Helena West Helena School District

305 Valley Dr
Helena, AR 72342
(District boundaries shown in map)
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10
Bottom 50%
For the 2026 school year, there are 2 public schools serving 978 students in Helena West Helena School District. This district's average testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public schools in Arkansas.
Public Schools in Helena West Helena School District have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the Arkansas public school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 17% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 97% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Arkansas public school average of 43% (majority Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (AR)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,106 Schools
# Students
978 Students
491,000 Students
# Teachers
91 Teachers
39,254 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Helena West Helena School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 256 school districts in Arkansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (AR)
#242 out of 258 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
10%
39%
17%
40%
12%
36%
87%
88%