Enrollment
132
Middle
DISTRICT 218 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNTAINBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051026001698
MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY
129 HWY 71 SW, MOUNTAINBURG, AR 72946 · (479) 369-4506 · Crawford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL132 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Arkansas public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
132 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 38 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 38% |
Student demographics
9%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
Students here typically continue to
MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY→MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
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ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
31.0%
AR avg 34.9% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
27.6%
AR avg 38.9% . +15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 27.6% |
| 2023-24 | 30.5% | 12.6% |
% 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
27.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY
MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY's state test result (27.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY this school | 132 | 100.0% | 27.7% |
| PLEASANT VIEW CAMPUS SCHOOL OZARK | 127 | 100.0% | 24.0% |
| LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL LESLIE | 170 | 98.2% | 44.0% |
| IZARD COUNTY CONS MIDDLE SCHOOL BROCKWELL | 193 | 98.4% | 31.6% |
| JESSIEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL JESSIEVILLE | 182 | 98.4% | 37.0% |
| FLIPPIN MIDDLE SCHOOL FLIPPIN | 222 | 100.0% | 43.2% |
Matched among Arkansas middle 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 MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #155 of 207 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #155 of 208 ▲ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #123 of 208 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 132 | #206 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #25 of 210 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
132
-78 (-37%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 132 | 11.2 | 11.7:1 | 100% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 142 | 10.8 | 13.2:1 | 100% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 184 | 14.7 | 12.5:1 | 99% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 210 | 17 | 12.3:1 | 100% (210) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY.
About MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY
MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY is a public middle school run by MOUNTAINBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT in MOUNTAINBURG, Arkansas. School enrollment was 132 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in Arkansas is roughly 464 students; this school is 72% smaller than that.
MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY is a school in MOUNTAINBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT. The district has 3 schools and 655 students.
The student body at MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY is 95% White. Enrollment also includes 2% Hispanic. Among people living in Crawford County, the White share is about 81%. MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY's diversity index is 9%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 11.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 11.7:1. That is lower than the 13.9:1 average for middle schools in Arkansas. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 100%. The average for public schools in Crawford County is 65%.
The allk12 Grade for MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY is C+. Compared with Arkansas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 38% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY is 5.1 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Arkansas schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Crawford County show that the median household income is $64,132, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 23 public schools in Crawford County, enrolling about 10,496 students in all.
The shortest distance from MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY is 6th among 8 schools close by.
MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area. As a charter school, MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 78 fewer students in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 185 students
Other schools in MOUNTAINBURG
- MOUNTAINBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 338 students
- MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 185 students
Nearby schools
- MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 185
- 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 MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY?
MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY enrolls approximately 132 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY serve?
MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY have?
MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
How diverse is MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY?
MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
Who oversees MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY?
MOUNTAINBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL BRAIN ACADEMY is overseen by MOUNTAINBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT in Crawford County.
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