Best Public Schools in Fayetteville, AR

Summary:

The city of Fayetteville, Arkansas is home to 17 schools that are part of the Fayetteville School District, which is ranked 24th out of 252 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating. The district serves students from elementary through high school, with 9 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 1 alternative school.

Several schools in the district stand out as top performers, including Fayetteville High School, which is ranked 54th out of 305 high schools in Arkansas and has a 4-star rating. The district's public charter high school, Haas Hall Academy, is ranked 12th in the state and has a 5-star rating, significantly outperforming the district and state averages across all subject areas. At the elementary level, Root Elementary School and Vandergriff Elementary School are both ranked among the top 15 elementary schools in Arkansas and have 5-star ratings.

While the Fayetteville School District overall performs well above the state average, the data reveals significant disparities in performance between the top-performing schools and the lower-performing schools, particularly the alternative school and high-poverty elementary schools. This suggests the district may need to focus on addressing these gaps to ensure all students have access to a high-quality education.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2024)									ATLAS Reading (2024)									ATLAS Mathematics (2024)							ATLAS Algebra (2024)				ATLAS Geometry (2024)						ATLAS Science (2024)							ATLAS Biology (2024)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ATLAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 9th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 10th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading 6th Grade	ATLAS Reading 7th Grade	ATLAS Reading 8th Grade	ATLAS Reading 9th Grade	ATLAS Reading 10th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 7th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 8th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Algebra 7th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 8th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 9th Grade	ATLAS Algebra All Grades	ATLAS Geometry 8th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 9th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 10th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 11th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 12th Grade	ATLAS Geometry All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science 7th Grade	ATLAS Science 8th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	ATLAS Biology 9th Grade	ATLAS Biology 10th Grade	ATLAS Biology 11th Grade	ATLAS Biology 12th Grade	ATLAS Biology All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Haas Hall Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	3155 N College Ave Ste 108	Fayetteville	72703	Washington County	Haas Hall Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(479) 267-4805	433	33	13.2	5.3%	282 (65.1%)	16 (3.7%)	40 (9.2%)	56 (12.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.3%)	91.5	12^th of 305 public high schools	96.1%		99.9	2^nd of 295 public high schools	99.3%	10					79.4	80.8	75.6	88.5	81.3					79.4	80.8	71.9	87.4	80.0					82.3	58.8	77.2	100.0	69.1	26.9	60.6	100.0	47.7	28.2	0.0		40.9					71.2	60.2	65.6	63.0	82.4	0.0	50.0	65.6	$7,986	$42	$7,944
Northwest Techical Institute Secondary Career Center	Public	9-12	2350 W Old Farmington Rd	Fayetteville	72701	Washington County	Northwest Arkansas Community College Regional Center	No	No	No	No	(479) 444-3058	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Holcomb Elementary School	Public	K-4	2900 N Salem Rd	Fayetteville	72704	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 527-3610	643	31	20.7	30.9%	425 (66.1%)	52 (8.1%)	80 (12.4%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	55 (8.6%)	88.4	41^st of 497 public elementary schools	91.8%		83.4	59^th of 492 public elementary schools	88.0%	18	52.3	56.0							54.2	53.3	56.0							54.6	53.2	64.2					58.8											50.5	50.5					50.5						$9,224	$868	$8,356
