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)
050927000666	31	Mammoth Spring High School	Public	7-12	410 Goldsmith Ave	Mammoth Spring	72554	Fulton County	Mammoth Spring School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 625-7212	223	48	4.6	100.0%	215 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$11,525			$1,431			$10,094	80.5	46.4	162	131
051341001650	32	River Valley Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	60 Northridge Drive	Van Buren	72956	Crawford County	Van Buren School District	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(479) 471-3165	148	26	5.6	65.5%	117 (79.1%)	2 (1.4%)	17 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.1%)	$10,923			$380			$10,544	80.5	31.2	220	188
050006800292	33	Emerson High School	Public	7-12	400 Church St	Emerson	71740	Columbia County	Emerson-Taylor-Bradley School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 547-2862	156	20	7.6	49.4%	105 (67.3%)	36 (23.1%)	7 (4.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	$12,672			$1,037			$11,635	79.6	79.2	39	6
050296000063	34	Benton High School	Public	10-12	211 Border St	Benton	72015	Saline County	Benton School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 778-3288	1,319	116	11.3	30.5%	974 (73.8%)	109 (8.3%)	167 (12.7%)	16 (1.2%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (3.6%)	$8,449			$799			$7,650	78.8	88.1	24	10
050867001525	35	Lakeside High School	Public	9-12	2871 Malvern Ave	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	Lakeside School Dist(Garland)	No	No	No	No	(501) 262-1530	1,112	92	12	41.5%	799 (71.9%)	86 (7.7%)	143 (12.9%)	21 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (5.1%)	$9,907			$523			$9,384	78.3	89.9	18	17
051353001110	36	Vilonia High School	Public	9-12	1164 Main St	Vilonia	72173	Faulkner County	Vilonia School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 796-2111	859	82	10.4	33.5%	800 (93.1%)	9 (1.0%)	41 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,431			$1,108			$9,323	77.5	82.8	33	3
051404001147	37	West Side High School	Public	7-12	7295 Greers Ferry Rd	Greers Ferry	72067	Cleburne County	West Side School Dist(Cleburne)	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 825-7241	218	32	6.7	100.0%	213 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,810			$1,249			$11,561	77.3	58.7	110	73
050003501420	38	Ark. School For The Blind High School	Public	7-12	2600 W Markham St	Little Rock	72203	Pulaski County	Ark. School For The Blind	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 296-1810	35	16	2.1	100.0%	22 (62.9%)	7 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.7%)								77.1			(n/a)
050489000212	39	Danville High School	Public	9-12	101 Ja Moudy Dr	Danville	72833	Yell County	Danville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 495-4810	245	61	4	71.0%	110 (44.9%)	2 (0.8%)	123 (50.2%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$11,643			$1,136			$10,506	76.9	66.5	82	43
050468000194	40	Cotter High School	Public	7-12	198 Melba Ave	Cotter	72626	Baxter County	Cotter School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 435-6171	331	59	5.5	100.0%	312 (94.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	$9,305			$954			$8,351	76.8	68	75	35

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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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