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)
050576000290	61	Elkins High School	Public	9-12	349 N Center	Elkins	72727	Washington County	Elkins School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 643-3381	435	49	8.8	38.6%	356 (81.8%)	8 (1.8%)	30 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.1%)	$9,055			$633			$8,422	70.7	72.9	55	6
050345000105	62	Booneville High School	Public	10-12	945 N Plum St	Booneville	72927	Logan County	Booneville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 675-3277	266	33	8.1	100.0%	228 (85.7%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.1%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	$13,160			$1,250			$11,910	70.5	64.9	89	27
050642000384	63	Fountain Lake Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4207 Park Ave	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	Fountain Lake School District	Yes	No	No	No	(501) 701-1706	359	40	8.9	40.7%	300 (83.6%)	5 (1.4%)	32 (8.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	$11,018			$868			$10,150	70.5	55.8	124	61
050493000214	64	Dardanelle High School	Public	9-12	1079 Hwy 28 N	Dardanelle	72834	Yell County	Dardanelle School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 229-4655	666	89	7.5	67.4%	353 (53.0%)	19 (2.9%)	268 (40.2%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	$10,935			$1,537			$9,398	70.3	69.7	62	2
050777000491	65	Highland High School	Public	9-12	1 Rebel Cir	Hardy	72542	Sharp County	Highland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 856-3273	515	59	8.7	100.0%	482 (93.6%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	$11,507			$1,271			$10,236	70	67.4	79	14
050870000585	66	Lamar High School	Public	9-12	301 Elberta St	Lamar	72846	Johnson County	Lamar School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 885-3344	360	46	7.8	70.3%	312 (86.7%)	7 (1.9%)	28 (7.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.8%)	$8,879			$722			$8,157	69.4	73.2	53	13
050456000181	67	Concord High School	Public	7-12	10920 Heber Springs N	Concord	72523	Cleburne County	Concord School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 668-3522	184	46	4	51.1%	176 (95.7%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,342			$1,517			$9,825	69.3	69.2	65	2
051218000981	68	Scranton High School	Public	7-12	103 N Tenth St	Scranton	72863	Logan County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 938-7121	207	23	9.1	47.3%	188 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	8 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	$10,951			$1,017			$9,934	69.1	86.2	27	41
050975000713	69	Mena High School	Public	9-12	700 S Morrow St	Mena	71953	Polk County	Mena School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 394-1144	493	71	6.9	56.2%	419 (85.0%)	4 (0.8%)	34 (6.9%)	12 (2.4%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	$11,226			$1,221			$10,005	68.7	63.3	95	26
051020000965	70	Rural Special High School	Public	7-12	13237 Hwy 263	Fox	72051	Stone County	Mountain View School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 363-4365	85	16	5.4	96.5%	76 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,389			$1,079			$11,309	68.2	93	11	59

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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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