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Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-6

381^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 491 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School in Hot Springs, AR, serves 647 students from Pre-K through 6th grade and is the largest elementary school in the Hot Springs School District, with nearly all students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

While the school’s arts-focused magnet theme offers a unique creative environment, its academic performance has declined over the past decade, currently ranking in the 22nd percentile statewide. A notable bright spot is the "6th Grade Reversal," where students in 6th grade outperform the district average in English Language Arts (34.1% proficient), Reading (38.5%), and Mathematics (39.6%). This is a stark contrast to nearby Langston Elementary Leadership Academy Magnet School, where 6th grade ELA proficiency drops to just 10.7%. Main Street also has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio (15.9:1) than other district magnet schools like Oaklawn Stem Magnet School (17.1:1) and Park Magnet An Ib Pyp World Class School (18.3:1), though this advantage has not yet translated into higher test scores.

Despite spending more per student ($15,720) than higher-performing peers, Main Street’s academic outcomes lag behind. For example, Lakeside Intermediate School spends $10,930 per student but achieves proficiency rates of 50-67%. The most striking comparison is with Park Magnet An Ib Pyp World Class School, located just 0.65 miles away, which serves a similar high-poverty population but scores nearly double in every subject (e.g., 50.2% vs. 28.4% in ELA). This suggests that the International Baccalaureate (IB) model at Park Magnet is highly effective, while Main Street’s arts theme has not yielded the same academic results. However, Main Street shows relative strength in Mathematics (35.7% proficient), slightly above the district average, indicating potential in its math instruction.

647

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,720

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 Oaklawn Boulevard
Hot Springs, AR 71913

(501) 623-2661

District: Hot Springs School District

Students who attend Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School usually attend:

Middle:	Hot Springs Junior Academy
High:	Hot Springs World Class High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.8%

White:

29.5%

Hispanic:

17.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 10th percentile in 2025 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 22nd (2026) from a 10th-percentile low (2025)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arkansas average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Science scores 13 pts below the Arkansas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg34%

Arkansas avg42%

381^st of 491

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 33 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Hot Springs School District

170^th of 251Hot Springs School District among Arkansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arkansas percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	381 of 491	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	446 of 495	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	433 of 497	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	441 of 492	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	415 of 487	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	414 of 496	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	379 of 488	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	346 of 480	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	50.3	250 of 485	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.1	221 of 494	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.4	266 of 466	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	68.4	136 of 471	71.1%	★★★★☆
2013	67.4	149 of 476	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.3	293 of 468	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.1	372 of 471	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.9	354 of 457	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.7	324 of 445	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	48.2	273 of 439	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.3	310 of 440	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.0	286 of 402	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.5	294 of 411	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics36%-8 vs state

