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Schools in Board Camp

Board Camp’s public schools

Mena Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Board Camp. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 0% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.7
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,691 students on the public path
In brief

Board Camp’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Board Camp’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Mena Middle School places highest (better than 71%); Mena High School lowest (41%). 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 Board Camp, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–2Louise Durham Elementary Schoolin MenaNo scores
3–5Holly Harshman Elementary Schoolin MenaB+
6–8Mena Middle Schoolin MenaB+
9–12Mena High Schoolin MenaC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mena Public Schools.

The district

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

Mena Public SchoolsGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 1,703 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 9.7 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$13,556AR $13,585 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 39.9% · 1005 students tested
Math48%
State average 38.3% · 1006 students tested

Board Camp vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Board Camp—Mena

Every school in Board Camp

4 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).

Also serving Board Campin other towns
Louise Durham Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Mena
357 students15:1Rate it →
Holly Harshman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Mena
B+
438 students19:1Rate it →
Mena Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mena
B+
393 students14:1Rate it →
Mena High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mena
C+
503 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Board Camp’s schools

Are Board Camp’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Board Camp. Mena Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Board Camp. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Board Camp in?

Mena Public Schools.

Where do Board Camp kids go to high school?

Mena High 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.