Total enrollment
1,876
-82 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
4 schools in MALVERN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Arkansas · 1,876 students · 1 city
MALVERN SCHOOL DISTRICT (Arkansas) covers 4 public K-12 schools and approximately 1,876 students, averaging 469 per school.
4-year change in MALVERN SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How MALVERN SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Arkansas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #115 of 138 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,876 | #63 of 208 | #4,661 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 4 | #78 of 208 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #102 of 190 | #2,112 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 76.0% | #74 of 208 | #1,469 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #5 of 118 | #647 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside MALVERN SCHOOL DISTRICT
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from MALVERN MIDDLE SCHOOL at 29.9% proficient to WILSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL at 22.8%, a gap of 7.1 points. That is the 64th widest gap among 69 Arkansas districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Malvern | Elementary | PK-04 | 781 |
| MALVERN HIGH SCHOOL | Malvern | High | 09-12 | 559 |
| WILSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL | Malvern | Middle | 05-06 | 272 |
| MALVERN MIDDLE SCHOOL | Malvern | Middle | 07-08 | 264 |
About MALVERN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Across 4 schools, MALVERN SCHOOL DISTRICT teaches about 1,876 students in Arkansas. By footprint it is a low-population district.
On the school-mix side, MALVERN SCHOOL DISTRICT consists of 1 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment declined 4%: 1,958 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,876 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for MALVERN SCHOOL DISTRICT discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.