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SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL

700 W VINE ST, SHERIDAN, AR 72150 · (870) 942-3137 · Grant County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,239 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% 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
1,239
High
DISTRICT 601 · STATE 510
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
137 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
465 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 937030%
Grade 1029023%
Grade 1128223%
Grade 1229724%
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
1,04785%
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
1048%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
343%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 19% · US 15%
Asian
161%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
343%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
40%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
67354%
Female
56646%

School pathway

Feeds from
EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL06–08SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL06–08
Based on grade levels within SHERIDAN 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
35.1%
AR avg 34.9% . +3.8pp 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. The Arkansas average is about 35 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023.

ATLAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language Arts
2024-2535.1%
2023-2431.3%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL

SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL this school1,23937.5%33.4%
ALMA HIGH SCHOOL
ALMA
98141.9%38.3%
MOUNTAIN HOME CAREER ACADEMIES
MOUNTAIN HOME
1,52333.2%38.8%
BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
BENTON
97136.6%52.7%
VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL
VILONIA
88639.2%42.0%
GREENBRIER HIGH SCHOOL
GREENBRIER
81839.1%30.0%
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 SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Arkansas
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
33.4%#94 of 272
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
35.1%#90 of 280
▲ 34
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,239#23 of 310
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
9.0:1#133 of 245
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
27.7%#156 of 246
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
37.5%#245 of 273
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+32.7%#14 of 105
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
1,239
+17 (+1%) vs 2020
+60% since 1990-91, when it was 775
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,239137.59.0:138% (465)
2023-241,265118.910.6:135% (447)
2022-231,271117.610.8:135% (442)
2020-211,2228813.9:130% (366)
2017-1893464.914.4:120% (189)
2015-169046913.1:136% (327)
2010-111,2368215.1:139% (487)
2000-018786313.9:120% (178)
1990-917753919.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL.

About SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL

SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL is a public high school in SHERIDAN, Arkansas. The student body numbers 1,239 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Arkansas) has about 510 students.

SHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT operates 7 schools. Combined enrollment is 4,208 students.

At SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL, White students make up 85% of the student body. Other students are 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 28%.

The school employs the equivalent of 137.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 9.0:1. High schools in Arkansas average about 8.8:1, a similar figure. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL is 38%.

allk12 grades SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL a B-. The grade compares the school only with Arkansas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.

SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of Arkansas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.4% and a predicted 45.9%.

Grant County has these Census figures: median household income is about $71,549, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL is among the 6 public schools in Grant County.

SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL ranks 7th in a group of 7 nearby schools.

NCES describes the area around SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (1,222) to 2024-25 (1,239). By 2024-25, the school had 9.0 students per teacher, compared with 13.9 in 2020-21.

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Grant County at a glance

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Population
18,242
Census ACS
Median income
$71,549
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
3,468 students

Quick facts

School name
SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL
District
SHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
700 W VINE ST, SHERIDAN, AR 72150
Phone
(870) 942-3137
County
Grant County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,239
Teachers (FTE)
137
Student–teacher ratio
9.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
465 (38%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
050001500997
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in SHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Other schools in SHERIDAN
Other Sheridan High schools

6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Sheridan High. SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL is the largest of the 7.

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Frequently asked questions

About SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL?
SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,239 students in grades 09-12.
Is SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL have?
SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL employs 137 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.0:1.
How diverse is SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL?
SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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