Summary:
In zip code 71956, there is one elementary school, Mountain Pine Elementary School, serving grades Pre-Kindergarten through 6th grade in the Mountain Pine School District of Mountain Pine, Arkansas.
Mountain Pine Elementary School serves 320 students and has a student-teacher ratio of 17.4. The school faces significant challenges, with 100% of its students receiving free or reduced lunch, indicating a community with high economic need. Its state ranking has been declining over the past three years, dropping from the 20th percentile to the 10th percentile. Despite spending $14,668 per student—a relatively high amount—academic proficiency rates are roughly half the state average in every core subject. For the 2025-2026 school year, only 20% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, 21.3% in Reading, 20.5% in Mathematics, and 23.7% in Science, compared to state averages around 40-44%.
While overall performance is low, there is a relative bright spot in the 6th grade, where students achieved the school's highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts (29.4%), Reading (32.4%), and Science (32.4%). This contrasts sharply with the 5th grade, which scored only 9.4% in ELA and 11.6% in Math. The school's declining state ranking and proficiency gaps suggest that, despite substantial funding, it is struggling to overcome the barriers associated with serving a high-poverty population. The relative success of the 6th grade may offer a model for improvement in other grades.
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