📍 143 Polk 96, Mena, Polk County, 71953
Acorn Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mena, Polk County. The school has 342 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Beth Jackson. It is part of the Ouachita River School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
Acorn Elementary School enrolls 342 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 308 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
254 of the school's 342 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Acorn Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VT-40.
Acorn Elementary School is one of 3 schools in OUACHITA RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in MENA, Arkansas. The district serves 735 students district-wide and employs 100 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 342 students, Acorn Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 245 students per school.
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