 | 462 | 36% |
| Grade 11 | 414 | 32% |
| Grade 12 | 400 | 31% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
41.9%
AR avg 34.9% . +6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 42 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 up about 7 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.9% |
| 2023-24 | 35.3% |
% 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
33.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (33.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,281 | 56.9% | 33.2% |
| BATESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER BATESVILLE | 986 | 60.2% | 27.4% |
| VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOL VAN BUREN | 1,232 | 57.9% | 31.4% |
| RUSSELLVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL RUSSELLVILLE | 808 | 63.1% | 35.7% |
| SILOAM SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL CONVERSION CHARTER SILOAM SPRINGS | 1,475 | 52.6% | 34.4% |
| CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SPRINGDALE | 852 | 46.2% | 44.2% |
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 RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Pope County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #101 of 272 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #44 of 280 ▲ 37 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,281 | #22 of 310 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #171 of 245 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #41 of 246 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.9% | #173 of 273 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.9% | #75 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
1,281
+115 (+10%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 1,011
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
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 | 1,281 | 119.9 | 10.7:1 | 57% (729) |
| 2023-24 | 1,282 | 121.4 | 10.6:1 | 56% (723) |
| 2022-23 | 1,227 | 111.3 | 11.0:1 | 37% (452) |
| 2020-21 | 1,166 | 129 | 9.0:1 | 54% (624) |
| 2017-18 | 1,221 | 92.9 | 13.2:1 | 31% (373) |
| 2015-16 | 1,094 | 94 | 11.6:1 | 47% (513) |
| 2010-11 | 1,132 | 81 | 14.0:1 | 42% (481) |
| 2000-01 | 1,114 | 74 | 15.1:1 | 24% (270) |
| 1990-91 | 1,011 | 55 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.
About RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is a large high school for students in RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas. It has an enrollment of 1,281 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Arkansas, the average enrollment is about 510.
RUSSELLVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT has 5,591 students spread across 10 schools.
More than half of the students at RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL are White (56%). Beyond that, enrollment is 30% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 6% Black. In Pope County overall, about 84% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL scores 59%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is 10.7:1, based on 119.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Arkansas average 8.8:1. Lunch program data show 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Among Arkansas public high schools, RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL outscored 61%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of Arkansas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.2% and a predicted 38.7%.
In Pope County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $57,344 a year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Counting RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, Pope County has 25 public schools.
OAKLAND HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest public school to RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is 5th of 8 on proficiency.
RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL falls in the Town: Remote locale category, used for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
The school grew from 1,166 students in 2020-21 to 1,281 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 9.0:1 in 2020-21 to 10.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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 RUSSELLVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- RUSSELLVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 808 students
- RUSSELLVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 795 students
- SEQUOYAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 542 students
- OAKLAND HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 503 students
- RUSSELLVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 436 students
- CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 399 students
Other schools in RUSSELLVILLE
- RUSSELLVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 808 students
- RUSSELLVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 795 students
- SEQUOYAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 542 students
- OAKLAND HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 503 students
- RUSSELLVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 436 students
- CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 399 students
Other Russellville High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Russellville High. RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is the largest of the 4.
- Russellville High SchoolRussellville, AL · 753 students
- Russellville High SchoolRussellville, KY · 304 students
- RUSSELLVILLE HIGHRUSSELLVILLE, MO · 285 students
Nearby schools
- OAKLAND HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 503
- PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF RUSSELLVILLE1.4 mi · 31
- RUSSELLVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.9 mi · 795
- SEQUOYAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 542
- RUSSELLVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL1.9 mi · 436
- CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 399
Frequently asked questions
About RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL?
RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,281 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 10.7:1 (120 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL?
At RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 56% White, 30% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL in?
RUSSELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is part of RUSSELLVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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