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Mt. Judea K-12 School

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
189th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 495 Arkansas Alternative Schools
Better than 62% of Arkansas alternative schools
Summary

Mt. Judea K-12 School is an alternative public school serving 166 students in grades K-12 in the Deer/Mt. Judea School District in Mount Judea, Arkansas. The school has a very high percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients, at 98.19% in the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite having significantly higher spending per student ($14,082 in 2018-2019) compared to the district average, and a very low student-teacher ratio of 2.2, Mt. Judea K-12 School generally underperforms the district and the state of Arkansas in standardized test scores across subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 23.8% of students were proficient or better in ATLAS Mathematics, compared to 24% for the district and 38.7% for the state.

Interestingly, the nearby Deer K-12 School, which is also part of the Deer/Mt. Judea School District, performs better academically than Mt. Judea K-12 School across most metrics, despite having similar demographics and resources. This suggests there may be unique factors at Mt. Judea K-12 School contributing to its underperformance, which the school may need to closely examine in order to improve outcomes for its students.

175
Students ?
2.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,697
Per pupil spending ?
98.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 14790 Ar 123 Hwy
       Deer, AR  72655

(870) 434-5362

District: Deer Mt Judea School District

Racial breakdown:

White:
93.7%
Two or more races:
3.4%
Hispanic:
1.7%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2022 → 61st in 2025
Strengths
✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Arkansas average (89%)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2022
✓Above the Arkansas median (62nd percentile)
Worth a look
!Geometry scores 22 pts below the Arkansas average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school37%
District avg32%
Arkansas avg36%
Elementary school
189th of 495
Arkansas public elementary schools ?
Top 38%▲ up 34 pts since 2019
From bottom 28% (2019) to top 38% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
132nd of 324
Arkansas public middle schools ?
Top 41%▲ up 34 pts since 2019
From bottom 25% (2019) to top 41% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
114th of 291
Arkansas public high schools ?
Top 39%▲ up 35 pts since 2019
From bottom 26% (2019) to top 39% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Arkansas High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 2Alternative Schools in the Deer Mt Judea School District
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArkansas percentileRating
202561.0189 of 49561.8%★★★☆☆
202423.3406 of 49718.3%★☆☆☆☆
202324.9392 of 49220.3%★☆☆☆☆
20226.9463 of 4874.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201935.0351 of 48828.1%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArkansas percentileRating
202555.2132 of 32459.3%★★★☆☆
202411.4310 of 3357.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.7286 of 33013.3%★☆☆☆☆
202220.1272 of 31814.5%★☆☆☆☆
202121.4281 of 33014.8%★☆☆☆☆
201930.9240 of 31924.8%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArkansas percentileRating
202555.1114 of 29160.8%★★★☆☆
202421.5261 of 30514.4%★☆☆☆☆
202326.5236 of 29520.0%★☆☆☆☆
202240.0177 of 28237.2%★★☆☆☆
202115.4258 of 29011.0%★☆☆☆☆
201932.5208 of 28226.2%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?
Reading47%+11 vs state
Science42%+4 vs state
English Language Arts42%+7 vs state
Mathematics24%-15 vs state
Biology20%-18 vs state
Geometry0%-22 vs state

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Mt. Judea K-12 School ranks 189th of 495 Arkansas alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Mt. Judea K-12 School are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 175 students attended Mt. Judea K-12 School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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