Enrollment
110
High
DISTRICT 140 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHIRLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051242001001
SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOL
201 BLUE DEVIL DRIVE, SHIRLEY, AR 72153 · (501) 518-2223 · Van Buren County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL110 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Arkansas public high schools
- CTest 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
Student : Teacher
7.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
82 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 19 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 20 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 19 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 22 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 14 | 13% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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 SHIRLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
21.2%
AR avg 34.9% . -2.7pp since 2023
Math
16.1%
AR avg 38.9% . -6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.2% | 16.1% |
| 2023-24 | 23.9% | 23.0% |
% 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
22.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOL
SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (22.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOL this school | 110 | 74.5% | 22.1% |
| ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL HUNTSVILLE | 120 | 73.3% | 26.9% |
| OMAHA HIGH SCHOOL OMAHA | 171 | 68.4% | 23.6% |
| HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL STRAWBERRY | 179 | 78.2% | 31.5% |
| VIOLA HIGH SCHOOL VIOLA | 185 | 71.9% | 30.9% |
| MT. VERNON ENOLA HIGH SCHOOL MOUNT VERNON | 234 | 71.4% | 41.9% |
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 SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #211 of 272 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #113 of 132 ▼ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #226 of 280 ▼ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 110 | #279 of 310 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.5% | #101 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 2024-25Enrollment
110
-35 (-24%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 230
Student : Teacher
7.6:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 110 | 14.5 | 7.6:1 | 75% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 134 | 12.6 | 10.7:1 | 100% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 139 | 14.9 | 9.3:1 | 100% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 145 | 14 | 10.4:1 | 99% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 168 | 17.8 | 9.5:1 | 70% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 187 | 20 | 9.3:1 | 100% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 195 | 19 | 10.3:1 | 74% (144) |
| 2000-01 | 223 | 19 | 11.7:1 | 52% (115) |
| 1990-91 | 230 | 13 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
About SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOL
SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOL is a high school in SHIRLEY, Arkansas, according to federal school records. Enrollment is 110 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 7 through 12. Against the 510-student average for high schools in Arkansas, enrollment here is 78% lower.
The SHIRLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT system has 2 schools and 279 students.
SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment is 94% White. County-wide, about 93% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 12% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 14.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 7.6:1. On average, high schools in Arkansas have 8.8:1, compared with 7.6:1 here. Around 75% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 97% average for public schools in Van Buren County is 22 points.
SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOL is graded C by allk12, scoring above 26% of Arkansas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOL is 10.1 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 22.1% actual, 32.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Arkansas.
Census Bureau estimates for Van Buren County show that the median household income is $50,354, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 7 public schools in the county.
SHIRLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within ten miles of SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOL. On state test proficiency, SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOL ranks 9th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment declined 24% from its 2020-21 level of 145. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 10.4:1 to 7.6:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Van Buren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,998
Census ACS
Median income
$50,354
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,057 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SHIRLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SHIRLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 169 students
Nearby schools
- SHIRLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 169
- RURAL SPECIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.6 mi · 112
- RURAL SPECIAL HIGH SCHOOL6.6 mi · 91
- WEST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.7 mi · 284
- WEST SIDE HIGH SCHOOL9.7 mi · 213
- CLINTON JR HIGH SCHOOL9.8 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOLHow large is SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOL?
SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 110 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOL serve?
SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOL have?
SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOL employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.6:1.
How diverse is SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOL?
SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SHIRLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.