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)
050534000249	181	Dierks High School	Public	7-12	900 Old Hwy 70 W	Dierks	71833	Howard County	Dierks School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 286-3234	239	56	4.2	74.9%	210 (87.9%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$10,964			$958			$10,006	41.7	44.1	171	10
050375001019	182	Cabot Panther Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	21 Funtastic Dr	Cabot	72023	Lonoke County	Cabot School District	Yes	No	No	No	(501) 843-3363	350	27	13	47.4%	290 (82.9%)	5 (1.4%)	18 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.0%)	$11,288			$1,451			$9,837	41	25.5	242	60
050270000038	183	Bald Knob High School	Public	9-12	901 N Hickory St	Bald Knob	72010	White County	Bald Knob School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 724-3843	336	50	6.7	55.1%	298 (88.7%)	5 (1.5%)	16 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	$9,813			$588			$9,225	40.6	46.3	164	19
050004701079	184	Trumann High School	Public	9-12	1620 W Main St	Trumann	72472	Poinsett County	Trumann School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 483-5301	453	30	14.9	100.0%	337 (74.4%)	67 (14.8%)	32 (7.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$11,155			$1,236			$9,919	40.6	26.5	237	53
051251001009	185	Smackover High School	Public	9-12	1 Buckaroo Ln	Smackover	71762	Union County	Smackover-Norphlet School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 725-3101	314	40	7.7	36.3%	236 (75.2%)	59 (18.8%)	15 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,276			$725			$9,552	40.5	46.3	163	22
050002901277	186	Gosnell High School	Public	7-12	600 Hwy 181	Gosnell	72315	Mississippi County	Gosnell School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 532-4010	606	59	10.3	73.3%	359 (59.2%)	162 (26.7%)	52 (8.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	$10,350			$931			$9,419	40.1	40.1	185	1
051026000751	187	Mountainburg High School	Public	9-12	129 Hwy 71 SW	Mountainburg	72946	Crawford County	Mountainburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 369-2146	185	32	5.8	100.0%	168 (90.8%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$10,952			$1,326			$9,626	40	52.9	139	48
050624000338	188	Foreman High School	Public	7-12	700 Rocky Comfort Rd	Foreman	71836	Little River County	Foreman School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 542-7212	221	35	6.3	67.9%	166 (75.1%)	23 (10.4%)	21 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$10,060			$823			$9,237	39.8	53.5	136	52
050984000721	189	Monticello High School	Public	9-12	390 Clyde Ross Dr	Monticello	71655	Drew County	Monticello School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 367-4050	506	43	11.6	48.6%	278 (54.9%)	195 (38.5%)	23 (4.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$12,472			$1,002			$11,470	39.8	57.2	118	71
051161000884	190	Pocahontas High School	Public	10-12	2312 Stadium Dr	Pocahontas	72455	Randolph County	Pocahontas School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 892-4573	384	88	4.3	53.1%	303 (78.9%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.4%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	47 (12.2%)	14 (3.6%)	$10,655			$981			$9,675	39.4	37.8	200	10

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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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