Best High Schools in Arkansas

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the ATLAS test scores by the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 305)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
050330000090	201	Blevins High School	Public	7-12	5954 Hwy 29 N	Blevins	71825	Hempstead County	Blevins School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 874-2281	195	18	10.6	81.0%	129 (66.2%)	34 (17.4%)	22 (11.3%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	$10,457			$1,325			$9,132	36.5	48	155	46
050348000107	202	Bradford High School	Public	7-12	504 W Main St	Bradford	72020	White County	Bradford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 344-2607	199	21	9.2	100.0%	191 (96.0%)	6 (3.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,052			$896			$10,156	36.4	39.4	188	14
050873000587	203	Lavaca High School	Public	9-12	311 Holly St	Lavaca	72941	Sebastian County	Lavaca School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 674-5612	260	49	5.2	43.5%	211 (81.2%)	2 (0.8%)	23 (8.8%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	$10,815			$676			$10,139	36.1	37.9	199	4
050894001569	204	Lincoln High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1392 E Pridemore Dr	Lincoln	72744	Washington County	Lincoln School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(479) 824-7450	349	40	8.7	64.8%	269 (77.1%)	3 (0.9%)	40 (11.5%)	14 (4.0%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.3%)	$9,589			$1,417			$8,172	36	38.7	193	11
051437001170	205	Wonderview High School	Public	7-12	2436 Hwy 95	Hattieville	72063	Conway County	Wonderview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 354-8668	223	41	5.4	49.3%	211 (94.6%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$11,639			$632			$11,006	35.8	33.9	210	5
051308001066	206	Greene City Technical High School	Public	10-12	5201 W Kingshighway	Paragould	72450	Greene County	Greene County Technical School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 215-4460	798	62	12.8	35.0%	720 (90.2%)	23 (2.9%)	33 (4.1%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	8 (1.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$9,716			$1,393			$8,323	35.2	57	119	87
050004600668	207	Manila High School	Public	7-12	419 E Olympia St	Manila	72442	Mississippi County	Manila School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 561-4417	466	41	11.2	57.3%	449 (96.4%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,268			$871			$11,397	35.1	60.1	107	100
050040901685	208	Founders Classical Academies Of Arkansas West Little Rock	Public, Charter	7-12	1815 Rahling Rd	Little Rock	72212	Pulaski County	Founders Classical Academies Of Arkansas	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 821-8321	71	12	5.8	33.8%	31 (43.7%)	27 (38.0%)	6 (8.5%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.0%)								35.1	74.8	50	158
050864000578	209	Lakeside High School	Public	9-12	336 Hwy 82 W	Lake Village	71653	Chicot County	Lakeside School Dist(Chicot)	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 265-2232	267	32	8.2	100.0%	19 (7.1%)	201 (75.3%)	44 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$12,722			$1,800			$10,923	35	24.2	244	35
050005901619	210	Scott Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	15306 Alexander Rd	Scott	72142	Pulaski County	Academics Plus Public Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 961-1744	216	18	11.7	68.1%	95 (44.0%)	98 (45.4%)	18 (8.3%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$8,131			$738			$7,392	34.3			(n/a)

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ATLAS English Language Arts, ATLAS Reading, ATLAS Algebra, ATLAS Geometry, ATLAS Biology test scores released by the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 16, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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