Arkansas High School

1500 Jefferson Ave, Texarkana AR, 71875 | Texarkana School District | 870-774-7641
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1009
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 31% 30% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 14 in Texarkana
  • Ranked #0 of 1264 in Arkansas
Proficiency Averages
40%Texarkana
45%Arkansas

Arkansas High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Texarkana School District" in Texarkana, AR. There are a total of 1,009 students and 82 teachers at Arkansas High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 13 to 1.

Arkansas High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 31.0%, which is 30% lower than the Arkansas average.

Arkansas High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1009
Teachers82
Student/Teacher ratio13:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment295
Taking some courses264
Taking some courses (not tests)16
Passing some courses52
Passing no courses208

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Arkansas High School, there are a total of 295 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 264 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All28%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School28%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All34%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School34%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Arkansas High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictArkansasNational
White 40.2% 39.3% 64.5% 51.1%
Black 51.2% 52.9% 19.3% 15.9%
Asian 0.3% 0.4% 1.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 4.0% 3.4% 11.3% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.3% 0.7% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.1% 0.6% 0.4%
Multiracial 4.0% 3.6% 1.9% 3.1%

Texarkana demographics profile

StatisticTexarkanaArkansasNational
Population29,8643,017,825328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)7115891
Median age40.237.737.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)49%58%55%
Speak English97%93%79%
Speak Spanish2%5%13%

Education level achieved in Texarkana

IndexTexarkanaArkansasNational
Completed 8th grade79.6%80.7%84.3%
Completed high school78.4%79.0%83.0%
Completed some college47.9%50.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree21.1%27.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors15.6%21.5%30.3%
Completed masters4.9%7.6%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.3%2.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.6%0.9%1.3%
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Source: The Arkansas High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.