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)
050960000702	171	McCrory High School	Public	7-12	509 N Jackson St	McCrory	72101	Woodruff County	McCrory School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 731-2851	248	31	8	58.5%	215 (86.7%)	26 (10.5%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,607			$1,356			$10,251	44.2	48.7	152	19
050039401604	172	Arkansas Virtual Academy High School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	4702 W Commercial Dr Ste B3	North Little Rock	72116	Pulaski County	Arkansas Virtual Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(501) 664-4225	1,872	205	9.1	51.9%	1,313 (70.1%)	315 (16.8%)	124 (6.6%)	14 (0.7%)	30 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	74 (4.0%)	$7,561			$721			$6,840	43.9	37.1	203	31
051122000841	173	Parkers Chapel High School	Public	7-12	401 Parkers Chapel Rd	El Dorado	71730	Union County	Parkers Chapel School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 862-2360	359	60	6	30.9%	294 (81.9%)	38 (10.6%)	13 (3.6%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$11,234			$687			$10,547	43.8	44.5	169	4
051311001068	174	Arkansas High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1500 Jefferson Ave	Texarkana	71875	Miller County	Texarkana School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 774-7641	1,108	124	8.9	100.0%	353 (31.9%)	616 (55.6%)	72 (6.5%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (5.1%)	$12,660			$2,226			$10,434	42.9	31.5	219	45
050303000072	175	Pea Ridge High School	Public	10-12	781 W Pickens Rd	Pea Ridge	72751	Benton County	Pea Ridge School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 451-8182	580	38	15.1	26.0%	505 (87.1%)	9 (1.6%)	43 (7.4%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	$9,994			$948			$9,045	42.8	62.4	99	76
050924001372	176	Malvern High School	Public	9-12	525 E Highland Ave	Malvern	72104	Hot Spring County	Malvern School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 332-6905	575	75	7.6	73.7%	261 (45.4%)	183 (31.8%)	70 (12.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.7%)	$12,553			$779			$11,774	42.7	34.5	208	32
050243000018	177	Arkadelphia High School	Public	9-12	401 High School Rd	Arkadelphia	71923	Clark County	Arkadelphia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 246-7373	574	79	7.2	55.1%	284 (49.5%)	204 (35.5%)	52 (9.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.9%)	$12,858			$1,184			$11,674	42.5	55.8	123	54
051185000941	178	Sylvan Hills High School	Public	10-12	484 Bear Paw Rd	Sherwood	72120	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 833-1100	1,061	88	12	40.6%	421 (39.7%)	483 (45.5%)	85 (8.0%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (5.8%)	$11,654			$1,705			$9,949	42.3	45.9	166	12
050002001298	179	Midland High School	Public	7-12	741 Main St	Pleasant Plains	72568	Independence County	Midland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 345-2610	240	49	4.8	59.6%	226 (94.2%)	3 (1.3%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$12,374			$1,097			$11,277	42.3	26	238	59
050663000398	180	Glen Rose High School	Public	9-12	14334 Hwy 67	Malvern	72104	Hot Spring County	Glen Rose School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 332-3694	301	57	5.2	41.2%	265 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	$11,191			$678			$10,513	42	58.5	111	69

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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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