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)
051368001714	111	Adventure Online Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	408 Elm St	Waldron	72958	Scott County	Waldron School District	Yes	No	No	No	(479) 637-3179	34	3	13.1	88.2%	27 (79.4%)	2 (5.9%)	1 (2.9%)	1 (2.9%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)								58.8			(n/a)
050007300002	112	Acorn High School	Public	7-12	143 Polk 96	Mena	71953	Polk County	Ouachita River School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 394-5544	293	50	5.8	61.8%	270 (92.2%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$9,788			$690			$9,098	57.8	65.2	87	25
050669000341	113	Centerpoint High School	Public	6-12	755 Hwy 8 E	Amity	71921	Clark County	Centerpoint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 356-3612	514	57	9	67.3%	395 (76.8%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (21.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$12,367			$1,265			$11,102	57.7	72.9	56	57
051257001014	114	South Side High School	Public	7-12	334 Southside Rd	Bee Branch	72013	Van Buren County	South Side School District(Vanburen)	No	No	No	No	(501) 654-2242	252	33	7.7	17.1%	233 (92.5%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	$12,905			$1,344			$11,561	57.6	48.2	154	40
051440001172	115	Woodlawn High School	Public	7-12	6760 Hwy 63	Rison	71665	Cleveland County	Woodlawn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 357-8171	274	23	12	46.7%	246 (89.8%)	3 (1.1%)	16 (5.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$9,444			$698			$8,745	57.6	74.4	52	63
050714000434	116	Guy-Perkins High School	Public	7-12	492 Hwy 25 N	Guy	72061	Faulkner County	Guy-Perkins School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 679-3507	149	26	5.6	100.0%	126 (84.6%)	17 (11.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	$13,098			$880			$12,219	55.7	68.2	71	45
050999000733	117	Mount Ida High School	Public	7-12	338 Whittington St	Mount Ida	71957	Montgomery County	Mount Ida School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 867-4517	212	32	6.6	54.2%	190 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	$12,399			$1,275			$11,123	55.7	55.7	125	8
050288000057	118	Beebe High School	Public	9-12	1201 W Center St	Beebe	72012	White County	Beebe School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 882-3311	1,031	132	7.7	41.8%	863 (83.7%)	43 (4.2%)	77 (7.5%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.8%)	$10,070			$892			$9,178	55.6	64	93	25
050813000538	119	Huntsville High School	Public	9-12	594 S Harris St	Huntsville	72740	Madison County	Huntsville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 738-2500	622	80	7.7	62.1%	488 (78.5%)	7 (1.1%)	70 (11.3%)	5 (0.8%)	13 (2.1%)	23 (3.7%)	16 (2.6%)	$11,470			$1,123			$10,348	55.3	53	138	19
051449001178	120	Yellville-Summit High School	Public	9-12	1124 N Panther Ave	Yellville	72687	Marion County	Yellville-Summit School District.	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 449-4066	318	45	6.9	99.1%	303 (95.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$10,273			$1,145			$9,128	55	48.9	151	31

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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