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)
050438000166	191	Clarksville High School	Public	10-12	1703 Clark Rd	Clarksville	72830	Johnson County	Clarksville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 705-3212	576	46	12.4	67.2%	296 (51.4%)	7 (1.2%)	208 (36.1%)	40 (6.9%)	5 (0.9%)	8 (1.4%)	12 (2.1%)	$10,132			$976			$9,156	39.4	53.6	135	56
051092000821	192	Omaha High School	Public	7-12	522 W College	Omaha	72662	Boone County	Omaha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 426-3373	186	49	3.8	66.1%	172 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	$13,735			$1,053			$12,682	39	49.3	150	42
050000601695	193	Warren High School	Public	9-12	803 N Walnut	Warren	71671	Bradley County	Warren School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 226-6736	480	43	11	100.0%	167 (34.8%)	170 (35.4%)	126 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)								38.6	26.8	234	41
051017000746	194	Mountain Pine High School	Public	7-12	726 Blakely Dam Rd	Mountain Pine	71956	Garland County	Mountain Pine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 767-6917	294	48	6.1	100.0%	232 (78.9%)	25 (8.5%)	15 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	15 (5.1%)	$12,298			$2,085			$10,213	38.6	29.1	229	35
050002801042	195	Star City High School	Public	9-12	206 Cleveland St	Star City	71667	Lincoln County	Star City School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 628-4111	416	34	12.3	73.8%	280 (67.3%)	72 (17.3%)	42 (10.1%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$10,430			$725			$9,705	38.4	54.4	130	65
050040905133	196	Founders Classical Academy High School Online	Public, Charter	7-12	1302 Melissa Dr	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Founders Classical Academies Of Arkansas	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(479) 715-6676	32	7	4.8	25.0%	20 (62.5%)	5 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.3%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.5%)								38.2			(n/a)
051185000923	197	Joe T. Robinson High School	Public	9-12	21501 Hwy 10	Little Rock	72223	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 868-2400	845	78	10.8	25.4%	423 (50.1%)	285 (33.7%)	72 (8.5%)	30 (3.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.8%)	$11,690			$1,678			$10,012	37.7	60.7	104	93
051356001112	198	Viola High School	Public	7-12	314 Longhorn Dr	Viola	72583	Fulton County	Viola School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 458-2213	182	50	3.6	68.7%	173 (95.1%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$12,575			$844			$11,731	37.4	53.9	134	64
050004201281	199	Hamburg High School	Public	9-12	1119 S Main St	Hamburg	71646	Ashley County	Hamburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 853-9856	511	42	12.2	60.5%	284 (55.6%)	102 (20.0%)	116 (22.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$10,353			$987			$9,366	37.2	38.9	192	7
051414001156	200	White Hall High School	Public	9-12	700 Bulldog Dr	White Hall	71602	Jefferson County	White Hall School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 247-3255	975	71	13.7	49.3%	592 (60.7%)	298 (30.6%)	34 (3.5%)	30 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	15 (1.5%)	$9,363			$712			$8,651	36.6	51	143	57

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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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