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B−

Acorn Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

143 Polk Road 96, Mena, AR 71953 · (479) 394-4833 · Part of Ouachita River School District

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Directions
Students
321
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Acorn Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 53% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Acorn kids: Acorn High School

On the path

Where Acorn kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–6Acorn Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–12Acorn High Schoolin Mena

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 36.9%

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

Location

Directions ↗

143 Polk Road 96, Mena

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten42
Grade 149
Grade 254
Grade 338
Grade 453
Grade 542
Grade 643
Enrollment over time
336’20
324’21
342’22
343’23
321’24

Down 4.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 89%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Black <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Acorn Elementary School from Acorn families.

Other schools in Ouachita River School District

The district →
Oden Schools
Other · Grades K–12 · Mena
C
133 students5:1
Acorn High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Mena
B−
281 students5:1

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; Acorn’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.