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Enrollment
503
High
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MENA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050975000713
MENA HIGH SCHOOL
1200 DALLAS AVE, MENA, AR 71953 · (479) 394-1144 · Polk County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Arkansas public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
295 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 70%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 135 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 112 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 135 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 121 | 24% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MENA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
30.3%
AR avg 34.9% . -6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Arkansas average is about 35 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.3% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like MENA HIGH SCHOOL
MENA HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (33.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MENA HIGH SCHOOL this school | 503 | 58.6% | 33.0% |
| POCAHONTAS HIGH SCHOOL POCAHONTAS | 410 | 59.3% | 23.1% |
| WALNUT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL WALNUT RIDGE | 437 | 52.6% | 32.4% |
| PERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL PERRYVILLE | 427 | 57.6% | 32.3% |
| DOVER HIGH SCHOOL DOVER | 375 | 54.9% | 31.7% |
| HUNTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL HUNTSVILLE | 581 | 64.2% | 26.6% |
Matched among Arkansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where MENA HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #102 of 272 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #141 of 280 ▼ 74 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #95 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 6.7:1 | #76 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.7% | #163 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.6% | #164 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #122 of 133 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
503
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 520
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
was 9.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 503 | 75.6 | 6.7:1 | 59% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 70.7 | 7.0:1 | 56% (277) |
| 2022-23 | 498 | 61.1 | 8.2:1 | 53% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 502 | 52 | 9.7:1 | 63% (315) |
| 2017-18 | 516 | 40.8 | 12.7:1 | 33% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 519 | 40 | 13.0:1 | 61% (314) |
| 2010-11 | 563 | 47 | 12.0:1 | 59% (334) |
| 2000-01 | 554 | 39 | 14.2:1 | 27% (150) |
| 1990-91 | 520 | 28 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MENA HIGH SCHOOL.
About MENA HIGH SCHOOL
MENA HIGH SCHOOL is a mid-sized high school serving families in MENA, Arkansas. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 503 students.
Enrollment across the 5 schools in MENA SCHOOL DISTRICT totals 1,703 students.
MENA HIGH SCHOOL is 86% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Native American. That is in line with Polk County, where about 88% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 26%.
On staff are 75.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 6.7:1. The average for high schools in Arkansas is 8.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 59% of students at MENA HIGH SCHOOL are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Polk County is 74%.
Among Arkansas public high schools, MENA HIGH SCHOOL outscored 61%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
MENA HIGH SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of Arkansas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.0% and a predicted 38.0%.
In Polk County, home to about 19,361 people, median household income comes to about $49,191, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Polk County's 11 public schools enroll about 3,063 students and include MENA HIGH SCHOOL.
POLK COUNTY VIRTUAL ACADEMY sits less than a tenth of a mile from MENA HIGH SCHOOL. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 37.4%, higher than MENA HIGH SCHOOL's 33.0%.
MENA HIGH SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Town: Remote.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (502) to 2024-25 (503). The ratio of students to teachers went from 9.7:1 to 6.7:1 over the same years.
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Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,361
Census ACS
Median income
$49,191
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,063 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MENA SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HOLLY HARSHMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 438 students
- MENA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 393 students
- LOUISE DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 357 students
- POLK COUNTY VIRTUAL ACADEMYCombined · 12 students
Other schools in MENA
- HOLLY HARSHMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 438 students
- MENA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 393 students
- LOUISE DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 357 students
- ACORN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 321 students
- ACORN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 281 students
- ODEN SCHOOLSCombined · 133 students
Nearby schools
- POLK COUNTY VIRTUAL ACADEMY0.0 mi · 12
- HOLLY HARSHMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 438
- MENA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 393
- LOUISE DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 357
- ACORN HIGH SCHOOL4.0 mi · 281
- ACORN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.0 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About MENA HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend MENA HIGH SCHOOL?
MENA HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 503 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does MENA HIGH SCHOOL serve?
MENA HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does MENA HIGH SCHOOL have?
MENA HIGH SCHOOL employs 76 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.7:1.
What is the student diversity at MENA HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MENA HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees MENA HIGH SCHOOL?
MENA HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by MENA SCHOOL DISTRICT in Polk County.
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