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Central High School

PublicHighGrades 7–12

103 School Road, West Helena, AR 72390 · (870) 572-6744 · Part of Helena-West Helena School District

Helena-West Helena’s School Grade D better than 10% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
439
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
95%
Setting
Town
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about Central High School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 22.3% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Helena-West Helena kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6J.F. Wahl Elementary Schoolin Helena
7–12Central High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency4%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts13%
State average 36.9%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Arkansas’s 944 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

103 School Road, West Helena

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 761
Grade 876
Grade 976
Grade 1066
Grade 1183
Grade 1277
Enrollment over time
565’20
524’21
493’22
436’23
439’24

Down 22.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 96%White 1%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%Hispanic <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Central High School from Helena-West Helena families.

Other schools in Helena-West Helena School District

The district →
J.F. Wahl Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Helena
D
539 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arkansas’s other public schools; Helena-West Helena’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.