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Holly Harshman Elementary School

Public Grades 3-5
199th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 494 Arkansas Elementary Schools
Better than 60% of Arkansas elementary schools
Summary

Holly Harshman Elementary School in Mena, Arkansas, serves 438 students in grades 3 through 5 and is part of the Mena School District, a high-performing district ranked in the 82nd percentile statewide.

Holly Harshman has a mixed performance profile. While it outperforms state averages in English Language Arts, Reading, and Science, it struggles significantly in Mathematics, with only 39.9% of students proficient compared to the district average of 50%. The school also faces a notable "5th grade wall," where proficiency drops sharply from 4th to 5th grade—especially in Math, where only 28% of 5th graders are proficient versus the state average of 45%. This decline is not seen at nearby Acorn Elementary School, where 5th-grade Math proficiency is 40%. Additionally, Holly Harshman has a higher student-teacher ratio (19.3:1) and lower per-pupil spending ($10,630) compared to Louise Durham Elementary School (15:1, $13,490) and Cossatot River Primary School (13.8:1).

Despite serving a student body where 65.5% come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, the school shows resilience by achieving above-average scores in most subjects. Its strongest area is Science, with a 54.8% proficiency rate that exceeds both the district (51.8%) and state (44%) averages. However, the school's overall Math performance lags behind even Ouachita River School District's Acorn Elementary (44.1% vs. 39.9%), despite Mena being a higher-ranked district. This suggests that while Holly Harshman has effective science instruction and some strong early-grade teaching, it needs targeted support in mathematics, especially for 5th graders.

438
Students ?
19.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,630
Per pupil spending ?
65.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1000 Geyer Drive
       Mena, AR  71953

(479) 394-3151

District: Mena School District


Students who attend Holly Harshman Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Mena Middle School
High:    Mena High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
85.4%
Hispanic:
8.0%
Two or more races:
4.8%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 57th percentile in 2016 → 60th in 2026
Strengths
✓Above the Arkansas median (60th percentile)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school46%
District avg47%
Arkansas avg41%
199th of 494
Arkansas public elementary schools ?
Top 40%▲ up 2 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
43rd of 254Mena 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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YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArkansas percentileRating
202659.8199 of 49459.7%★★★☆☆
202563.9170 of 49565.7%★★★☆☆
202449.7265 of 49746.7%★★☆☆☆
202362.7189 of 49261.6%★★★☆☆
202268.0148 of 48769.6%★★★☆☆
202168.8150 of 49669.8%★★★★☆
201965.1173 of 48864.5%★★★☆☆
201871.2128 of 48073.3%★★★★☆
201752.9233 of 48552.0%★★★☆☆
201655.9211 of 49457.3%★★★☆☆
201554.7192 of 46658.8%★★★☆☆
201468.5134 of 47171.5%★★★★☆
201377.967 of 47685.9%★★★★☆
201279.751 of 46889.1%★★★★☆
201178.469 of 47185.4%★★★★☆
201074.391 of 45780.1%★★★★☆
200879.057 of 43987.0%★★★★☆
200779.365 of 44085.2%★★★★☆
200680.250 of 40287.6%★★★★☆
200585.035 of 41191.5%★★★★★
By subject vs Arkansas (2025-2026) ?
Science55%+11 vs state
English Language Arts45%+5 vs state
Reading43%~ state avg
Mathematics40%-4 vs state

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Holly Harshman Elementary School ranks 199th of 494 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 438 students attended Holly Harshman Elementary School.

Students who attend Holly Harshman Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mena Middle School
High : Mena High School

Students at Holly Harshman Elementary School are 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

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Latest Arkansas data All new data »
2025–26 ATLAS test scoresJul 13, 2026
2024–25 graduation ratesMar 5, 2026
2019–20 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 6, 2026
2017–18 through 2024–25 dropout ratesJan 6, 2026


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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