Bentonville School District

Summary:

The Bentonville School District in Arkansas is home to 24 high-performing schools, including 13 elementary schools, 9 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The district as a whole is ranked 8th out of 252 school districts in the state and is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating exceptional educational quality.

Several schools within the district stand out as top performers. Bentonville High School is ranked 3rd out of 305 high schools in Arkansas, with consistently high test scores, including 59.8% proficiency in 10th grade English Language Arts, far exceeding the state average of 31.7%. At the elementary level, Evening Star Elementary School and Willowbrook Elementary School are standouts, ranking 2nd and 18th out of 497 elementary schools in the state, respectively, with exceptional performance across all subjects.

The Bentonville School District as a whole outperforms the state average across all subjects and grade levels, with several middle schools, such as Grimsley Junior High, J. William Fulbright Junior High, and Lincoln Junior High, ranking in the top 10 in Arkansas. While there is some variation in performance among the district's elementary schools, the overall quality of education in the Bentonville School District is exceptional, preparing students for academic success and future opportunities.

District Detail

500 Tiger Blvd
Bentonville, AR 72712

(479) 254-5000

SchoolDigger Rank:
8^th of 252 Arkansas districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 18,674

Primary Schools: 13
Middle Schools: 9
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Bentonville High School	Public	9-12	1901 SE J St	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 254-5100	3,322	257	12.9	14.9%	2,484 (74.8%)	65 (2.0%)	358 (10.8%)	215 (6.5%)	41 (1.2%)	17 (0.5%)	142 (4.3%)	96	3^rd of 305 public high schools	99.0%		97.7	4^th of 295 public high schools	98.6%	1							57.9	59.8	58.8							57.7	58.2	58.0										37.7	37.7		82.7	35.5	17.6	33.3	55.1								81.8	54.1	32.0	61.6	68.6	$10,982	$1,226	$9,756
Washington Junior High School	Public	7-8	1501 NE Wildcat Way	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 254-5345	693	49	14.0	24.7%	546 (78.8%)	7 (1.0%)	86 (12.4%)	19 (2.7%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.8%)	97.3	6^th of 335 public middle schools	98.2%		95.2	6^th of 330 public middle schools	98.2%						60.3	60.3			60.3					60.9	57.8			59.4					69.0	67.6	68.5		88.7		90.1	92.9					92.9					65.2	62.6	63.9						$11,607	$1,837	$9,770
R.E. Baker Elementary School	Public	K-4	301 NW Third St	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 254-5720	410	24	17.1	42.9%	261 (63.7%)	14 (3.4%)	82 (20.0%)	29 (7.1%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	16 (3.9%)	76.4	102^nd of 497 public elementary schools	79.5%		68.5	152^nd of 492 public elementary schools	69.1%	50	52.3	34.6							42.9	51.5	35.6							43.0	53.1	48.7					50.7											57.5	51.3					54.2						$10,172	$1,785	$8,387
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-4	810 Bella Vista Rd	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 254-5860	425	24	17.6	19.1%	348 (81.9%)	5 (1.2%)	29 (6.8%)	5 (1.2%)	11 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (5.9%)	94.5	21^st of 497 public elementary schools	95.8%		92.9	17^th of 492 public elementary schools	96.5%	4	56.4	69.9							62.7	54.3	71.1							62.1	53.2	71.1					61.5											64.9	74.7					69.5						$12,152	$2,163	$9,989
Lincoln Junior High School	Public	7-8	1206 Leopard Ln	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 254-5250	632	48	13.2	22.3%	467 (73.9%)	35 (5.5%)	73 (11.6%)	17 (2.7%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.3%)	98.5	3^rd of 335 public middle schools	99.1%		95.3	5^th of 330 public middle schools	98.5%	2					65.3	61.4			63.2					64.1	61.8			62.9					76.5	66.2	72.2		97.2		97.2	100.0					100.0					62.0	69.7	65.9						$11,105	$1,903	$9,202
