Prescott High School

Prescott High School is a public high school in Prescott, Arkansas, serving 303 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Prescott School District, which is ranked 204 out of 250 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Prescott High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arkansas high schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 164 and 254 out of around 300 high schools.

Prescott High School consistently underperforms the state average in academic proficiency across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.5% of Prescott High School students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 34.7%. In math, only 10.4% of Prescott High School students were proficient or better in Algebra, compared to the state average of 30.9%. The school also has a 100% free and reduced lunch rate, indicating that the student population comes from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. However, Prescott High School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 5.8 to 9.5 over the past few years, which could be an advantage in providing more individualized attention to students.

Nearby schools, such as Nevada High School, Hope High School, Gurdon High School, and Blevins High School, also struggle academically, with most of them ranking in the bottom half of Arkansas high schools. However, Prescott High School consistently performs worse than these nearby schools across various academic metrics. The school's ranking and academic performance have remained stagnant or even declined over the past 10 years, suggesting that the school has not been able to effectively address its academic challenges.