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B−

Acorn High School

PublicHighGrades 7–12

143 Polk Road 96, Mena, AR 71953 · (479) 394-5544 · Part of Ouachita River School District

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Directions
Students
281
Students per teacher
5:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Setting
Rural
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about Acorn High School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 47% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 5 students per teacher

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts42%
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
Grade 749
Grade 835
Grade 955
Grade 1049
Grade 1149
Grade 1244
Enrollment over time
262’20
279’21
293’22
267’23
281’24

Up 7.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 91%Hispanic 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Acorn High School from Acorn families.

Other schools in Ouachita River School District

The district →
Acorn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Mena
B−
321 students15:1
Oden Schools
Other · Grades K–12 · Mena
C
133 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.