For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public charter school serving 142 students in Mountainburg School District. This district's average charter testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public charter schools in Arkansas.
Public Charter School in Mountainburg School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Arkansas public charter school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 5% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Arkansas public charter school average of 51% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (AR)
# Schools
3 Schools
108 Schools
# Students
592 Students
43,029 Students
# Teachers
63 Teachers
3,549 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Mountainburg School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 257 school districts in Arkansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has increased from 70-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#136 out of 258 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
40%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
36%
Graduation Rate
85%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.13
0.67
% American Indian
2%
1%
% Asian
n/a
3%
% Hispanic
3%
16%
% Black
1%
26%
% White
93%
49%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,875 is higher than the state median of $13,132. The school district revenue/student has grown by 15% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,071 is higher than the state median of $13,043. The school district spending/student has grown by 15% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$6,371 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$6,327 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,875
$13,132
Spending / Student
$14,071
$13,043
Best Mountainburg School District Public Charter Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Mountainburg Middle School Brain Academy
Charter School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
129 Hwy 71 Sw
Mountainburg, AR 72946
(479) 369-4506
Mountainburg, AR 72946
(479) 369-4506
Gr: 6-8 | 142 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 5%
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