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)
050007401739	221	Lisa Academy Arkansas Hybrid School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	21 Corporate Hill Dr.	Little Rock	72205	Pulaski County	Lisa Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 451-4200	251	13	19	47.8%	65 (25.9%)	120 (47.8%)	30 (12.0%)	9 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	24 (9.6%)								32.2	28.9	230	9
050041801627	222	Future School Of Fort Smith	Public, Charter	9-12	622 N 7th St	Fort Smith	72917	Sebastian County	Future School Of Fort Smith	Yes	No	No	Yes	(479) 431-8695	219	49	4.5	99.5%	118 (53.9%)	29 (13.2%)	43 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.7%)	$8,691			$448			$8,243	32.2	21.6	251	29
050942000687	223	Marked Tree High School	Public	7-12	406 Saint Francis St	Marked Tree	72365	Poinsett County	Marked Tree School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 358-2891	220	22	10	98.6%	125 (56.8%)	84 (38.2%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$14,449			$1,878			$12,570	31.7	34.7	207	16
050799000518	224	Hoxie High School	Public	7-12	305 SW Alice St	Hoxie	72433	Lawrence County	Hoxie School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 886-4254	345	59	5.8	100.0%	322 (93.3%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$11,077			$1,073			$10,004	31.6	40.4	184	40
050001701295	225	Paragould High School	Public	9-12	1701 W Court St	Paragould	72450	Greene County	Paragould School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 236-7744	864	91	9.5	100.0%	655 (75.8%)	59 (6.8%)	78 (9.0%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (3.1%)	38 (4.4%)	$9,685			$749			$8,936	31.4	47.2	160	65
050840000242	226	Riverview High School	Public	9-12	810 Raider Dr	Searcy	72143	White County	Riverview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 279-7700	316	62	5.1	58.9%	208 (65.8%)	30 (9.5%)	47 (14.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.9%)	$11,639			$1,204			$10,435	31.4	25.9	239	13
050834000558	227	Junction City High School	Public	7-12	520 N Elm Rd	Junction City	71749	Union County	Junction City School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 924-4576	310	57	5.3	67.4%	164 (52.9%)	136 (43.9%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$14,632			$957			$13,675	31.2	36.8	204	23
050258000028	228	Ashdown High School	Public	9-12	171 Locust St	Ashdown	71822	Little River County	Ashdown School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 898-3562	396	45	8.8	68.2%	250 (63.1%)	100 (25.3%)	24 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	$11,529			$929			$10,600	31	32.7	215	13
050824000811	229	Oark High School	Public	7-12	370 Hwy 215	Oark	72852	Johnson County	Jasper School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 292-3353	70	11	6.6	78.6%	66 (94.3%)	1 (1.4%)	3 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,762			$560			$15,202	31	32.1	217	12
050693000420	230	Greenland High School	Public	9-12	30 N Sandy Ave	Greenland	72737	Washington County	Greenland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 521-2366	249	32	7.6	68.3%	214 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	$11,823			$1,243			$10,580	31	42.5	178	52

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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.

Educational resources:

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