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)
051101000830	121	Ozark Junior/Senior High School	Public	8-12	1631 Hillbilly Dr	Ozark	72949	Franklin County	Ozark School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 667-4116	700	63	11.1	45.9%	632 (90.3%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (4.0%)	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.9%)	$9,109			$473			$8,636	54.7	69.3	64	57
050474000198	122	County Line High School	Public	7-12	12092 W State Hwy 22	Branch	72928	Franklin County	County Line School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 635-2441	254	20	12.6	67.7%	224 (88.2%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	19 (7.5%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$10,219			$1,000			$9,219	54.5	61.5	102	20
050040501591	123	Cossatot River High School	Public	7-12	6330 Hwy 71 S	Cove	71937	Polk County	Cossatot River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 387-4200	374	35	10.7	99.2%	222 (59.4%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (31.6%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	$10,458			$923			$9,535	54.1	49.8	148	25
050261000033	124	Atkins High School	Public	9-12	403 Ave Three NW	Atkins	72823	Pope County	Atkins School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 641-7872	328	67	4.9	56.4%	300 (91.5%)	7 (2.1%)	10 (3.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	$10,698			$1,110			$9,588	54	57.5	115	9
050377000127	125	Caddo Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	2268 Hwy 8 E	Norman	71960	Montgomery County	Caddo Hills School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 356-3857	252	33	7.6	78.2%	200 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$10,209			$1,240			$8,969	53.9	33.2	212	87
050558000268	126	Bigelow High School	Public	7-12	101 E Panther Dr	Bigelow	72016	Perry County	East End School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 759-2602	303	29	10.4	53.8%	250 (82.5%)	10 (3.3%)	29 (9.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	$10,928			$1,124			$9,804	53.8	56.7	121	5
050255000027	127	Armorel High School	Public	7-12	4555 Hwy 137 N	Armorel	72310	Mississippi County	Armorel School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 763-7121	192	35	5.5	37.5%	160 (83.3%)	15 (7.8%)	10 (5.2%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,606			$1,227			$12,378	53.4	80.3	37	90
050000100216	128	Dewitt High School	Public	9-12	1614 S Grandview Dr	Dewitt	72042	Arkansas County	Dewitt School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 946-4661	354	37	9.5	57.1%	270 (76.3%)	51 (14.4%)	18 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.7%)	$11,931			$1,231			$10,700	53.2	70.1	61	67
050900000607	129	Central High School	Public	8-12	1500 Park St	Little Rock	72202	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-1400	2,338	162	14.4	53.3%	672 (28.7%)	1,192 (51.0%)	209 (8.9%)	227 (9.7%)	19 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	15 (0.6%)	$11,007			$1,357			$9,650	52.9	64.2	92	37
050417000156	130	White County Central High School	Public	7-12	3259 Hwy 157	Judsonia	72081	White County	White County Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 729-3947	345	36	9.6	57.1%	294 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$9,567			$718			$8,849	52.6	51	142	12

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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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