Vandergriff Elementary School	Public	K-4	2975 E Township St	Fayetteville	72703	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 527-3600	617	30	20.5	11.2%	502 (81.4%)	6 (1.0%)	35 (5.7%)	32 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	35 (5.7%)	95.7	15^th of 497 public elementary schools	97.0%		95.2	10^th of 492 public elementary schools	98.0%	5	56.6	70.3							63.4	57.4	68.7							63.0	63.1	66.1					64.6											60.6	67.8					64.2						$9,043	$946	$8,098
Asbell Elementary School	Public	K-4	1500 N Sang Ave	Fayetteville	72701	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 444-3080	369	19	19.4	81.8%	132 (35.8%)	74 (20.1%)	78 (21.1%)	16 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.1%)	53 (14.4%)	43.3	294^th of 497 public elementary schools	40.8%		48.2	290^th of 492 public elementary schools	41.1%	4	25.0	37.9							32.0	22.8	36.4							30.0	17.9	43.9					32.0											25.9	37.8					32.3						$13,199	$3,099	$10,100
Butterfield Elementary School	Public	K-4	3050 N Old Missouri Rd	Fayetteville	72703	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 444-3081	537	29	18.5	40.0%	346 (64.4%)	46 (8.6%)	73 (13.6%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	52 (9.7%)	84	57^th of 497 public elementary schools	88.5%		82.2	68^th of 492 public elementary schools	86.2%	11	49.0	55.2							52.2	47.1	53.3							50.2	51.0	56.0					53.6											48.0	48.6					48.3						$10,495	$1,913	$8,582
Fayetteville High School	Public	9-12	1001 W Stone St	Fayetteville	72701	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 444-3050	2,685	190	14.1	27.3%	1,715 (63.9%)	255 (9.5%)	377 (14.0%)	81 (3.0%)	10 (0.4%)	37 (1.4%)	210 (7.8%)	71.7	54^th of 305 public high schools	82.3%		77.4	43^rd of 295 public high schools	85.4%	11							40.7	40.6	40.7							42.9	42.7	42.7										13.4	13.2		76.6	12.9	0.0		32.8								68.2	27.8	25.0	0.0	44.6	$13,582	$1,567	$12,016
Happy Hollow Elementary School	Public	K-4	300 S Ray Ave	Fayetteville	72701	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 444-3085	533	25	21.3	43.0%	346 (64.9%)	44 (8.3%)	77 (14.4%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	53 (9.9%)	80.8	75^th of 497 public elementary schools	84.9%		73.5	123^rd of 492 public elementary schools	75.0%	48	53.6	44.3							48.9	52.6	46.3							49.5	45.3	48.5					46.9											52.6	49.5					51.1						$11,048	$1,881	$9,166
Leverett Elementary School	Public	K-4	1124 W Cleveland St	Fayetteville	72702	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 444-3077	297	17	17.4	53.2%	150 (50.5%)	41 (13.8%)	36 (12.1%)	12 (4.0%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.4%)	49 (16.5%)	74.9	109^th of 497 public elementary schools	78.1%		65.8	166^th of 492 public elementary schools	66.3%	57	48.8	48.2							48.5	48.9	48.1							48.5	44.4	33.3					38.4											46.6	48.2					47.5						$11,937	$2,560	$9,376
Ramay Junior High School	Public	7-8	401 S Sang Ave	Fayetteville	72701	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 444-3064	645	55	11.7	53.8%	307 (47.6%)	119 (18.4%)	120 (18.6%)	15 (2.3%)	5 (0.8%)	12 (1.9%)	67 (10.4%)	61	101^st of 335 public middle schools	69.9%		50.7	179^th of 330 public middle schools	45.8%	78					36.3	30.6			33.6					36.4	32.0			34.3					40.6	24.5	34.1	100.0	76.0		80.9	100.0					100.0					41.6	36.2	39.1						$12,095	$2,358	$9,738
Root Elementary School	Public	K-4	1529 Mission Blvd	Fayetteville	72701	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 444-3075	469	24	19.5	13.0%	395 (84.2%)	6 (1.3%)	30 (6.4%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.8%)	97.7	5^th of 497 public elementary schools	99.0%		97.3	1^st of 492 public elementary schools	99.8%	4	69.4	75.2							72.4	67.3	74.3							70.9	61.2	73.2					67.4											62.3	71.3					66.9						$10,313	$1,195	$9,118
