Summary:
The 72653 zip code in Mountain Home, Arkansas, is served by six schools within the Mountain Home School District, which holds a 3-star rating and ranks in the 66th percentile of Arkansas districts, covering Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade.
The standout school in the area is Pinkston Middle School, a 4-star school ranking in the 89th percentile of Arkansas middle schools, where 6th and 7th graders achieve proficiency rates 15-20 percentage points above the state average in math and science. In contrast, Guy Berry College And Career Academy is a 1-star school ranking in the 10th percentile, with a 76.6% graduation rate and an 8.7% dropout rate, serving a high-needs population where 61.54% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The largest school, Mountain Home Career Academies, serves 1,523 students and boasts a 92.1% graduation rate with a 0.3% dropout rate, while also showing an interesting anomaly where 8th graders taking Algebra I achieve 87.7% proficiency compared to 43.3% for 9th graders. Elementary schools include Hackler Intermediate School (grades 3-5), Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary (grades 1-2), and Mountain Home Kindergarten (PK-K), with the kindergarten spending the most per student at $13,607.
A key takeaway is that higher spending does not guarantee better outcomes, as Pinkston Middle School achieves top performance with a modest $11,311 per student, while Guy Berry Academy spends $12,202 per student with poor results. The district effectively serves most students through strong schools like Pinkston and Mountain Home Career Academies, but faces a significant challenge in improving outcomes at Guy Berry Academy, which provides a smaller learning environment for students with greater academic and economic needs.
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