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WALDRON HIGH SCHOOL

736 W. HWY. 80, WALDRON, AR 72958 · (479) 637-3405 · Scott County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
Enrollment
401
High
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 510
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
268 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 911829%
Grade 1011128%
Grade 119123%
Grade 128120%
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
28671%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
8020%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 19% · US 15%
Asian
82%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
123%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
102%
DISTRICT 2% · 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
20651%
Female
19549%

School pathway

Feeds from
WALDRON MIDDLE SCHOOL05–08
Based on grade levels within WALDRON 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
20.3%
AR avg 34.9% . -6.6pp since 2023

What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 20 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 7 points since 2023.

ATLAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language Arts
2024-2520.3%
2023-2426.9%
% 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
23.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →

Where WALDRON HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Arkansas
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
23.3%#196 of 272
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
20.3%#235 of 280
Enrollment
ranked largest first
401#124 of 310
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
8.8:1#124 of 245
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
44.9%#102 of 246
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
66.8%#132 of 273
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-3.6%#114 of 133
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
401
-27 (-6%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 412
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 9.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2540145.58.8:167% (268)
2023-2439947.68.4:168% (270)
2022-2341746.29.0:166% (274)
2020-21428459.5:174% (316)
2017-1841640.610.3:140% (168)
2015-164463911.4:169% (307)
2010-114683812.3:158% (271)
2000-014684310.9:128% (132)
1990-914123013.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WALDRON HIGH SCHOOL.

About WALDRON HIGH SCHOOL

WALDRON HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school serving families in WALDRON, Arkansas. The school has 401 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. High schools in Arkansas average about 510 students, which makes this school 21% below average.

District-wide, WALDRON SCHOOL DISTRICT has 4 schools and 1,493 students.

Federal enrollment data show WALDRON HIGH SCHOOL is 71% White. The remaining shares are 20% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Native American, and 2% Asian. Scott County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school's share is lower. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 45, compared with 70 nationally.

Its staff includes 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 8.8 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas. WALDRON HIGH SCHOOL has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 67%.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, WALDRON HIGH SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of Arkansas schools: 23.3% actual against 35.0% predicted.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Scott County show that the median household earns about $43,270 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 13%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Scott County has 7 public schools with about 2,244 students, including WALDRON HIGH SCHOOL.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, WALDRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 0.2 miles. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, WALDRON HIGH SCHOOL is 7th among 9 schools close by.

NCES assigns WALDRON HIGH SCHOOL the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 401, compared with 428 in 2020-21.

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Scott County at a glance

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Population
9,816
Census ACS
Median income
$43,270
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,244 students

Quick facts

School name
WALDRON HIGH SCHOOL
District
WALDRON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
736 W. HWY. 80, WALDRON, AR 72958
Phone
(479) 637-3405
County
Scott County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
401
Teachers (FTE)
46
Student–teacher ratio
8.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
268 (67%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
051368001122
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About WALDRON HIGH SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at WALDRON HIGH SCHOOL?
WALDRON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 401 students in grades 09-12.
Is WALDRON HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WALDRON HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at WALDRON HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 8.8:1 students per teacher at WALDRON HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is WALDRON HIGH SCHOOL?
WALDRON HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 71% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is WALDRON HIGH SCHOOL in?
WALDRON HIGH SCHOOL is part of WALDRON SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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