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Ark. School For The Blind School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Arkansas for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 35 students in Ark. School For The Blind School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public high schools in Arkansas.
Public High School in Ark. School For The Blind School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Arkansas public high school average of 29%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 39% statewide average).
Public High School in Ark. School For The Blind School District have a Graduation Rate of 50%, which is less than the Arkansas average of 88%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Ark. School For The Blind High School, with ≥50% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Arkansas or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 37% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Arkansas public high school average of 40% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (AR)
# Schools
2 Schools
384 Schools
# Students
73 Students
180,267 Students
# Teachers
28 Teachers
18,335 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
3:1
3:1
District Rank
Ark. School For The Blind School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 259 school districts in Arkansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has decreased from PS% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#235 out of 259 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤10%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-29%
40%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
11-19%
36%
Graduation Rate
≥50%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.58
0.59
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,087 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
4 Students
2,949 Students
% Asian Students
6%
2%
# Hispanic Students
2 Students
25,664 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
14%
# Black Students
20 Students
34,569 Students
% Black Students
27%
19%
# White Students
43 Students
108,045 Students
% White Students
59%
60%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
1,730 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
4 Students
6,223 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
4
46
# Students in K Grade:
4
263
# Students in 1st Grade:
4
300
# Students in 2nd Grade:
4
342
# Students in 3rd Grade:
3
310
# Students in 4th Grade:
6
620
# Students in 5th Grade:
5
776
# Students in 6th Grade:
8
1,616
# Students in 7th Grade:
3
10,539
# Students in 8th Grade:
5
16,872
# Students in 9th Grade:
4
40,553
# Students in 10th Grade:
4
39,644
# Students in 11th Grade:
7
35,200
# Students in 12th Grade:
12
33,094
# Ungraded Students:
-
92
Best Ark. School For The Blind School District Public High Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ark. School For The Blind High School
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
2600 W Markham St
Little Rock, AR 72203
(501) 296-1810
Little Rock, AR 72203
(501) 296-1810
Grades: 7-12
| 35 students
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