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)
050007201630	261	Mt. Judea K-12 School	Public, Alternative	K-12	Hwy 123	Mount Judea	72655	Newton County	Deer/Mt. Judea School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 434-5350	166	75	2.2	98.2%	153 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	$14,082			$1,068			$13,015	21.5	26.5	236	25
050723000441	262	Hampton High School	Public	7-12	419 E Main St	Hampton	71744	Calhoun County	Hampton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 798-2742	256	26	9.9	71.1%	172 (67.2%)	69 (27.0%)	14 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$12,291			$1,138			$11,154	20.9	12.6	270	8
050784000498	263	Hope High School	Public	9-12	1701 S Main St	Hope	71801	Hempstead County	Hope School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 777-3451	606	85	7.1	100.0%	144 (23.8%)	233 (38.4%)	219 (36.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$12,395			$1,162			$11,233	20.4	19.6	256	7
050267000034	264	Augusta High School	Public	7-12	206 Smith Dr	Augusta	72006	Woodruff County	Augusta School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 347-2515	151	44	3.4	100.0%	56 (37.1%)	85 (56.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.0%)	$13,779			$1,827			$11,953	20.4	22.5	246	18
050711000430	265	Gurdon High School	Public	7-12	7777 Hwy 67 S	Gurdon	71743	Clark County	Gurdon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 353-5123	251	27	9.3	75.7%	123 (49.0%)	65 (25.9%)	56 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$13,785			$1,818			$11,967	20.3	18.8	259	6
050978000717	266	Mineral Springs High School	Public	7-12	130 West McCrary Street	Mineral Springs	71851	Howard County	Mineral Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 287-4747	195	36	5.3	97.9%	26 (13.3%)	142 (72.8%)	23 (11.8%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$21,049			$1,481			$19,567	19.7	11.3	272	6
051068001566	267	North Little Rock High School	Public	9-12	101 W 2nd St	North Little Rock	72114	Pulaski County	North Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 771-8100	1,680	143	11.7	99.9%	401 (23.9%)	963 (57.3%)	225 (13.4%)	15 (0.9%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	67 (4.0%)	$12,319			$2,249			$10,070	18.9	31.8	218	49
051044000762	268	Nettleton High School	Public	9-12	4201 Chieftain Ln	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Nettleton School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 910-7805	1,041	75	13.9	55.2%	294 (28.2%)	554 (53.2%)	111 (10.7%)	13 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	61 (5.9%)	$9,403			$1,067			$8,337	18.6	21.9	249	19
050332001578	269	Blytheville High School	Public	9-12	600 N Tenth St	Blytheville	72315	Mississippi County	Blytheville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 762-2772	411	46	8.9	100.0%	40 (9.7%)	345 (83.9%)	21 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$13,683			$1,998			$11,685	17.8	9.3	273	4
050040805145	270	Premier High School Of Texarkana	Public, Charter	9-12	3216 N. Stateline Rd.	Texarkana	71854	Miller County	Premier High Schools Of Arkansas	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 571-6246	68	7	9.4	67.6%	30 (44.1%)	32 (47.1%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.9%)								17.7			(n/a)

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America