Henderson’s public schools
Mountain Home School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Henderson. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Henderson’s schools, in brief
School by school
2 of Henderson’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Pinkston Middle School places highest (better than 88%); Hackler Intermediate School lowest (81%). 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 Henderson, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Henderson
Mountain Home Kindergarten
Grades PK–K · 300 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Mountain Home
Kindergarten in Henderson
Mountain Home Kindergarten
Grades PK–K · 300 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Mountain Home
1st grade in Henderson
Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary
Grades 1–2 · 559 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Mountain Home
2nd grade in Henderson
Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary
Grades 1–2 · 559 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Mountain Home
3rd grade in Henderson
Hackler Intermediate School
Grades 3–5 · 837 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Mountain Home
4th grade in Henderson
Hackler Intermediate School
Grades 3–5 · 837 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Mountain Home
5th grade in Henderson
Hackler Intermediate School
Grades 3–5 · 837 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Mountain Home
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mountain Home 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.
Well above the state in reading
Henderson vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Henderson’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Henderson | — | Mountain Home |
Every school in Henderson
3 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).
Questions about Henderson’s schools
Are Henderson’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Henderson. Mountain Home School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Henderson. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Henderson in?
Mountain Home School District.
Where do Henderson kids go to high school?
Pinkston Middle School.
Parents talk
What Henderson families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Henderson → They have their own page.
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.