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Best Schools in Mountain Home, AR
Mountain Home, AR has 12 public schools (5 high, 1 middle, 6 elementary) serving 5,499 students. On average they score 39% on state proficiency tests against a projected 41%, so schools in Mountain Home meet expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Mountain Home, AR
The top high schools in Mountain Home, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Cotter High School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Cotter School District • Public • Grades 7 - 12 • 331 Students
2. Mtn Home High Career Academics
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Projected Test Scores
Mountain Home School District • Charter • Grades 8 - 12 • 1518 Students
3. Norfork High School
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Projected Test Scores
Norfork School District • Public • Grades 7 - 12 • 217 Students
4. Viola High School
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Projected Test Scores
Viola School District • Public • Grades 7 - 12 • 177 Students
5. Guy Berry College And Career Academy
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Mountain Home School District • Charter • Grades 6 - 12 • 53 Students
Best Middle Schools in Mountain Home, AR
The top middle schools in Mountain Home, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Pinkston Middle School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Mountain Home School District • Public • Grades 6 - 7 • 624 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Mountain Home, AR
The top elementary schools in Mountain Home, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Viola Elementary School
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Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Viola School District • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 210 Students
2. Amanda Gist Elementary School
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Cotter School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 397 Students
3. Arrie Goforth Elementary School
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Norfork School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 6 • 253 Students
4. Hackler Intermediate School
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Mountain Home School District • Public • Grades 3 - 5 • 830 Students
5. Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary
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Mountain Home School District • Public • Grades 1 - 2 • 552 Students
6. Mountain Home Kindergarten
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Projected Test Scores
Mountain Home School District • Public • Grades Pre K - KG • 337 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Mountain Home, AR
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Mountain Home, AR has a total population of 26,280 with 17% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 90%, and 19% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Mountain Home, AR
K-12 Students
High School Graduates
Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood Mountain Home, AR.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
23.82 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
5.51 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
18.30 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Mountain Home, AR.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Mountain Home, AR.
ISP Report Card
Internet Infrastructure Grade
Average Download Speed
Speed Most Residents Can Get
Digital Connectivity Index
ISP Connectivity Demand Report
To read more about these statistics, please visit Mountain Home, AR Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Mountain Home, AR
How many schools are in Mountain Home, AR?
Mountain Home, AR has 12 public schools: 5 high schools, 1 middle schools and 6 elementary schools, serving 5,499 students in total.
How do schools in Mountain Home perform on state tests?
On average, 12 schools in Mountain Home score 39% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 41%, so on average schools in Mountain Home meet expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Mountain Home?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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- Actual: 41%
- Projected: 43%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 44%
- Projected: 41%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 43%
- Projected: 44%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 43%
- Projected: 44%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 43%
- Projected: 44%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 42%
- Projected: 35%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 43%
- Projected: 40%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 39%
- Projected: 42%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 42%
- Projected: 43%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 41%
- Projected: 42%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
Every school in Mountain Home
4 of 6 schools in Mountain Home carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 2F: 1
All 6 public schools we grade in Mountain Home. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.