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Schools in Mountain Home · Mountain Home School District

Mountain Home’s public schools outscore 80% of Arkansas districts

In Mountain Home, 47% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Arkansas average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Mountain Home, 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.

#34of 123 Arkansas townsK–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
48%
▲ 8 pts vs AR 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
▲ 9 pts vs AR 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 1 pts vs AR 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.6K
▼ 7% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.3
AR 12.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
6
2,242 students on the public path
In brief

Mountain Home’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 48% and math 47% in spring 2022, against 40% and 38% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,597 per student, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary and one middle school

From grade 3 the district’s path is Hackler Intermediate School, then Pinkston Middle School. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Mountain Home Career Academies and Guy Berry College and Career Academy are in town. Every school ↓

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 Mountain Home’s grade

A− Test scoresB− Graduation

A−: better than 80% of Arkansas school districts, #34 of 123 Arkansas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Arkansas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Arkansas school districts we grade (261)Better than 80%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arkansas towns with similar household incomes (239)Better than 83%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,380 test results and a graduating class of 322 could put Mountain Home anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Mountain Home’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,381 in math, 2,380 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–KMountain Home KindergartenMountain Home School DistrictNo scores
3–5Hackler Intermediate SchoolMountain Home School DistrictA−
6–7Pinkston Middle SchoolMountain Home School DistrictA

Mountain Home’s public schools are run by Mountain Home School District, which also serves Lakeview. 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.

Mountain Home School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 3,817 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$12,597AR $13,585 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 39.9% · 2380 students tested
Math47%
State average 38.3% · 2381 students tested

Mountain Home vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mountain HomeA−Mountain Home

Every school in Mountain Home

6 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 Mountain Homeby address
Mountain Home Kindergarten
Elementary · Grades PK–K
300 students16:1Rate it →
Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary
Elementary · Grades 1–2
559 students17:1Rate it →
Hackler Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5
A−
837 students19:1Rate it →
Pinkston Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–7
A
546 students14:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Mountain Home Career Academies
High · Grades 8–12
B
Charter
1,523 students12:1Rate it →
Guy Berry College and Career Academy
High · Grades 6–12
Charter
52 students9:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Arkansas State University-Mountain Home Career Center).

Questions about Mountain Home’s schools

Are Mountain Home’s schools good?

By Arkansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Mountain Home children attend outscore 80% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #34 of 123 Arkansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 83%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Mountain Home in?

Mountain Home School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,817 students in 6 schools (2024–25).

What is Mountain Home’s graduation rate?

91% of the class of 2023 in Mountain Home School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas.

How much does Mountain Home spend per student?

$12,597 in Mountain Home 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.