FRANK MITCHELL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

FRANK MITCHELL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is a junior high of moderately sized scale in VILONIA, Arkansas, overseen by VILONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructing 617 students in grades 4 through 6. Compared to the state average of about 464 students per school, that is 33% bigger than typical.

Across the 6 schools in VILONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT (2,963 students total), FRANK MITCHELL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, FRANK MITCHELL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (89%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

On the resource side, On paper, FRANK MITCHELL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.1:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FRANK MITCHELL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.4%; this one delivers 47.7%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Faulkner County) reports that median household earnings sit near $67,289, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. FRANK MITCHELL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one of 37 public schools in Faulkner County (combined enrollment of about 18,977 students).

VILONIA PATHWAYS ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around FRANK MITCHELL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FRANK MITCHELL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FRANK MITCHELL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL has ticked down 18%, going from 751 students in 2018 to 617 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.