Summary:
The Mount Ida School District in Arkansas is home to a single high school, Mount Ida High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. While the school has seen its statewide ranking improve in recent years, its academic performance on standardized tests remains below the state averages across various subjects and grade levels.
Mount Ida High School's proficiency rates range from 14.8% in 8th grade English Language Arts to 35.9% in 9th grade English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 32.7% to 34.7% in those respective areas. The school's performance in mathematics and science is also below state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 21.6% in overall science to 31.6% in Algebra. However, the school's student-teacher ratio of 6.6 is lower than the state average, and the district's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $12,399.
Despite the academic challenges, Mount Ida High School has been able to improve its statewide ranking from 125th out of 295 Arkansas high schools in 2022-2023 to 87th out of 291 in 2024-2025. This suggests that the school may be making progress in areas not captured by the standardized test scores, potentially due to the district's allocation of resources to support the students. The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 61.58% in the 2023-2024 school year, indicates that the school may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which can impact academic performance.
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