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)
051266001118	101	Har-Ber High School	Public	10-12	300 Jones Rd	Springdale	72762	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 750-8777	2,274	164	13.8	52.8%	950 (41.8%)	52 (2.3%)	981 (43.1%)	38 (1.7%)	12 (0.5%)	201 (8.8%)	40 (1.8%)	$10,224			$984			$9,241	60.9	58.5	112	11
050039801470	102	Estem High School	Public, Charter	10-12	112 W Third St 3rd Flr	Little Rock	72201	Pulaski County	Estem Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 374-7836	528	35	14.9	58.0%	111 (21.0%)	329 (62.3%)	45 (8.5%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.1%)	$10,330			$817			$9,513	60.5	47.3	158	56
050279000047	103	Bauxite High School	Public	9-12	800 School St	Bauxite	72011	Saline County	Bauxite School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 557-5303	492	71	6.9	29.3%	441 (89.6%)	15 (3.0%)	29 (5.9%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$8,928			$462			$8,466	60.5	68.5	70	33
051056000774	104	Norfork High School	Public	7-12	136 Mildred Simpson Dr	Norfork	72658	Baxter County	Norfork School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 499-7191	217	27	8.1	56.2%	213 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$11,245			$1,147			$10,098	60.4	55.3	126	22
051200000962	105	Rose Bud High School	Public	7-12	124 School Rd	Rose Bud	72137	White County	Rose Bud School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 556-5404	335	45	7.4	45.4%	312 (93.1%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,409			$750			$9,659	60.1	52.9	140	35
051254001012	106	Southside Charter High School	Public, Charter	10-12	70 Scott Dr	Batesville	72501	Independence County	Southside School District (Independence)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 251-2662	446	65	6.9	50.9%	384 (86.1%)	7 (1.6%)	37 (8.3%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	$9,715			$1,026			$8,688	60.1	72.9	54	52
050609001716	107	Farmington High School	Public	10-12	12327 N Hwy 170	Farmington	72730	Washington County	Farmington School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 266-1860	639	83	7.7	23.6%	497 (77.8%)	21 (3.3%)	65 (10.2%)	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.0%)								60	67.9	76	31
051252001242	108	Morrilton Senior High School	Public	9-12	701 E Harding St	Morrilton	72110	Conway County	South Conway County School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 354-9430	751	79	9.4	100.0%	523 (69.6%)	122 (16.2%)	66 (8.8%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.3%)	$10,851			$956			$9,895	60	67.7	77	31
050717000435	109	Hackett High School	Public	7-12	102 N Oak St	Hackett	72937	Sebastian County	Hackett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 638-7003	327	52	6.3	100.0%	286 (87.5%)	3 (0.9%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	$10,156			$1,070			$9,086	59.6	54.3	132	23
051041000760	110	Nemo Vista High School	Public	9-12	5690 Hwy 9	Center Ridge	72027	Conway County	Nemo Vista School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 893-2811	136	62	2.2	52.2%	125 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	$12,652			$1,043			$11,609	59.3	74.6	51	59

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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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