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B+

Mena Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

700 S Morrow, Mena, AR 71953 · (479) 394-2572 · Part of Mena Public Schools

Mena’s School Grade A better than 88% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
393
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
Town
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Mena Middle School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 71% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Mena kids: Mena High School

On the path

Where Mena kids come from and go next. The whole path →

3–5Holly Harshman Elementary School438 students
6–8Mena Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Mena High School503 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts41%
State average 36.9%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Arkansas’s 944 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

700 S Morrow, Mena

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6140
Grade 7128
Grade 8125
Enrollment over time
376’20
391’21
375’22
365’23
393’24

Up 4.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 86%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mena Middle School from Mena families.

Other schools in Mena Public Schools

The district →
Louise Durham Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Mena
357 students15:1
Polk County Virtual Academy
Other · Grades 1–12 · Mena
12 students0:1
Holly Harshman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Mena
B+
438 students19:1
Mena High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mena
C+
503 students7:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arkansas’s other public schools; Mena’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.