Enrollment
219
High
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051335001093
VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
7349 SCHOOL STR, VALLEY SPRINGS, AR 72682 · (870) 302-3051 · Boone County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL219 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of Arkansas public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
5.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
99 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 9 | 50 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 56 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 57 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 56 | 26% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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 VALLEY SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
55.5%
AR avg 34.9% . -4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 56 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 down about 5 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.5% |
| 2023-24 | 60.3% |
% 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
55.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (55.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL this school | 219 | 45.2% | 55.5% |
| POYEN HIGH SCHOOL POYEN | 264 | 44.3% | 40.7% |
| BAY HIGH SCHOOL BAY | 233 | 48.9% | 23.4% |
| QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL QUITMAN | 308 | 44.2% | 39.9% |
| CONCORD HIGH SCHOOL CONCORD | 173 | 50.3% | 35.8% |
| MAGNET COVE HIGH SCHOOL MALVERN | 307 | 47.6% | 38.0% |
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 VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #8 of 272 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #13 of 280 ▼ 6 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 219 | #235 of 310 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 5.3:1 | #39 of 245 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.1% | #244 of 246 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.2% | #221 of 273 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.0% | #34 of 133 | 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
219
-63 (-22%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 365
Student : Teacher
5.3:1
was 8.3:1
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 | 219 | 41.1 | 5.3:1 | 45% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 264 | 53.7 | 4.9:1 | 42% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 267 | 73 | 3.7:1 | 37% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 282 | 34 | 8.3:1 | 29% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 267 | 23.3 | 11.4:1 | 18% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 280 | 23 | 12.2:1 | 44% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | 25 | 11.3:1 | 43% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 38 | 10.2:1 | 41% (160) |
| 1990-91 | 365 | 21 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL.
About VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL, a small high school, is located in VALLEY SPRINGS, Arkansas. The school counts 219 students across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Arkansas is about 510 students.
The district, VALLEY SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT, has 787 students enrolled across 3 schools.
VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 96% White. It is also 2% Hispanic. For comparison, Boone County is about 94% White. VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL has a diversity index of 7%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 41.1 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 5.3:1. That ratio is under the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 45%. That rate is below the 62% average among public schools in Boone County.
The allk12 Grade for VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL is A+. Compared with Arkansas public high schools, the school scored higher than 97% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (55.5%) and its predicted rate (43.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Arkansas schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Boone County show that median household income is about $55,143, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL is one of 18 public schools in Boone County, which together enroll about 5,818 students.
The school nearest to VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL is VALLEY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 282 to 219. Students per teacher fell from 8.3 in 2020-21 to 5.3 in 2024-25.
Community posts for VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,138
Census ACS
Median income
$55,143
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,818 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VALLEY SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT
- VALLEY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 315 students
- VALLEY SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 253 students
Other schools in VALLEY SPRINGS
- VALLEY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 315 students
- VALLEY SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 253 students
Nearby schools
- VALLEY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 315
- VALLEY SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 253
- OZARK MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL4.6 mi · 225
- WESTERN GROVE ELEMENTARY4.6 mi · 153
- HARRISON KINDERGARTEN8.1 mi · 177
- BRUNO-PYATT ELEMENTARY8.2 mi · 28
Frequently asked questions
About VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL?
VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 219 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL serve?
VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 5.3:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL?
At VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by VALLEY SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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