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-4	425 N Nighland Ave	Fayetteville	72701	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 444-3073	302	19	15.9	51.3%	176 (58.3%)	42 (13.9%)	33 (10.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	45 (14.9%)	88.7	39^th of 497 public elementary schools	92.2%		66.4	165^th of 492 public elementary schools	66.5%	126	57.0	55.1							56.2	57.0	57.1							57.1	55.4	49.0					52.7											53.9	51.0					52.6						$10,814	$1,731	$9,083
Woodland Junior High School	Public	7-8	1 E Poplar St	Fayetteville	72703	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 444-3067	752	54	13.9	26.5%	544 (72.3%)	63 (8.4%)	60 (8.0%)	21 (2.8%)	5 (0.7%)	9 (1.2%)	50 (6.6%)	92.6	15^th of 335 public middle schools	95.5%		90.8	13^th of 330 public middle schools	96.1%	2					48.4	49.4			48.9					47.3	49.4			48.3					68.8	49.2	61.9		90.4		90.8	100.0					100.0					67.2	56.9	62.1						$11,165	$1,609	$9,556
McNair Middle School	Public	5-6	3030 E Mission Blvd	Fayetteville	72703	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 527-3660	746	44	16.9	16.6%	620 (83.1%)	16 (2.1%)	45 (6.0%)	13 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	44 (5.9%)								(n/a)			61.9	63.3					62.6			61.6	61.9					61.8			64.3	71.7			68.0													64.0	59.3			61.6						$8,778	$1,040	$7,738
Holt Middle School	Public	5-6	2365 N Rupple Rd	Fayetteville	72704	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 527-3670	525	30	17.3	47.6%	284 (54.1%)	74 (14.1%)	86 (16.4%)	19 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.5%)	47 (9.0%)								(n/a)			49.4	38.5					43.3			50.5	39.9					44.5			43.8	52.6			48.8													47.4	40.0			43.2						$11,444	$1,920	$9,523
Fayetteville Virtual Academy District Conversion Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	300 S Ray Ave	Fayetteville	72701	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(479) 444-3085	179	17	10.7	14.5%	140 (78.2%)	14 (7.8%)	6 (3.4%)	7 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.7%)								(n/a)				90.9		45.5	77.0	66.6	67.8				90.9		63.7	77.0	70.3	71.2				63.7		50.0	52.2				50.0		100.0	23.6	100.0		38.0				63.7		45.5	59.6	100.0	46.7	0.0		55.0	$8,950	$693	$8,257
Agee Lierly Life Preparation Services School	Public	9-12	2350 Old Farmington Rd	Fayetteville	72701	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 444-3083	237	42	5.6	51.1%	98 (41.4%)	39 (16.5%)	52 (21.9%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.3%)	9 (3.8%)	34 (14.3%)	16.9	271^st of 305 public high schools	11.1%		5.9	283^rd of 295 public high schools	4.1%	12							6.7	0.0	3.2							6.7	12.5	9.7											0.0		0.0	0.0	14.3	0.0	5.0								0.0	12.5	13.3	100.0	12.9	$4,819	$430	$4,389
Owl Creek School	Public	K-6	375 N Rupple Rd	Fayetteville	72704	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 718-0200	1,024	53	19.3	62.3%	442 (43.2%)	193 (18.8%)	215 (21.0%)	23 (2.2%)	9 (0.9%)	31 (3.0%)	111 (10.8%)	46.6	279^th of 497 public elementary schools	43.9%		47.6	293^rd of 492 public elementary schools	40.4%	14	32.7	32.5							32.6	32.7	35.1							34.0	29.6	36.7					33.5											30.6	35.0					33.1						$11,108	$2,260	$8,848
John L Colbert Middle School	Public	5-6	888 S. Rupple Road	Fayetteville	72704	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(479) 718-0254	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)			35.3	29.3					32.4			34.8	27.9					31.5			36.1	34.6			35.4													37.2	27.0			32.2
Lisa Academy Fayetteville	Public, Charter	K-5	1166 Van Asche Drive	Fayetteville	72704	Washington County	Lisa Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(501) 945-2727	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	81.2	72^nd of 497 public elementary schools	85.5%					(n/a)	60.0	42.1	68.4						54.0	60.0	42.1	68.4						54.0	50.0	39.5	68.5				49.4											46.7	44.8	73.7				51.7

Cities Near Fayetteville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Greenland	4.25 mi	3	152^nd
Farmington	5.49 mi	6	32^nd
Springdale	7.3 mi	33	136^th
Elkins	7.53 mi	4	22^nd
West Fork	9.27 mi	3	179^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.