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Schools in Mulberry · Mulberry School District

Mulberry’s public schools score below 77% of Arkansas districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Mulberry’s districts is 26%, below the Arkansas average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Mulberry, 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
29%
▼ 11 pts vs AR 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
▼ 12 pts vs AR 38%
2021–22
Spent per student
$17.4K
▲ 28% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.7
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
442 students on the public path
In brief

Mulberry’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 279 Arkansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mulberry’s, its schools beat 16%, lower than their 23% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 26% 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 $17,361 per student, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Pleasant View Campus School, then Mulberry High School. 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 Mulberry’s grade

C Test scores

C−: better than 23% 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 23%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arkansas towns with similar household incomes (279)Better than 16%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 248 test results could put Mulberry anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Mulberry’s students in the tested grades sat them (248 in math, 248 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Marvin Primary SchoolMulberry School DistrictC−
5–8Pleasant View Campus Schoolin OzarkC−
9–12Mulberry High SchoolMulberry School DistrictC−

Mulberry’s public schools are run by Mulberry 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.

Mulberry School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 442 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 8.7 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$17,361AR $13,585 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 39.9% · 248 students tested
Math26%
State average 38.3% · 248 students tested

Mulberry vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MulberryC−Mulberry

Every school in Mulberry

3 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 Mulberryby address
Marvin Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
C−
185 students11:1Rate it →
Mulberry High School
High · Grades 9–12
C−
130 students6:1Rate it →
Also serving Mulberryin other towns
Pleasant View Campus School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Ozark
C−
127 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Mulberry’s schools

Are Mulberry’s schools good?

On Arkansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Mulberry children attend score below 77% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 16%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Mulberry in?

Mulberry School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 442 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Mulberry kids go to high school?

Mulberry High School, with 130 students; its own test results earn a C−.

How much does Mulberry spend per student?

$17,361 in Mulberry 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.