Enrollment
185
High
DISTRICT 218 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNTAINBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051026000751
MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL
129 HIGHWAY 71 SW, MOUNTAINBURG, AR 72946 · (479) 369-2146 · Crawford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL185 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Arkansas public high schools
- C-Test 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
8.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
180 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 | 52 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 41 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 56 | 30% |
| Grade 12 | 35 | 19% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 1% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Based on grade levels within MOUNTAINBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
28.3%
AR avg 33.9%
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Arkansas average is about 34 of 100.
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
22.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL
MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (22.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL this school | 185 | 97.3% | 22.0% |
| LEAD HILL HIGH SCHOOL LEAD HILL | 185 | 98.4% | 21.0% |
| MAMMOTH SPRING HIGH SCHOOL MAMMOTH SPRING | 198 | 100.0% | 35.8% |
| OZARK MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL WESTERN GROVE | 225 | 98.7% | 29.2% |
| CALICO ROCK HIGH SCHOOL CALICO ROCK | 176 | 98.3% | 34.5% |
| MIDLAND HIGH SCHOOL PLEASANT PLAINS | 222 | 100.0% | 29.1% |
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 MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Crawford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #212 of 272 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #161 of 280 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 185 | #254 of 310 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.3% | #75 of 273 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #55 of 133 | N/A |
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
185
-27 (-13%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 388
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 3.5:1
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 | 185 | 21.9 | 8.4:1 | 97% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 185 | 31.5 | 5.9:1 | 100% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 206 | 61.1 | 3.4:1 | 100% (206) |
| 2020-21 | 212 | 60 | 3.5:1 | 100% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 209 | 17.3 | 12.1:1 | 69% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 225 | 17 | 13.2:1 | 68% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 210 | 16 | 13.1:1 | 64% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 236 | 22 | 10.7:1 | 47% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 388 | 22 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL.
About MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL
Located in MOUNTAINBURG, Arkansas, MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL is a very small high school. There are 185 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Arkansas enroll around 510, and this school is 64% below that mark.
MOUNTAINBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT has 655 students spread across 3 schools.
By race and ethnicity, MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL is 90% White. The next largest groups are 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The school's White share is 8 points above the 81% share among Crawford County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 19%.
There are about 8.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL, which has 21.9. It is about the same as the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 97%. That is 32 points above the 65% average for public schools in Crawford County.
MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 39% of Arkansas public high schools.
MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 22.0% is 1.7 points below the 23.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Crawford County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $64,132 a year, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL shares Crawford County with 22 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 33.2% proficiency; MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL posts 22.0%.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Enrollment fell by 13% across 4 years, from 212 in 2020-21 to 185 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 3.5:1 in 2020-21 to 8.4:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Crawford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,139
Census ACS
Median income
$64,132
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
10,496 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MOUNTAINBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MOUNTAINBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 338 students
- MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMYMiddle · 132 students
Other schools in MOUNTAINBURG
- MOUNTAINBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 338 students
- MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMYMiddle · 132 students
Nearby schools
- MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY0.0 mi · 132
- MOUNTAINBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 338
- ALMA PRIMARY SCHOOL9.9 mi · 704
- ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL10.1 mi · 722
- ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL10.2 mi · 685
- MARVIN PRIMARY SCHOOL10.4 mi · 185
Frequently asked questions
About MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL?
MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 185 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL serve?
MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 8.4:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL?
At MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL?
MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by MOUNTAINBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT in Crawford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.