Mary Mae Jones Elementary School	Public	K-4	500 SE 14th St	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 254-5930	471	30	15.7	48.0%	236 (50.1%)	35 (7.4%)	96 (20.4%)	50 (10.6%)	14 (3.0%)	17 (3.6%)	23 (4.9%)	68.2	149^th of 497 public elementary schools	70.0%		61.1	199^th of 492 public elementary schools	59.6%	50	42.1	41.9							42.0	46.1	38.3							42.1	41.6	38.3					39.9											50.5	41.5					45.9						$9,679	$1,473	$8,206
Ruth Barker Middle School	Public	5-6	500 SE 18th St	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 696-3300	494	31	16.1	30.0%	328 (66.4%)	15 (3.0%)	76 (15.4%)	30 (6.1%)	8 (1.6%)	14 (2.8%)	23 (4.7%)								(n/a)			45.6	58.3					52.0			47.1	57.2					52.2			64.6	67.1			65.9													51.3	63.0			57.2						$10,333	$1,788	$8,545
Old High Middle School	Public	5-6	406 NW Second St	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 254-5450	487	31	15.5	22.4%	397 (81.5%)	7 (1.4%)	40 (8.2%)	10 (2.1%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.9%)								(n/a)			63.6	55.0					59.5			62.2	54.2					58.5			67.4	62.9			65.3													61.9	57.9			60.1						$9,685	$1,696	$7,989
Sugar Creek Elementary School	Public	K-4	1102 Bella Vista Rd	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 254-5790	436	28	15.5	18.8%	350 (80.3%)	11 (2.5%)	31 (7.1%)	8 (1.8%)	10 (2.3%)	4 (0.9%)	22 (5.0%)	90.6	30^th of 497 public elementary schools	94.0%		92.2	21^st of 492 public elementary schools	95.7%	9	54.5	52.9							53.7	55.7	52.0							53.7	52.3	58.9					55.8											65.9	63.7					64.8						$15,425	$5,890	$9,536
Apple Glen Elementary School	Public	K-4	1801 Orchard Ln	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 254-5580	484	26	18.3	20.9%	376 (77.7%)	7 (1.4%)	42 (8.7%)	13 (2.7%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.6%)	97.1	9^th of 497 public elementary schools	98.2%		94.4	13^th of 492 public elementary schools	97.4%	4	69.4	57.0							62.3	68.4	59.0							63.0	81.6	68.0					73.8											80.2	68.0					73.3						$9,108	$1,226	$7,882
Willowbrook Elementary School	Public	K-4	1800 SW Gator Rd	Bentonville	72713	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 418-7300	597	46	12.9	6.2%	312 (52.3%)	16 (2.7%)	33 (5.5%)	196 (32.8%)	7 (1.2%)	6 (1.0%)	27 (4.5%)	95	18^th of 497 public elementary schools	96.4%		95.7	8^th of 492 public elementary schools	98.4%	10	69.5	51.8							60.4	66.7	50.8							58.5	79.6	70.3					74.8											73.4	60.1					66.7						$8,583	$1,128	$7,455
Bright Field Middle School	Public	5-6	5101 SW Bright Rd	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 418-7200	646	40	16.2	8.5%	432 (66.9%)	16 (2.5%)	69 (10.7%)	105 (16.3%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.8%)								(n/a)			72.8	71.7					72.3			72.3	70.8					71.5			73.5	82.6			78.0													72.6	69.6			71.1						$8,741	$885	$7,856
Creekside Middle School	Public	5-6	2901 SW 28th St	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 286-9600	674	42	16.0	27.3%	408 (60.5%)	23 (3.4%)	113 (16.8%)	76 (11.3%)	10 (1.5%)	8 (1.2%)	36 (5.3%)								(n/a)			54.1	48.3					51.3			54.4	47.8					51.1			59.0	62.2			60.6													52.9	51.4			52.1						$10,528	$1,926	$8,601
Osage Creek Elementary School	Public	K-4	3001 SW Featherston	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 286-5972	561	34	16.5	30.1%	337 (60.1%)	33 (5.9%)	54 (9.6%)	92 (16.4%)	12 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.7%)	62.6	186^th of 497 public elementary schools	62.6%		72.9	127^th of 492 public elementary schools	74.2%	59	42.9	32.2							37.0	39.4	33.6							36.2	52.6	44.2					48.0											47.4	35.3					40.7						$9,979	$1,763	$8,216
Cooper Elementary School	Public	K-4	2 Blowing Spring Rd	Bella Vista	72714	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 254-5000	656	32	20.4	29.0%	534 (81.4%)	8 (1.2%)	73 (11.1%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.3%)	90.3	32^nd of 497 public elementary schools	93.6%		86.3	47^th of 492 public elementary schools	90.4%	15	51.4	54.1							52.6	49.7	53.3							51.3	59.2	68.1					63.2											57.8	59.8					58.7						$9,589	$1,481	$8,107
