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Mena Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
104th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 324 Arkansas Middle Schools
Better than 68% of Arkansas middle schools
Summary

Mena Middle School is a public middle school in Mena, Arkansas, serving 365 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Mena School District, which is ranked 73 out of 250 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Mena Middle School performs on par with or slightly above state and district averages in core subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (32.5%), Reading (33%), and Mathematics (53.8%) exceeded the state averages. However, the school's Science proficiency (40.2%) was slightly lower than the state average of 38.1%. One notable strength is the school's exceptional performance in Algebra, with 75% of students proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average of 30.9%.

Despite serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by the high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (60-68.54%), Mena Middle School has consistently ranked in the top half of Arkansas middle schools and maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. This may be attributed to the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio (12.4-13.1 students per teacher) and higher-than-average per-student spending ($9,282), suggesting effective resource allocation and support systems in place to address the needs of the student population.

393
Students ?
14.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,553
Per pupil spending ?
63.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 700 S Morrow
       Mena, AR  71953

(479) 394-2572

District: Mena School District


Students who attend Mena Middle School usually attend:

High:    Mena High School

Feeder schools for Mena Middle School:

Elementary:    Holly Harshman Elementary School
    Louise Durham Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
86.3%
Hispanic:
6.4%
Two or more races:
3.8%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 85th percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2025
Strengths
✓Above the Arkansas median (68th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped from its 85th-percentile peak (2016) to 68th (2025)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school40%
District avg39%
Arkansas avg36%
104th of 324
Arkansas public middle schools ?
Top 32%▲ up 12 pts since 2015
From top 44% (2015) to top 32% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
73rd of 250Mena 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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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArkansas percentileRating
202562.1104 of 32467.9%★★★☆☆
202465.284 of 33574.9%★★★★☆
202368.289 of 33073.0%★★★★☆
202274.461 of 31880.8%★★★★☆
202169.977 of 33076.7%★★★★☆
201967.593 of 31970.8%★★★★☆
201863.4116 of 31863.5%★★★☆☆
201771.764 of 31579.7%★★★★☆
201675.048 of 31284.6%★★★★☆
201551.1121 of 27556.0%★★★☆☆
201456.3134 of 28052.1%★★★☆☆
201355.8138 of 27850.4%★★★☆☆
201259.9125 of 26552.8%★★★☆☆
201176.543 of 26483.7%★★★★☆
201073.854 of 25478.7%★★★★☆
200870.456 of 22374.9%★★★★☆
200771.057 of 22574.7%★★★★☆
200675.335 of 20683.0%★★★★☆
200584.814 of 20893.3%★★★★★
By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?
Algebra75%+44 vs state
Mathematics54%+15 vs state
Science40%~ state avg
Reading33%~ state avg
English Language Arts32%~ state avg

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by a parent
Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Open Quote I have an A/B student, who brought home 2nd semester D's and C's. No one in the school noticed or notified me until all the assignments had been graded and turned in. For a month I spoke directly with my childs teachers, expressing my demand to be involved in her education if something was being missed at the school. After that month her two C's were back to A's or B's. However her D, has almost dropped to an F. This one teacher has been absolutely unreasonalbe, and unhelpful! After taking my concern to the VP and superintendent I was basically told the teacher can do whatever they want in their class. Were transferring school districts now. This is not acceptable to me. After the middle school also promoted for weeks jerky for jerks (with their anti-bullying policy) (This action was blamed entirely on the students, saying the teacher did not give the authority, and the students made, printed and hung, flyers all without the teachers knowledge.) , and their school at luis durham sent home pill bottles full of candy to explain the medicines vets use for animals! Where the hell is the oversight on what teachers are allowed to do? Close Quote




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Students who attend Mena Middle School usually go on to attend Mena High School

Mena Middle School ranks 104th of 324 Arkansas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended Mena Middle School.

Students at Mena Middle School are 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.


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