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Enrollment
437
High
DISTRICT 534 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWRENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050008201216
WALNUT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
508 E FREE, WALNUT RIDGE, AR 72476 · (870) 886-6623 · Lawrence County
GRADES 07–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
6.9:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
230 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 70%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 LAWRENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
34.6%
AR avg 34.9% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
38.7%
AR avg 38.9% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
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
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
437
+20 (+5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
6.9:1
was 10.4:1
% White
84%
was 96%
% Hispanic
6%
was 1%
% Black
2%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WALNUT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
WALNUT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, a mid-sized secondary school in WALNUT RIDGE, Arkansas, operated by LAWRENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, caters to 437 students, covering grades 7 through 12.
Across the 2 schools in LAWRENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,067 students total), WALNUT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, WALNUT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%); the rest reads as 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 92%.
In terms of school funding signals, WALNUT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL logs 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 8.8:1 average. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Lawrence County (around 74%), the school's rate is south of typical.
After controlling for student poverty, WALNUT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.3%; this one delivers 32.4%.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Lawrence County) shows that median household income runs about $44,882, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. WALNUT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 9 public schools in Lawrence County (combined enrollment of about 3,293 students).
The closest other public school is WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WALNUT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 26.4%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Over the past 7-year window. WALNUT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has increased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 417 (now 437). The White share of enrollment decreased from 96% to 84% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 10.4:1 in 2018 to 6.9:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for WALNUT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,238
Census ACS
Median income
$44,882
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,293 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAWRENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 630 students
Other schools in WALNUT RIDGE
- WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 630 students
Nearby schools
- WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 630
- HOXIE HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 360
- HOXIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 500
- POCAHONTAS UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL15.1 mi · 402
- POCAHONTAS HIGH SCHOOL15.2 mi · 410
- POCAHONTAS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL15.2 mi · 456
Frequently asked questions
About WALNUT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHow large is WALNUT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL?
WALNUT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 437 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does WALNUT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
WALNUT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WALNUT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WALNUT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 6.9:1 (63 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at WALNUT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WALNUT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is WALNUT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL in?
WALNUT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is part of LAWRENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.