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Schools in Mineral Springs · Mineral Springs School District

Mineral Springs’s public schools score below 95% of Arkansas districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 13% of Mineral Springs’s students scored proficient, below the Arkansas average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Mineral Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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
14%
▼ 26 pts vs AR 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
13%
▼ 25 pts vs AR 38%
2021–22
Spent per student
$21.8K
▲ 60% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.0
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
401 students on the public path
In brief

Mineral Springs’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 14% of tested students were proficient in reading and 13% in math, against 40% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $21,762 per student, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Mineral Springs High School. Enrollment is up 8% since 2020–21. 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 Mineral Springs’s grade

D Test scores

D: better than 5% of Arkansas school districts. Test scores are below the Arkansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Arkansas school districts we grade (261)Better than 5%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arkansas towns with similar household incomes (269)Better than 2%
D−DA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 230 test results could put Mineral Springs anywhere from D− to D. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Mineral Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (230 in math, 230 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–6Mineral Springs Elementary SchoolMineral Springs School DistrictC−
7–12Mineral Springs High SchoolMineral Springs School DistrictD−

Mineral Springs’s public schools are run by Mineral Springs School District, which also serves McNab, Ozan and Tollette. 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.

Mineral Springs School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 401 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 7.0 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$21,762AR $13,585 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading14%
State average 39.9% · 230 students tested
Math13%
State average 38.3% · 230 students tested

Mineral Springs vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mineral SpringsDMineral Springs

Every school in Mineral Springs

2 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 Mineral Springsby address
Mineral Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6
C−
204 students10:1Rate it →
Mineral Springs High School
High · Grades 7–12
D−
197 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Mineral Springs’s schools

Are Mineral Springs’s schools good?

On Arkansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Mineral Springs children attend score below 95% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 2%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Mineral Springs in?

Mineral Springs School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 401 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Mineral Springs spend per student?

$21,762 in Mineral Springs 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.