J. William Fulbright Junior High School	Public	7-8	5303 SW Bright Rd	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 254-5000	666	46	14.4	14.0%	440 (66.1%)	17 (2.6%)	71 (10.7%)	89 (13.4%)	10 (1.5%)	10 (1.5%)	29 (4.4%)	96.5	9^th of 335 public middle schools	97.3%		97.2	4^th of 330 public middle schools	98.8%	5					71.3	58.1			64.5					71.3	57.4			64.2					80.3	49.3	69.7	100.0	77.7		81.0	100.0					100.0					70.4	70.1	70.2						$9,646	$1,132	$8,513
Bentonville West High School	Public	9-12	1351 Gamble	Centerton	72719	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 286-9800	2,418	192	12.6	22.5%	1,639 (67.8%)	112 (4.6%)	387 (16.0%)	124 (5.1%)	31 (1.3%)	20 (0.8%)	105 (4.3%)	90.7	13^th of 305 public high schools	95.7%		89.5	19^th of 295 public high schools	93.6%	6							51.6	47.8	49.7							49.9	47.0	48.5										36.1	36.2		74.6	27.1	28.5	0.0	44.4								75.0	48.4	50.0	25.0	60.0	$9,374	$1,236	$8,138
Centerton Gamble Elementary	Public	K-4	1500 Gamble Rd	Centerton	72719	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 696-3330	747	36	20.6	24.1%	516 (69.1%)	32 (4.3%)	100 (13.4%)	39 (5.2%)	14 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.2%)	71.6	123^rd of 497 public elementary schools	75.3%		75.3	116^th of 492 public elementary schools	76.4%	7	42.6	38.2							40.5	42.7	38.7							40.8	43.3	46.7					45.0											50.3	53.4					51.8						$9,281	$1,330	$7,950
Central Park At Morning Star	Public	K-4	1400 SW Liberty Ave	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 696-3200	537	31	17.3	12.8%	360 (67.0%)	14 (2.6%)	46 (8.6%)	85 (15.8%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.3%)	94.8	19^th of 497 public elementary schools	96.2%		89.9	31^st of 492 public elementary schools	93.7%	12	64.6	61.9							63.1	62.6	59.8							61.0	66.7	63.8					65.0											53.5	60.6					57.5						$8,219	$1,128	$7,091
Ardis Ann Middle School	Public	5-6	3400 Hwy 72 W	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 254-5510	593	41	14.5	16.9%	431 (72.7%)	28 (4.7%)	62 (10.5%)	28 (4.7%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.2%)								(n/a)			54.8	60.4					57.8			55.0	59.0					57.1			60.2	69.2			65.1													56.9	58.3			57.6						$8,506	$1,254	$7,252
Elm Tree Elementary School	Public	K-4	101 Elm Tree Ln	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 254-5650	555	37	15.0	16.8%	402 (72.4%)	29 (5.2%)	61 (11.0%)	34 (6.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.1%)	91.3	26^th of 497 public elementary schools	94.8%		85.7	50^th of 492 public elementary schools	89.8%	24	51.7	51.3							51.5	52.6	52.2							52.4	63.0	70.2					66.5											57.7	65.7					61.6						$8,714	$1,075	$7,639
Evening Star Elementary School	Public	K-4	9649 W. Pleasant Grove Rd.	Rogers	72756	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 360-7400	655	33	19.8	5.5%	560 (85.5%)	9 (1.4%)	36 (5.5%)	13 (2.0%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.4%)	99.1	2^nd of 497 public elementary schools	99.6%		96.7	4^th of 492 public elementary schools	99.2%	2	67.7	76.2							71.8	68.4	72.1							70.2	74.4	77.0					75.7											75.9	77.8					76.9
Grimsley Junior High School	Public	7-8	850 N Vaughn Rd	Centerton	72719	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 360-7500	887	54	16.3	25.1%	572 (64.5%)	49 (5.5%)	132 (14.9%)	67 (7.6%)	9 (1.0%)	8 (0.9%)	50 (5.6%)	92.5	16^th of 335 public middle schools	95.2%		85.5	27^th of 330 public middle schools	91.8%	11					52.6	52.8			52.7					50.2	51.8			50.9					65.6	47.3	58.6	100.0	77.1		78.7	100.0					100.0					54.7	57.2	56.0
Vaughn Elementary	Public	K-4	5301 SW Barron Road	Bentonville	72713	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(479) 254-5500	628	32	19.4	28.2%	423 (67.4%)	16 (2.5%)	98 (15.6%)	34 (5.4%)	8 (1.3%)	10 (1.6%)	39 (6.2%)	75.7	105^th of 497 public elementary schools	78.9%					(n/a)	39.1	48.8							43.5	41.1	46.4							43.5	54.1	41.6					48.3											49.3	52.8					50.9

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Haas Hall Academy	0.46 mi	5	1^st
Rogers School District	1.36 mi	23	32^nd
Northwest Ark Community College Technical Center	1.39 mi	1
Lisa Academy	1.5 mi	11	78^th
Founders Classical Academies Of Arkansas	1.54 mi	7	30^th

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