Holly Harshman Elementary School
1000 Geyer Dr Mena AR, 71953, Polk County Phone: 479-394-3151 Ranking:  (92 out of 800, top 12%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 5 School District: Mena Public Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 407 | 407 | 409 | 443 | 453 | 448 | 425 | |||||||
| Grade 3: | 139 | 34.2% | 136 | 33.4% | 139 | 34.0% | 138 | 31.2% | 142 | 31.3% | 157 | 35.0% | 131 | 30.8% |
| Grade 4: | 132 | 32.4% | 136 | 33.4% | 136 | 33.3% | 149 | 33.6% | 158 | 34.9% | 144 | 32.1% | 144 | 33.9% |
| Grade 5: | 136 | 33.4% | 135 | 33.2% | 134 | 32.8% | 156 | 35.2% | 153 | 33.8% | 147 | 32.8% | 150 | 35.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 194 | 47.7% | 204 | 50.1% | 219 | 53.5% | 235 | 53.0% | 252 | 55.6% | 240 | 53.6% | 226 | 53.2% |
| Female: | 213 | 52.3% | 203 | 49.9% | 190 | 46.5% | 208 | 47.0% | 201 | 44.4% | 200 | 44.6% | 195 | 45.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 21 | 5.2% | 14 | 3.4% | 14 | 3.4% | 12 | 2.7% | 12 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.7% | 12 | 2.8% |
| Black: | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| White: | 374 | 91.9% | 386 | 94.8% | 387 | 94.6% | 423 | 95.5% | 434 | 95.8% | 425 | 94.9% | 406 | 95.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 213 | 52.3% | 215 | 52.8% | 216 | 52.8% | 224 | 50.6% | 226 | 49.9% | 196 | 43.8% | 168 | 39.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 53 | 13.0% | 59 | 14.5% | 74 | 18.1% | 80 | 18.1% | 54 | 11.9% | 55 | 12.3% | 61 | 14.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.02 | 17.05 | 16.99 | 17.59 | 15.62 | 15.40 | 14.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2005 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 50% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 57% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 59% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 69% | 64% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 71% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 76% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 82% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 79% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 74% | 58% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 67% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 75% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | 79% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 85% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 87% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 86% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 71% | 51% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 75% | 61% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 75% | 58% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80% | 67% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 77% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 82% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 85% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 85% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 74% | 50% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78% | 60% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80% | 65% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 74% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 80% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 82% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 82% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 58% | 47% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 71% | 56% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | 59% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 77% | 64% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 74% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 77% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 85% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 84% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 57% | 41% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65% | 50% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 61% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 77% | 67% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 74% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 78% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 76% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 70% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 50% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 56% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 60% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 61% |
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* Holly Harshman Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.