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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCRANTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051218000981

SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL

103 N. TENTH ST., SCRANTON, AR 72863 · (833) 938-7121 · Logan County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL212 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% 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.
  • C+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

Enrollment
212
High
DISTRICT 225 · STATE 510
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
102 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 73416%
Grade 83818%
Grade 93115%
Grade 104019%
Grade 114320%
Grade 122612%
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
19391%
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
52%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Asian
63%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
84%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
10449%
Female
10851%

School pathway

Feeds from
SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLKG–06
Based on grade levels within SCRANTON SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)
English Language Arts
34.8%
AR avg 34.9% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
25.8%
AR avg 38.9% . -14.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.

ATLAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2534.8%25.8%
2023-2435.8%40.6%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL

SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (34.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL this school21248.1%34.1%
ARMOREL HIGH SCHOOL
BLYTHEVILLE
20452.9%33.4%
OUACHITA HIGH SCHOOL
DONALDSON
24352.7%34.4%
WOODLAWN HIGH SCHOOL
RISON
26152.1%31.2%
POYEN HIGH SCHOOL
POYEN
26444.3%40.7%
LAVACA HIGH SCHOOL
LAVACA
24542.9%30.5%
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 SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Arkansas
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
34.1%#89 of 272
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
25.8%#90 of 132
▼ 61
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
34.8%#91 of 280
▼ 12
Enrollment
ranked largest first
212#241 of 310
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
7.5:1#97 of 245
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
16.8%#196 of 246
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
48.1%#210 of 273
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 2024-25
Enrollment
212
+23 (+12%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 162
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
was 8.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2521228.37.5:148% (102)
2023-2420722.69.2:147% (98)
2022-2319826.97.4:143% (86)
2020-21189228.6:149% (92)
2017-1819018.910.1:129% (55)
2015-162001711.8:147% (93)
2010-111811611.3:150% (90)
2000-01188218.9:123% (44)
1990-911621016.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL.

About SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL

SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL is a low-enrollment high school with an address in SCRANTON, Arkansas. Students in grades 7 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 212 students. By comparison, high schools in Arkansas enroll about 510 students on average.

The 2 schools of SCRANTON SCHOOL DISTRICT, including SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL, enroll 449 students.

A large majority of enrollment at SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL is White, at 91%. Other reported shares: 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Hispanic. Among Logan County residents, the White share is about 89%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.

SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL has 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.5:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Arkansas is 8.8:1. At SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL, 48% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 42 points below the 90% average for public schools in Logan County.

On the allk12 Grade, SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL lands at B, ahead of 59% of Arkansas public high schools.

Test results at SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL are 7.8 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (34.1% actual, 41.9% predicted).

The school's county is Logan County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $58,555, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 11 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,557, SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL among them.

About 0.1 miles separate SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL from the closest public school, SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.

The school's enrollment rose 12% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 8.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 7.5:1.

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Logan County at a glance

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Population
21,277
Census ACS
Median income
$58,555
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,557 students

Quick facts

School name
SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL
District
SCRANTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
103 N. TENTH ST., SCRANTON, AR 72863
Phone
(833) 938-7121
County
Logan County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
212
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
7.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
102 (48%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
051218000981
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Scranton High. SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL?
SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 212 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL serve?
SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 7.5:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL?
At SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL?
SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by SCRANTON SCHOOL DISTRICT in Logan County.
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