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C

Malvern Special School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Malvern, Rockport, Midway, Perla and Carthage.

Malvern’s School Grade C better than 29% of Arkansas school districts

Students
1,876
Schools
4
Spent per student
$15,541
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Debt
$29.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Malvern Special School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 29% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Spends 14% more per student than the AR average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $29.5M, about $15,701 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 29% of the 261 Arkansas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CMalvern 11,144Rockport 709Midway 375Perla 253Carthage 202

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Malvern. Grade by grade →

PK–4Malvern Elementary SchoolThis district
7–8Malvern Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Malvern High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency23%
State average 38.3% · 1,146 students tested
Reading / language arts24%
State average 39.9% · 1,140 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 89.9% · 139 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,541 per student · 14% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 38%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 13%State 61%Federal 26%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,958’20
1,933’21
1,831’22
1,825’23
1,876’24

Down 4.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 47%Black 26%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 12%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools.

Malvern Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Malvern
C−
781 students17:1
Wilson Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Malvern
D
272 students17:1
Malvern Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Malvern
C−
264 students9:1
Malvern High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Malvern
D
559 students9:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arkansas.