MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY

MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY is a middle school of one-room-style scale in MOUNTAINBURG, Arkansas, run under MOUNTAINBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT, educateing 132 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 464 students per school, that is 72% below typical.

MOUNTAINBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 655 students; MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY is among them.

On the student-mix side, MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY shows that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Crawford County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY reports 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Crawford County's rate of about 65%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.8%.

Across the wider county, census data for Crawford County shows median household income runs about $64,132, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Crawford County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,496 students), MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 32.1%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting. MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.