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)
050792000516	141	Jessieville High School	Public	9-12	7900 N Hwy 7	Jessieville	71949	Garland County	Jessieville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 984-5011	273	21	12.7	98.9%	227 (83.2%)	6 (2.2%)	14 (5.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.1%)	$11,677			$926			$10,751	50.4	68.1	73	68
050933001036	142	Mansfield High School	Public	9-12	2500 Hwy 71 S	Mansfield	72944	Scott County	Mansfield School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 928-1105	254	24	10.7	61.0%	216 (85.0%)	6 (2.4%)	9 (3.5%)	3 (1.2%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	$11,589			$1,011			$10,578	50.4	43	176	34
050774001537	143	Cross County High A New Technical School	Public, Charter	7-12	21 County Rd 215	Cherry Valley	72324	Cross County	Cross County School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 588-3337	292	27	10.7	100.0%	256 (87.7%)	24 (8.2%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$13,634			$3,282			$10,351	50.3	72.6	57	86
050384000132	144	Calico Rock High School	Public	7-12	1 Pirate Place	Calico Rock	72519	Izard County	Calico Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 297-3745	184	28	6.5	61.4%	177 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	$12,085			$1,272			$10,813	50.2	54.4	131	13
050543000257	145	Dover High School	Public	9-12	101 Pirates Loop	Dover	72837	Pope County	Dover School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 331-2120	380	71	5.3	49.5%	346 (91.1%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.2%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$10,231			$722			$9,509	49.9	64.7	91	54
051197001483	146	Rogers Heritage High School	Public	9-12	1114 S Fifth St	Rogers	72756	Benton County	Rogers School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 631-3579	2,080	178	11.6	48.3%	824 (39.6%)	32 (1.5%)	1,081 (52.0%)	16 (0.8%)	6 (0.3%)	65 (3.1%)	56 (2.7%)	$9,899			$1,219			$8,680	49.9	45.5	167	21
050615000331	147	Flippin High School	Public	9-12	103 Alford St	Flippin	72634	Marion County	Flippin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 453-2233	267	48	5.5	100.0%	245 (91.8%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.0%)	$10,515			$1,156			$9,359	49.6	63.4	94	53
050007401107	148	Lisa Academy West High School	Public, Charter	9-12	21 Corporate Hill Dr	Little Rock	72205	Pulaski County	Lisa Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 246-5853	412	44	9.3	66.7%	59 (14.3%)	163 (39.6%)	157 (38.1%)	18 (4.4%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	$9,329			$509			$8,821	49.6	45.4	168	20
050900000627	149	Parkview Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2501 Barrow Rd	Little Rock	72204	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 447-2300	1,081	82	13.2	70.5%	126 (11.7%)	807 (74.7%)	128 (11.8%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.0%)	$12,801			$1,419			$11,383	48.2	41.9	181	32
050001900043	150	Batesville High School Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	1 Pioneer Dr	Batesville	72501	Independence County	Batesville School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 793-6846	973	102	9.5	44.9%	591 (60.7%)	49 (5.0%)	280 (28.8%)	13 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.8%)	30 (3.1%)	$10,373			$1,896			$8,477	48	56.2	122	28

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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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