PINKSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL

PINKSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, a medium-sized 6-8 campus in MOUNTAIN HOME, Arkansas, operated by MOUNTAIN HOME SCHOOL DISTRICT, teaches 546 students, covering grades 6 through 7.

Within MOUNTAIN HOME SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 6 schools and 3,817 students, PINKSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, PINKSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Beyond that, the school logs 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Baxter County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, PINKSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL records 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 40% of students at PINKSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Baxter County's rate of about 52%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PINKSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.1%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Baxter County indicate median household income runs about $48,452, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Baxter County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,984 students), PINKSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MOUNTAIN HOME KINDERGARTEN, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PINKSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 43.2%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PINKSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL has contracted 14%, going from 636 students in 2018 to 546 in 2025.

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