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Schools in Acorn

Acorn’s public schools

Ouachita River School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Acorn. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Arkansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Arkansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.1K
▼ 4% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.1
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
602 students on the public path
In brief

Acorn’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Acorn’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Acorn Elementary School places highest (better than 53%); Acorn High School lowest (47%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Acorn, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Acorn Elementary SchoolOuachita River School DistrictB−
7–12Acorn High SchoolOuachita River School DistrictB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ouachita River School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Ouachita River School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 735 students · 7.1 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$13,092AR $13,585 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 39.9% · 456 students tested
Math33%
State average 38.3% · 456 students tested

Acorn vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Acorn’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Acorn—Ouachita River

Every school in Acorn

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Acornby address
Acorn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Mena
B−
321 students15:1Rate it →
Acorn High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Mena
B−
281 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Acorn’s schools

Are Acorn’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Acorn. Ouachita River School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Acorn. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Acorn in?

Ouachita River School District.

Where do Acorn kids go to high school?

Acorn High School.

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What Acorn families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.