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Schools in Mayflower · Mayflower School District

Mayflower’s public schools score below 56% of Arkansas districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Mayflower, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Mayflower’s districts is 33%, below the Arkansas average (38%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Arkansas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Arkansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
39%
▼ 1 pts vs AR 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
▼ 5 pts vs AR 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–5 pts vs AR 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.3K
▼ 17% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.4
AR 12.4
Schools in town
3
1,015 students on the public path
In brief

Mayflower’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 154 Arkansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mayflower’s, its schools beat 26%, lower than their 44% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 33% in math, against 40% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas (the state reports Mayflower’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $11,308 per student, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Mayflower Middle School, then Mayflower High School. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Mayflower’s grade

B− Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 44% of Arkansas school districts. Both inputs trail the Arkansas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Arkansas school districts we grade (261)Better than 44%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arkansas towns with similar household incomes (154)Better than 26%
CB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 633 test results and a graduating class of 77 could put Mayflower anywhere from C to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Mayflower’s students in the tested grades sat them (633 in math, 633 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Mayflower, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Mayflower Elementary SchoolMayflower School DistrictB+
5–8Mayflower Middle SchoolMayflower School DistrictB−
9–12Mayflower High SchoolMayflower School DistrictC

Mayflower’s public schools are run by Mayflower School District. Parts of Mayflower (9% of its land) are served by Conway instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Mayflower School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,015 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$11,308AR $13,585 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 39.9% · 633 students tested
Math33%
State average 38.3% · 633 students tested

Mayflower vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MayflowerC+Mayflower

Every school in Mayflower

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).

District schools in Mayflowerby address
Mayflower Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
B+
363 students13:1Rate it →
Mayflower Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
B−
304 students15:1Rate it →
Mayflower High School
High · Grades 9–12
C
348 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Mayflower’s schools

Are Mayflower’s schools good?

On Arkansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Mayflower children attend score below 56% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 26%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Mayflower in?

Mayflower School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,015 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Mayflower are served by Conway.

Where do Mayflower kids go to high school?

Mayflower High School, with 348 students; its own test results earn a C.

What is Mayflower’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Mayflower School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas.

How much does Mayflower spend per student?

$11,308 in Mayflower School District (FY2024), against $13,585 across Arkansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Arkansas. Stars are from neighbors.