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)
050006700951	51	Rison High School	Public	7-12	700 Main	Rison	71665	Cleveland County	Cleveland County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 325-6241	362	34	10.5	50.8%	266 (73.5%)	79 (21.8%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$9,648			$697			$8,951	73.1	66.2	83	32
050228000007	52	Alpena High School	Public	7-12	300 Denver St Bldg A	Alpena	72611	Boone County	Alpena School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 437-2228	235	64	3.6	64.3%	219 (93.2%)	4 (1.7%)	9 (3.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$10,073			$1,489			$8,584	72.9	46.5	161	109
050459000184	53	Conway High School	Public	10-12	2300 Prince St	Conway	72034	Faulkner County	Conway School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 450-4880	2,181	133	16.3	47.3%	1,168 (53.6%)	620 (28.4%)	258 (11.8%)	37 (1.7%)	5 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	87 (4.0%)	$8,949			$1,244			$7,705	72.6	77.9	42	11
050612000319	54	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%)	$13,582			$1,567			$12,016	71.7	77.4	43	11
050519000240	55	Des Arc High School	Public	7-12	600 Main St	Des Arc	72040	Prairie County	Des Arc School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 256-4166	254	21	12.3	70.1%	222 (87.4%)	23 (9.1%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,340			$1,038			$9,302	71.6	68.7	68	13
050324000086	56	Bismarck High School	Public	9-12	11636 Hwy 84	Bismarck	71929	Hot Spring County	Bismarck School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 865-4888	308	61	5	62.3%	279 (90.6%)	5 (1.6%)	20 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,723			$868			$8,855	71.4	92.4	13	43
050007201621	57	Deer K-12 School	Public, Alternative	K-12	Hwy 16	Deer	72628	Newton County	Deer/Mt. Judea School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 428-8109	172	73	2.3	98.3%	159 (92.4%)	2 (1.2%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.3%)	$11,039			$820			$10,220	71.4	39.3	190	133
051032000755	58	Murfreesboro High School	Public	7-12	605 Third Ave	Murfreesboro	71958	Pike County	South Pike County School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 285-2184	297	39	7.6	70.7%	245 (82.5%)	16 (5.4%)	21 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	$10,792			$858			$9,933	71.4	63	97	39
050004900235	59	Dequeen High School	Public	10-12	1803 W Coulter Dr	De Queen	71832	Sevier County	Dequeen School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 642-2426	481	56	8.6	68.6%	136 (28.3%)	6 (1.2%)	305 (63.4%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.7%)	8 (1.7%)	15 (3.1%)	$9,828			$371			$9,458	71.2	57.5	116	57
051008000739	60	Mt. Vernon/Enola High School	Public	7-12	38 Garland Springs Rd	Mount Vernon	72111	Faulkner County	Mt. Vernon/Enola School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 849-2221	251	20	12.4	54.6%	241 (96.0%)	4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,102			$820			$9,282	70.9	65.4	86	26

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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.

Educational resources:

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