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)
050900001688	251	Little Rock Hall Steam Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	6700 H Street	Little Rock	72205	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 447-1900	335	29	11.6	76.1%	29 (8.7%)	257 (76.7%)	44 (13.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								24	18.9	258	7
051353001729	252	Vilonia Pathways Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11 Eagle Street	Vilonia	72173	Faulkner County	Vilonia School District	Yes	No	No	No	(501) 796-2113	145	16	9.3	35.9%	128 (88.3%)	2 (1.4%)	13 (9.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								23.8	20.8	252
050040805146	253	Premier High School Online	Public, Charter	9-12	1621 Dr Martin Luther King Dr	Little Rock	72202	Pulaski County	Premier High Schools Of Arkansas	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(501) 246-3161	125	5	26.5	33.6%	32 (25.6%)	79 (63.2%)	5 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.6%)								23.7			(n/a)
050273000040	254	Barton High School	Public	7-12	9546 Hwy 85 S	Barton	72312	Phillips County	Barton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 572-6867	323	27	11.9	100.0%	184 (57.0%)	129 (39.9%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$10,179			$1,384			$8,795	23.3	15.5	267	13
050002300772	255	Newport High School	Public	6-12	406 Wilkerson Dr	Newport	72112	Jackson County	Newport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 523-1321	612	75	8.1	40.7%	295 (48.2%)	222 (36.3%)	52 (8.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.2%)	$11,371			$1,681			$9,689	22.5	36.3	205	50
050804001594	256	The Academies Of West Memphis Charter School	Public, Charter	10-12	501 Broadway	West Memphis	72301	Crittenden County	West Memphis School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 735-3660	952	124	7.6	100.0%	182 (19.1%)	744 (78.2%)	18 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	$11,331			$1,935			$9,396	22.5	18.7	261	5
050585000296	257	England High School	Public	7-12	501 Pine Bluff Hwy	England	72046	Lonoke County	England School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 842-2031	288	28	10.4	100.0%	131 (45.5%)	117 (40.6%)	25 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	$11,595			$1,682			$9,913	22.2	28.2	232	25
050003200053	258	Bearden High School	Public	7-12	635 N Plum	Bearden	71720	Ouachita County	Bearden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 687-2913	218	48	4.5	70.2%	121 (55.5%)	74 (33.9%)	10 (4.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	$11,879			$951			$10,929	22	31.2	221	37
050936000675	259	Lee High School	Public	7-12	523 N Forrest Ave	Marianna	72360	Lee County	Lee County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 295-7130	255	70	3.6	100.0%	17 (6.7%)	229 (89.8%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,471			$2,496			$11,975	21.8	7	279	20
050621000335	260	Fordyce High School	Public	7-12	100 Redbug Blvd	Fordyce	71742	Dallas County	Fordyce School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 352-2126	361	32	11.4	24.1%	131 (36.3%)	211 (58.4%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$12,008			$640			$11,368	21.7	25.5	241	19

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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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