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Schools in Mount Ida · Mount Ida School District

Mount Ida’s public schools score below 58% of Arkansas districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Mount Ida, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Arkansas, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from C− to A−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
40%
▲ 0 pts vs AR 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
▼ 3 pts vs AR 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–10 pts vs AR 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.5K
▲ 21% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.0
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
420 students on the public path
In brief

Mount Ida’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 198 Arkansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mount Ida’s, its schools beat 48%, higher than their 42% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 40% and math 35% in spring 2022, against 40% and 38% statewide; 80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,479 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 Mount Ida High School. Enrollment is down 6% 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 Mount Ida’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 42% 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 42%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arkansas towns with similar household incomes (198)Better than 48%
C−A−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 268 test results and a graduating class of 34 could put Mount Ida anywhere from C− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Mount Ida’s students in the tested grades sat them (267 in math, 268 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–6Bobby Barrett Elementary SchoolMount Ida School DistrictB+
7–12Mount Ida High SchoolMount Ida School DistrictB−

Mount Ida’s public schools are run by Mount Ida School District. 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.

Mount Ida School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 420 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 7.0 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$16,479AR $13,585 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 39.9% · 268 students tested
Math35%
State average 38.3% · 267 students tested

Mount Ida vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mount IdaC+Mount Ida

Every school in Mount Ida

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 Mount Idaby address
Mount Ida High School
High · Grades 7–12
B−
202 students5:1Rate it →
Also serving Mount Idain other towns
Bobby Barrett Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6
B+
218 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Mount Ida’s schools

Are Mount Ida’s schools good?

On Arkansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Mount Ida children attend score below 58% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 48%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Mount Ida in?

Mount Ida School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 420 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Mount Ida’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Mount Ida School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas.

How much does Mount Ida spend per student?

$16,479 in Mount Ida 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.