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Oden Schools

PublicOtherGrades K–12

135 School Drive, Mena, AR 71953 · (870) 326-4311 · Part of Ouachita River School District

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Directions
Students
133
Students per teacher
5:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–12
The gist

What stands out about Oden Schools

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 34% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 5 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 36.9%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Arkansas’s 944 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

135 School Drive, Mena

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten10
Grade 18
Grade 213
Grade 37
Grade 49
Grade 515
Grade 62
Grade 713
Grade 814
Grade 97
Grade 1010
Grade 1112
Grade 1213
Enrollment over time
144’20
172’21
164’22
148’23
133’24

Down 7.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 82%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 6%Asian 5%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Oden Schools from Oden families.

Other schools in Ouachita River School District

The district →
Acorn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Mena
B−
321 students15:1
Acorn High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Mena
B−
281 students5:1

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; Oden’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.