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)
051176000895	41	Prairie Grove High School	Public, Charter	9-12	500 Cole	Prairie Grove	72753	Washington County	Prairie Grove School District	Yes	No	No	No	(479) 846-4212	595	83	7.2	28.7%	489 (82.2%)	10 (1.7%)	58 (9.7%)	8 (1.3%)	12 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.7%)	$9,101			$542			$8,559	76.7	68	74	33
051170000891	42	Pottsville High School	Public	10-12	500 Apache Dr	Pottsville	72858	Pope County	Pottsville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 968-6334	395	70	5.6	34.7%	350 (88.6%)	7 (1.8%)	29 (7.3%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,760			$654			$10,106	76.6	89.1	20	22
050756000467	43	Heber Springs High School	Public	9-12	900 W Pine St	Heber Springs	72543	Cleburne County	Heber Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 362-3141	478	63	7.5	32.6%	430 (90.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.5%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$10,612			$1,654			$8,958	75	84.4	29	14
050948000693	44	Marshall High School	Public	7-12	950 Hwy 65 N	Marshall	72650	Searcy County	Searcy County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 448-3331	361	61	5.9	99.2%	329 (91.1%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	$11,378			$1,087			$10,291	74.6	71	60	16
050684000414	45	Gravette High School	Public	9-12	325 Lion Dr	Gravette	72736	Benton County	Gravette School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 787-4180	625	70	8.8	33.8%	515 (82.4%)	4 (0.6%)	45 (7.2%)	13 (2.1%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.3%)	$9,964			$788			$9,176	73.9	76.2	48	3
050225000004	46	Alma High School	Public	9-12	101 E Main	Alma	72921	Crawford County	Alma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 632-2162	978	103	9.5	45.0%	815 (83.3%)	14 (1.4%)	50 (5.1%)	11 (1.1%)	22 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (6.7%)	$10,496			$1,051			$9,444	73.8	78.5	41	5
051188000947	47	Quitman High School	Public	9-12	6275 Heber Springs W	Quitman	72131	Cleburne County	Quitman School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 589-2554	275	20	13.5	40.0%	262 (95.3%)	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$15,637			$1,004			$14,633	73.8	77.2	45	2
050005900741	48	Maumelle Charter High School	Public, Charter	8-12	900 Edgewood Dr	Maumelle	72113	Pulaski County	Academics Plus Public Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 851-3333	506	32	15.9	18.2%	372 (73.5%)	66 (13.0%)	24 (4.7%)	25 (4.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.0%)	$9,265			$439			$8,826	73.5	88	25	23
051197000958	49	Rogers High School	Public	9-12	2300 S Dixieland Rd	Rogers	72758	Benton County	Rogers School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 636-2202	2,379	173	13.7	41.3%	988 (41.5%)	38 (1.6%)	1,164 (48.9%)	38 (1.6%)	7 (0.3%)	53 (2.2%)	91 (3.8%)	$9,715			$1,049			$8,665	73.2	72	59	10
051221000985	50	Searcy High School	Public	9-12	301 N Ella	Searcy	72143	White County	Searcy School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 268-8315	1,208	141	8.5	42.9%	814 (67.4%)	131 (10.8%)	142 (11.8%)	19 (1.6%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (8.1%)	$9,587			$1,093			$8,493	73.2	82	34	16

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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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