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Holly Harshman Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades 3–5

1000 Geyer Drive, Mena, AR 71953 · (479) 394-3151 · Part of Mena Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
438
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Setting
Town
Grades
3–5
The gist

What stands out about Holly Harshman Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 66% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 19.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Mena kids: Mena Middle School

On the path

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

K–2Louise Durham Elementary School357 students
3–5Holly Harshman Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Mena Middle School393 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency49%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts35%
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 ↗

1000 Geyer Drive, Mena

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 3127
Grade 4142
Grade 5169
Enrollment over time
366’20
364’21
435’22
454’23
438’24

Up 19.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 85%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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 Holly Harshman Elementary 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
Mena Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mena
B+
393 students14:1
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.