Best High Schools in Arkansas

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
050612001644	271	Agee Lierly Life Preparation Services School	Public	9-12	2350 Old Farmington Rd	Fayetteville	72701	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 444-3083	254	38	6.6	51.6%	98 (38.6%)	42 (16.5%)	65 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	11 (4.3%)	35 (13.8%)	$4,819	$430	$4,389	16.9	5.9	283	12
050040805144	272	Premier High School Of Fort Smith	Public, Charter	9-12	3400 Rogers Avenue Ste. 126	Fort Smith	72903	Sebastian County	Premier High Schools Of Arkansas	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(479) 366-9410	98	30	3.2	39.8%	56 (57.1%)	11 (11.2%)	18 (18.4%)	2 (2.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.2%)				16.6			(n/a)
050006201595	273	KIPP Blytheville Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	7-12	1200 Byrum Rd	Blytheville	72315	Mississippi County	KIPP Delta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 780-6333	133	33	4	100.0%	13 (9.8%)	108 (81.2%)	9 (6.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$15,539	$2,089	$13,450	16.6	16.2	266	7
050044101742	274	Responsive Educational Solutions Premier High School Of Springdale	Public, Charter	9-12	693 White Road	Springdale	72762	Washington County	Responsive Educational Solutions Premier High School Of Spr	Yes	No	No	Yes	(479) 282-9971	73	7	10	31.5%	25 (34.2%)	3 (4.1%)	36 (49.3%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.7%)	3 (4.1%)	3 (4.1%)				16.4	33.1	213	61
051185000945	275	Mills University Studies High School	Public	8-12	1205 E Dixon Rd	Little Rock	72206	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 490-5700	671	53	12.6	99.7%	92 (13.7%)	401 (59.8%)	145 (21.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.3%)	$14,330	$2,191	$12,139	16.2	20.5	253	22
050006201451	276	Kipp:delta Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	9-12	320 Missouri St	Helena	72342	Phillips County	KIPP Delta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 753-9444	201	54	3.7	100.0%	8 (4.0%)	191 (95.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,073	$1,603	$13,470	15.9	17.1	264	12
050003001405	277	Nevada High School	Public	7-12	6580 Us Hwy 278	Rosston	71858	Nevada County	Nevada School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 871-2478	206	34	6.1	100.0%	121 (58.7%)	70 (34.0%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	$11,458	$608	$10,850	15.7	17.8	263	14
051393001140	278	Watson Chapel High School	Public	9-12	4000 Camden Rd	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Watson Chapel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 879-3230	639	47	13.4	100.0%	46 (7.2%)	557 (87.2%)	17 (2.7%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	$10,727	$1,004	$9,723	15.6	9	274	4
050006500727	279	Lafayette County High School	Public	7-12	1209 Alexander Ln	Stamps	71860	Lafayette County	Lafayette County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 533-4464	236	49	4.8	91.5%	62 (26.3%)	148 (62.7%)	14 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	$13,752	$1,204	$12,548	15.3	5	285	6
050039001589	280	Arkansas Consolidated High School-Dermott	Public	9-12	1001 Regional Rd	Dermott	71638	Chicot County	Division Of Youth Services School System	No	No	No	No	(870) 538-3400	25	3	8.1	88.0%	12 (48.0%)	11 (44.0%)	2 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)				15.2			(n/a)

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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.
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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)
050612001644	271	Agee Lierly Life Preparation Services School	Public	9-12	2350 Old Farmington Rd	Fayetteville	72701	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 444-3083	254	38	6.6	51.6%	98 (38.6%)	42 (16.5%)	65 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	11 (4.3%)	35 (13.8%)	$4,819			$430			$4,389	16.9	5.9	283	12
050040805144	272	Premier High School Of Fort Smith	Public, Charter	9-12	3400 Rogers Avenue Ste. 126	Fort Smith	72903	Sebastian County	Premier High Schools Of Arkansas	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(479) 366-9410	98	30	3.2	39.8%	56 (57.1%)	11 (11.2%)	18 (18.4%)	2 (2.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.2%)								16.6			(n/a)
050006201595	273	KIPP Blytheville Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	7-12	1200 Byrum Rd	Blytheville	72315	Mississippi County	KIPP Delta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 780-6333	133	33	4	100.0%	13 (9.8%)	108 (81.2%)	9 (6.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$15,539			$2,089			$13,450	16.6	16.2	266	7
050044101742	274	Responsive Educational Solutions Premier High School Of Springdale	Public, Charter	9-12	693 White Road	Springdale	72762	Washington County	Responsive Educational Solutions Premier High School Of Spr	Yes	No	No	Yes	(479) 282-9971	73	7	10	31.5%	25 (34.2%)	3 (4.1%)	36 (49.3%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.7%)	3 (4.1%)	3 (4.1%)								16.4	33.1	213	61
051185000945	275	Mills University Studies High School	Public	8-12	1205 E Dixon Rd	Little Rock	72206	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 490-5700	671	53	12.6	99.7%	92 (13.7%)	401 (59.8%)	145 (21.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.3%)	$14,330			$2,191			$12,139	16.2	20.5	253	22
050006201451	276	Kipp:delta Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	9-12	320 Missouri St	Helena	72342	Phillips County	KIPP Delta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 753-9444	201	54	3.7	100.0%	8 (4.0%)	191 (95.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,073			$1,603			$13,470	15.9	17.1	264	12
050003001405	277	Nevada High School	Public	7-12	6580 Us Hwy 278	Rosston	71858	Nevada County	Nevada School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 871-2478	206	34	6.1	100.0%	121 (58.7%)	70 (34.0%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	$11,458			$608			$10,850	15.7	17.8	263	14
051393001140	278	Watson Chapel High School	Public	9-12	4000 Camden Rd	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Watson Chapel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 879-3230	639	47	13.4	100.0%	46 (7.2%)	557 (87.2%)	17 (2.7%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	$10,727			$1,004			$9,723	15.6	9	274	4
050006500727	279	Lafayette County High School	Public	7-12	1209 Alexander Ln	Stamps	71860	Lafayette County	Lafayette County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 533-4464	236	49	4.8	91.5%	62 (26.3%)	148 (62.7%)	14 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	$13,752			$1,204			$12,548	15.3	5	285	6
050039001589	280	Arkansas Consolidated High School-Dermott	Public	9-12	1001 Regional Rd	Dermott	71638	Chicot County	Division Of Youth Services School System	No	No	No	No	(870) 538-3400	25	3	8.1	88.0%	12 (48.0%)	11 (44.0%)	2 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								15.2			(n/a)