Mena Middle School
320r Mena St Mena AR, 71953, Polk County Phone: 479-394-2572 Ranking:  (249 out of 800, top 31%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 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: | 35 | 35 | 37 | 25 | 36 | 47 | 47 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 403 | 424 | 452 | 315 | 316 | 299 | 423 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 126 | 31.3% | 132 | 31.1% | 158 | 35.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 134 | 31.7% |
| Grade 7: | 126 | 31.3% | 151 | 35.6% | 140 | 31.0% | 156 | 49.5% | 171 | 54.1% | 148 | 49.5% | 143 | 33.8% |
| Grade 8: | 151 | 37.5% | 141 | 33.3% | 154 | 34.1% | 159 | 50.5% | 145 | 45.9% | 151 | 50.5% | 146 | 34.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 223 | 55.3% | 238 | 56.1% | 241 | 53.3% | 160 | 50.8% | 162 | 51.3% | 158 | 52.8% | 212 | 50.1% |
| Female: | 180 | 44.7% | 186 | 43.9% | 211 | 46.7% | 155 | 49.2% | 154 | 48.7% | 133 | 44.5% | 207 | 48.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.6% | 10 | 3.2% | 3 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 17 | 4.2% | 11 | 2.6% | 10 | 2.2% | 11 | 3.5% | 14 | 4.4% | 5 | 1.7% | 4 | 0.9% |
| Black: | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.2% |
| White: | 377 | 93.5% | 404 | 95.3% | 430 | 95.1% | 294 | 93.3% | 289 | 91.5% | 287 | 96.0% | 408 | 96.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 208 | 51.6% | 229 | 54.0% | 229 | 50.7% | 144 | 45.7% | 145 | 45.9% | 125 | 41.8% | 169 | 40.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 56 | 13.9% | 50 | 11.8% | 61 | 13.5% | 56 | 17.8% | 48 | 15.2% | 46 | 15.4% | 75 | 17.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.56 | 11.98 | 12.30 | 12.63 | 7.71 | 6.40 | 9.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ACTAAP | ||||||
| 2005 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 57% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 59% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 59% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 63% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 75% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 73% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 43% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 68% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 72% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 75% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 75% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 50% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 53% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 57% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 57% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 68% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 67% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 80% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 77% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 43% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 50% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 58% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 62% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 77% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 70% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 33% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 39% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 41% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 41% |
| 2005 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 57% |
| 2006 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 66% |
| 2007 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 63% |
| 2008 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 67% |
| 2010 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 76% |
| 2011 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 77% |
| 2012 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 80% |
| 2013 | Literacy | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 77% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 33% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 47% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 56% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 63% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 63% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 68% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 65% |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 81% | 65% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 101% | 84% | 62% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 90% | 66% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 73% | 70% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 86% | 76% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 85% | 78% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 89% | 80% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 76% | 77% |
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* Mena Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.