Science31%-13 vs state

Reading31%-10 vs state

English Language Arts28%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2026)					ATLAS Reading (2026)					ATLAS Mathematics (2026)					ATLAS Science (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ATLAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading 6th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	301 Oaklawn Boulevard	Hot Springs	71913	Garland County	Hot Springs School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 623-2661	647	41	15.9	99.8%	191 (29.5%)	251 (38.8%)	114 (17.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	87 (13.4%)	29	381^st of 491 public elementary schools	22.4%		15.2	446^th of 495 public elementary schools	9.9%	65	25.8	30.9	22.8	34.1	28.4	25.8	32.4	26.3	38.5	30.7	30.3	32.4	40.0	39.6	35.7	25.0	32.3	41.7	26.4	31.0	$15,720	$3,974	$11,746
Oaklawn Stem Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	525 Hammond Lane	Hot Springs	71913	Garland County	Hot Springs School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 620-7822	452	26	17.1	100.0%	164 (36.3%)	141 (31.2%)	97 (21.5%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.7%)	25	400^th of 491 public elementary schools	18.5%		25.5	384^th of 495 public elementary schools	22.4%	16	31.2	28.6	20.0	17.7	24.6	32.8	30.0	23.6	24.2	27.9	32.8	41.5	27.3	27.4	32.7	27.9	45.7	23.6	32.2	33.1	$16,119	$4,039	$12,080
Park Magnet An Ib Pyp World Class School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	617 Main Street	Hot Springs	71913	Garland County	Hot Springs School District	No	Yes	No	No	(501) 623-5661	411	22	18.3	100.0%	170 (41.4%)	82 (20.0%)	82 (20.0%)	14 (3.4%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (13.9%)	75	116^th of 491 public elementary schools	76.4%		70.5	138^th of 495 public elementary schools	72.1%	22	53.0	60.0	47.4	42.8	50.2	51.0	56.0	49.1	46.0	50.2	64.6	46.9	54.2	55.5	55.2	68.8	57.2	57.6	41.3	55.2	$14,223	$2,470	$11,753
Langston Elementary Leadership Academy Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	120 Chestnut	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	Hot Springs School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 620-7821	504	27	18.5	100.0%	100 (19.8%)	224 (44.4%)	111 (22.0%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.1%)	23	407^th of 491 public elementary schools	17.1%		14.9	448^th of 495 public elementary schools	9.5%	41	26.8	28.3	36.3	10.7	26.2	28.3	26.4	36.3	10.7	26.2	43.3	32.1	31.0	23.4	33.4	28.4	34.0	21.8	8.6	23.9	$16,502	$4,560	$11,942
Lakeside Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	2841 Malvern	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland)	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 262-1921	583	30	19.1	50.8%	368 (63.1%)	37 (6.3%)	91 (15.6%)	17 (2.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (11.1%)								(n/a)																					$14,895	$2,036	$12,859
Lakeside Intermediate School	Public	2-4	2855 Malvern Ave	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland)	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 262-2332	721	44	16.4	49.5%	479 (66.4%)	40 (5.5%)	98 (13.6%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (12.3%)	77.7	95^th of 491 public elementary schools	80.7%		74	118^th of 495 public elementary schools	76.2%	23	48.7	52.1			50.4	50.5	49.6			50.0	70.8	64.6			67.7	52.5	56.6			54.6	$10,930	$990	$9,940
Cutter-Morning Star Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2801 Spring Street	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	Cutter Morning Star School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 262-2414	357	20	17.9	78.4%	247 (69.2%)	8 (2.2%)	44 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (14.6%)	48.7	265^th of 491 public elementary schools	46.0%		49.9	260^th of 495 public elementary schools	47.5%	5	41.2	51.9	34.9	36.1	41.9	37.2	46.3	27.9	36.1	37.5	56.8	51.9	16.3	33.4	41.3	51.0	51.8	23.3	30.5	40.8	$14,451	$4,518	$9,933
Fountain Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4207 Park Ave	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	Fountain Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 701-1708	491	35	14.0	62.7%	431 (87.8%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	49.3	261^st of 491 public elementary schools	46.8%		71	132^nd of 495 public elementary schools	73.3%	129	39.0	41.4			40.0	40.0	37.4			38.8	39.0	49.3			43.4	46.0	42.7			44.5	$15,768	$3,079	$12,689
Lake Hamilton Elementary School	Public	2-3	240 Wolf St	Pearcy	71964	Garland County	Lake Hamilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 767-8725	555	33	16.6	74.1%	403 (72.6%)	16 (2.9%)	89 (16.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.4%)	77.2	98^th of 491 public elementary schools	80.0%		52.1	246^th of 495 public elementary schools	50.3%	148	55.4				55.4	51.4				51.4	59.6				59.6	53.6				53.6	$12,106	$1,814	$10,292
Lake Hamilton Intermediate School	Public	4-5	104 Wolf St	Pearcy	71964	Garland County	Lake Hamilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 767-4111	566	35	16.3	70.5%	407 (71.9%)	17 (3.0%)	87 (15.4%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.8%)	83.2	65^th of 491 public elementary schools	86.8%		78.4	95^th of 495 public elementary schools	80.8%	30		51.5	55.0		53.1		47.5	55.8		51.4		63.5	57.2		60.4		67.0	58.7		62.8	$10,637	$1,349	$9,288

Frequently Asked Questions about Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School

What district is Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School in?

Hot Springs School District

What schools do graduates of Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School attend?

Students who attend Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hot Springs Junior Academy
High : Hot Springs World Class High School

What is the racial makeup of Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School?

Students at Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School are 39% African American, 30% White, 18% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races.

How many students attend Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 647 students attended Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School.

Is Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School a good school?

Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School ranks in the bottom 22.4% of Arkansas elementary schools.

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