Summary:
The Mount Vernon Enola School District is a small, rural district in Arkansas serving 527 students across two schools: Mt. Vernon Enola Elementary School (Pre-K through 6th grade) and Mt. Vernon Enola High School (7th through 12th grade), with both schools serving a high percentage of students from low-income families.
Mt. Vernon Enola High School is the standout school in the district, consistently earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the top 26% of high schools in Arkansas. Despite a 71.37% poverty rate, the high school boasts a 93.5% graduation rate—well above the state average of 90.1%—and an exceptionally low dropout rate of 0.4%. The high school excels in advanced math and science, with 46.6% of students proficient in Geometry compared to just 26.4% statewide, and 44.3% proficient in Science, slightly edging out the state average. In contrast, Mt. Vernon Enola Elementary School shows strong year-over-year improvement, jumping from the 48th percentile to the 64th percentile in state rankings, with English Language Arts proficiency rising from 32% to 45.1% and Science from 38.6% to 50.3% in just one year.
An interesting dynamic exists between the two schools: the elementary school actually outperforms the high school in English Language Arts (45.1% vs. 39%) and Reading (43.7% vs. 39.6%), suggesting the elementary school provides a stronger foundation in literacy while the high school shines in STEM subjects. Additionally, the high school's 9th grade cohort is a standout group, with 57.1% proficient in English Language Arts and 54.3% in Reading, significantly outperforming both their peers in other grades and state averages. The district as a whole ranks 70th out of 251 districts in Arkansas, earning a 4-star rating, with the high school's small student-teacher ratio of 8.5:1 likely contributing to its success.
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