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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050813001035

ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL

232 4TH ST, HUNTSVILLE, AR 72740 · (479) 677-2624 · Madison County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL120 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Arkansas public high schools
  • C+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

Enrollment
120
High
DISTRICT 351 · STATE 510
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.5:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
88 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 72218%
Grade 82017%
Grade 91815%
Grade 102118%
Grade 111815%
Grade 122118%
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
10487%
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
76%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Two+
98%
DISTRICT 3% · 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
6958%
Female
5143%

School pathway

Feeds from
ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPK–06
Based on grade levels within HUNTSVILLE 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
26.3%
AR avg 34.9% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
33.3%
AR avg 38.9% . +6.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.

ATLAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2526.3%33.3%
2023-2425.0%27.3%
% 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
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL

ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL this school12073.3%26.9%
OMAHA HIGH SCHOOL
OMAHA
17168.4%23.6%
HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL
STRAWBERRY
17978.2%31.5%
VIOLA HIGH SCHOOL
VIOLA
18571.9%30.9%
SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOL
SHIRLEY
11074.5%22.1%
CORNING HIGH SCHOOL
CORNING
21768.2%26.4%
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 ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Arkansas
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
26.9%#166 of 272
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
33.3%#65 of 132
▲ 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
26.3%#179 of 280
▲ 13
Enrollment
ranked largest first
120#278 of 310
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
73.3%#105 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
120
+15 (+14%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 118
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
was 8.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2512015.77.7:173% (88)
2023-2410715.56.9:175% (80)
2022-2311315.17.5:172% (81)
2020-21105138.1:170% (74)
2017-1811013.78.0:146% (51)
2015-16109119.9:179% (86)
2010-11118157.9:179% (93)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL.

About ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL

Among the schools in HUNTSVILLE, Arkansas, is ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL, a small high school. It enrolled 120 students in grades 7 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in Arkansas average about 510 students each.

HUNTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT is the local district for ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL. It runs 6 schools with 2,287 students.

White students make up 87% of enrollment at ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL. The remaining shares are 8% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Madison County's population at about 70%. Pick two students at random and there is a 24% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The school reports 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 7.7 students per teacher. That is 1.2 students per teacher below the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 73% of students. That tracks the 73% average for public schools in Madison County.

ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 43% of Arkansas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 26.9%, compared with a predicted 32.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Arkansas schools on BeatsExpectations.

Madison County census figures show that the median household income is $56,798, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 8 public schools in Madison County, enrolling about 2,501 students in all.

The closest public school to ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL is ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Nearby schools with test data average 31.6% proficiency; ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL posts 26.9%.

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

2024-25 enrollment was 120, a 14% increase from 105 in 2020-21.

Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.

Madison County at a glance

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Population
17,329
Census ACS
Median income
$56,798
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,501 students

Quick facts

School name
ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL
District
HUNTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
232 4TH ST, HUNTSVILLE, AR 72740
Phone
(479) 677-2624
County
Madison County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
120
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
7.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
88 (73%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
050813001035
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Other St. Paul High schools

One other US public school is named St. Paul High. ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL?
ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 120 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL serve?
ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL have?
ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.7:1.
What is the student diversity at ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 8% Two or more.
What district is ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL in?
ST. PAUL HIGH SCHOOL is part of HUNTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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