Mounds

Mounds Elementary School and Mounds High School are the two schools in Mounds, serving PK–8 and grades 9–12, with 347 and 163 students, respectively. In 2025–2026, both schools’ all-grades results were below state figures in their shared subjects: elementary ELA I, math, and science were 23%, 20%, and 24%, compared with 26%, 25%, and 30% statewide; high-school results were 21%, 5%, and 13%. Because the schools serve different grades, their all-grades scores are not a like-grade comparison. The most important finding is how sharply elementary results vary by grade, with strong grade 3 scores alongside much lower results in several upper grades.

Mounds Elementary stands out at grade 3: 72% were proficient in ELA I versus 26% statewide, and 68% in math versus 33% statewide. At the other end, grade 8 math was 0% versus 17% statewide, and grade 8 ELA I was 5% versus 20%. At Mounds High School, grade 11 science had the smallest gap among the listed subjects, at 13% versus 21% statewide; U.S. History had the largest, at 13% versus 41%. The high school also had a positive outcome beyond test scores: its 2024–2025 graduation rate was 91%, compared with 78% statewide, a 13-point advantage.

Results improved in several subjects from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, but not across the board: elementary ELA I rose 7 points and math 8, while science fell 4; high-school ELA I rose 6 and math 2, while science fell 2 and U.S. History fell 5. SchoolDigger’s rankings also rose: the elementary school moved from the 25th to the 50th percentile, and the high school from the 8th to the 10th. Student-teacher ratios were similar in 2024–2025—12.4 at the elementary school and 12.5 at the high school—while the schools’ reported free/reduced lunch eligible measures for that year were 84% and 64%; these figures provide context, not an explanation for results.