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What's one thing VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
886
High
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VILONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051353001110
VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL
1164 MAIN STREET, VILONIA, AR 72173 · (501) 796-2111 · Faulkner County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL886 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Arkansas public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.9:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
347 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 235 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 227 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 206 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 218 | 25% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
42.1%
AR avg 34.9% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 42 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 year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.1% |
| 2023-24 | 38.3% |
% 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL
VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL this school | 886 | 39.2% | 42.0% |
| GREENBRIER HIGH SCHOOL GREENBRIER | 818 | 39.1% | 30.0% |
| GREENE CTY TECH HIGH SCHOOL PARAGOULD | 760 | 40.9% | 22.7% |
| ALMA HIGH SCHOOL ALMA | 981 | 41.9% | 38.3% |
| GREENBRIER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL GREENBRIER | 569 | 38.5% | 42.1% |
| SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL SHERIDAN | 1,239 | 37.5% | 33.4% |
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 VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Faulkner County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #36 of 272 | #3 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #42 of 280 ▲ 18 | #4 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 886 | #43 of 310 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #213 of 245 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.8% | #197 of 246 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.2% | #239 of 273 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.3% | #28 of 105 | #1 of 6 |
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
886
-68 (-7%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 723
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 886 | 68.9 | 12.9:1 | 39% (347) |
| 2023-24 | 840 | 78 | 10.8:1 | 36% (300) |
| 2022-23 | 859 | 82.3 | 10.4:1 | 34% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 954 | 67 | 14.2:1 | 22% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 749 | 57.3 | 13.1:1 | 27% (203) |
| 2015-16 | 731 | 52 | 14.1:1 | 31% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 675 | 48 | 14.1:1 | 31% (209) |
| 2000-01 | 590 | 39 | 15.1:1 | 17% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 723 | 37 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL.
About VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL
VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL is the name of a large high school in VILONIA, Arkansas. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 886 students. The school's enrollment is 74% larger than the 510 average for high schools in Arkansas.
The district, VILONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT, operates 6 schools serving 2,963 students.
White students make up 91% of enrollment at VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL. The remaining shares are 6% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Faulkner County's population at about 79%. VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 17%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.9:1, with 68.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 4.0 students per teacher above the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 39%. The 52% average for public schools in Faulkner County is 13 points higher.
allk12 grades VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL an A-. The grade compares the school only with Arkansas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of Arkansas schools: 42.0% actual against 45.3% predicted.
Across Faulkner County, the median household income is $67,289, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. In all, Faulkner County has 37 public schools and roughly 18,977 students.
VILONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the public school closest to VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL ranks 7th of 9 nearby schools, at 42.0% versus a 49.6% average.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is down 7% from 2020-21, when VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL had 954 students, to 2024-25, when it had 886. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 14.2:1 to 12.9:1.
The VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Faulkner County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
127,717
Census ACS
Median income
$67,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
18,977 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VILONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
- FRANK MITCHELL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 617 students
- VILONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 579 students
- VILONIA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 451 students
- VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 361 students
- VILONIA PATHWAYS ACADEMYHigh · 69 students
Other schools in VILONIA
- FRANK MITCHELL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 617 students
- VILONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 579 students
- VILONIA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 451 students
- VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 361 students
- VILONIA PATHWAYS ACADEMYHigh · 69 students
Nearby schools
- VILONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 579
- VILONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 451
- FRANK MITCHELL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL2.6 mi · 617
- VILONIA PATHWAYS ACADEMY2.6 mi · 69
- VILONIA PRIMARY SCHOOL5.4 mi · 361
- MT. VERNON ENOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.7 mi · 293
Frequently asked questions
About VILONIA HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL?
VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 886 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL serve?
VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by VILONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.