Summary:
The Vilonia School District in Arkansas is home to two middle-level schools—Frank Mitchell Intermediate School (grades 4-6) and Vilonia Middle School (grades 7-8)—that together form a high-performing academic pipeline, with the district ranking in the 98th percentile statewide and earning a 5-star rating.
Vilonia Middle School stands out for its exceptional advanced math program. In the 2025-2026 school year, 83.4% of its 9th-grade students were proficient in Geometry and 84.7% of its 8th-grade students were proficient in Algebra, far exceeding state averages. The school also boasts a lower student-teacher ratio of 12:1 and higher per-student spending ($10,035) compared to Frank Mitchell Intermediate School, which has an 18:1 ratio and spends $9,516 per student. In contrast, Frank Mitchell Intermediate School excels in well-rounded, broad-based proficiency, with strong scores across English Language Arts (57.5%), Reading (55.8%), Mathematics (56.5%), and Science (61.5%) for the 2025-2026 school year. Its 4th-grade Science score of 64.5% is the highest for any standard grade-level subject in the district.
Both schools show consistent year-over-year improvement, with Frank Mitchell Intermediate School’s ELA proficiency rising from 51.2% to 57.5% and Vilonia Middle School’s Science proficiency jumping from 51.6% to 65.1% between the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years. The data suggests a strong pipeline effect: Frank Mitchell provides a solid foundational education that feeds into Vilonia Middle, where students are accelerated into advanced coursework. Free/reduced lunch rates are similar (47.16% at Frank Mitchell, 43.02% at Vilonia Middle), indicating comparable socioeconomic demographics. Overall, families in this district benefit from two complementary schools—one focused on balanced foundational skills and the other on specialized advanced achievement—both delivering top-tier results.
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