Best Elementary 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 497)	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)
050900000619	1	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	2600 N McKinley St	Little Rock	72207	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 447-5000	384	23	16.7	36.7%	267 (69.5%)	78 (20.3%)	16 (4.2%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.4%)	$12,572			$2,650			$9,922	99.2	96.8	3	2
050306001684	2	Evening Star Elementary School	Public	K-4	9649 W. Pleasant Grove Rd.	Rogers	72713	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 360-7400	664	34	19.2	3.9%	569 (85.7%)	7 (1.1%)	34 (5.1%)	15 (2.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (4.8%)								99.1	96.7	4	2
050612001636	3	Fayetteville Virtual Academy District Conversion Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	300 S Ray Ave	Fayetteville	72701	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(479) 444-3085	129	15	8.3	9.3%	113 (87.6%)	6 (4.7%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.7%)	$8,950			$693			$8,257	98.5	93.2	15	12
050900000611	4	Forest Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 N Tyler St	Little Rock	72207	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 447-4500	387	23	16.8	28.2%	257 (66.4%)	88 (22.7%)	19 (4.9%)	15 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$10,972			$1,771			$9,201	98.4	88.8	36	32
050612000325	5	Root Elementary School	Public	K-4	1529 Mission Blvd	Fayetteville	72701	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 444-3075	465	26	17.8	13.5%	385 (82.8%)	7 (1.5%)	30 (6.5%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (6.0%)	$10,313			$1,195			$9,118	97.7	97.3	1	4
050005900603	6	Maumelle Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-3	900 Edgewood Dr	Maumelle	72113	Pulaski County	Academics Plus Public Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 851-3333	614	30	20.5	28.0%	414 (67.4%)	112 (18.2%)	19 (3.1%)	24 (3.9%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.4%)	$6,556			$387			$6,169	97.4	88.6	37	31
050040905131	7	Founders Classical Academies Of Arkansas Rogers	Public, Charter	K-6	800 S. Dodson Rd.	Rogers	72758	Benton County	Founders Classical Academies Of Arkansas	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(501) 821-0382	547	29	18.8	6.0%	294 (53.7%)	15 (2.7%)	45 (8.2%)	173 (31.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)								97.1			(n/a)
050900001528	8	Don Roberts Elementary School	Public	K-5	16601 Lamarche Dr	Little Rock	72223	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 447-2500	1,020	51	19.8	27.5%	588 (57.6%)	219 (21.5%)	20 (2.0%)	174 (17.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.6%)	$10,535			$2,089			$8,446	97.1	96.4	5	3
050306001424	9	Apple Glen Elementary School	Public	K-4	1801 Orchard Ln	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 254-5580	460	25	18.3	14.8%	350 (76.1%)	12 (2.6%)	48 (10.4%)	10 (2.2%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.2%)	$9,108			$1,226			$7,882	97.1	94.4	13	4
051353001430	10	Vilonia Primary School	Public	K-3	4 Bane Ln	Conway	72032	Faulkner County	Vilonia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 796-2018	368	23	15.9	54.3%	320 (87.0%)	9 (2.4%)	29 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	$9,455			$1,072			$8,384	96.8	91.7	25	15

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ATLAS English Language Arts, ATLAS Reading, ATLAS Mathematics, ATLAS Science 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:

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

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