Des Arc High School
600 Main St
Des Arc AR, 72040, Prairie County
Phone: 870-256-4166
Ranking: 
(381 out of 867, top 44%)*
(381 out of 867, top 44%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12
School District: Des Arc Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 33 | 28 | 28 | |||
| Total Students: | 305 | 302 | 318 | |||
| Grade 7: | 50 | 16.4% | 52 | 17.2% | 57 | 17.9% |
| Grade 8: | 57 | 18.7% | 55 | 18.2% | 50 | 15.7% |
| Grade 9: | 56 | 18.4% | 48 | 15.9% | 54 | 17.0% |
| Grade 10: | 50 | 16.4% | 53 | 17.5% | 50 | 15.7% |
| Grade 11: | 52 | 17.0% | 43 | 14.2% | 59 | 18.6% |
| Grade 12: | 40 | 13.1% | 51 | 16.9% | 48 | 15.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 155 | 50.8% | 152 | 50.3% | 163 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 150 | 49.2% | 142 | 47.0% | 151 | 47.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.6% |
| Black: | 31 | 10.2% | 35 | 11.6% | 39 | 12.3% |
| White: | 264 | 86.6% | 264 | 87.4% | 272 | 85.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 2.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 128 | 42.0% | 112 | 37.1% | 118 | 37.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 51 | 16.7% | 50 | 16.6% | 39 | 12.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.84 | 10.80 | 11.40 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2007 | Literacy | 11th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 50% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 11th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 51% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 11th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 56% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 11th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 60% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 65% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 11th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 68% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | 50% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 53% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 57% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 57% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 63% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 68% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 67% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 80% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 37% | 37% | 43% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 50% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 58% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 62% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 77% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 37% | 37% | 32% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 33% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 39% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 41% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 57% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 66% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 63% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 67% |
| 2009 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 71% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 76% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 77% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 80% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 30% | 33% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 47% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 56% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 62% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 63% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 63% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 68% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 74% | 74% | 65% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 52% | 52% | 62% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 74% | 74% | 66% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 64% | 64% | 70% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 75% | 75% | 76% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 64% | 64% | 78% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 64% | 64% | 80% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 49% | 49% | 41% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 50% | 50% | 36% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 67% | 67% | 41% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 52% | 52% | 43% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 56% | 56% | 60% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 52% | 52% | 59% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 52% | 52% | 60% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 87% | 87% | 66% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 57% | 57% | 69% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 71% | 71% | 73% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 49% | 49% | 76% |
| 2006 | Literacy | End of course | % met std | 64% | 64% | 45% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Des Arc High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.