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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 495)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
85	Greene City Technical Elementary School	Public	K-6	5203 West Kingshighway	Paragould	72450	Greene County	Greene County Technical School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 215-4430	501	28	17.6	53.9%	451 (90.0%)	15 (3.0%)	20 (4.0%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	$11,350			$1,628			$9,722	80	38.1	329	244		051308000015
189	Mt. Judea K-12 School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	14790 Ar 123 Hwy	Deer	72655	Newton County	Deer Mt Judea School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 434-5362	175	84	2	98.3%	164 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	$15,697			$1,006			$14,691	61	23.3	406	217		050007201630
182	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	613 County Ave	Lincoln	72744	Washington County	Lincoln School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 824-7350	356	23	15.7	72.2%	251 (70.5%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (13.5%)	14 (3.9%)	17 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.7%)	$15,064			$1,670			$13,394	61.5	29.9	378	196		050894000600
90	Oden Schools	Public, Alternative	K-12	135 School Drive	Mena	71953	Montgomery County	Ouachita River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 326-4311	133	29	4.5	78.2%	109 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.0%)	6 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.5%)	$15,195			$2,347			$12,848	79	52.1	246	156		050007301642
207	Northside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	814 West Locust	Cabot	72023	Lonoke County	Cabot School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 743-3568	370	28	13.2	60.3%	268 (72.4%)	12 (3.2%)	33 (8.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (13.8%)	$14,084			$1,476			$12,608	58.5	33.8	355	148		050375001375
33	Brookland Elementary School	Public	1-3	220 N. Oak St.	Brookland	72417	Craighead County	Brookland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 932-2080	728	43	16.8	38.2%	612 (84.1%)	34 (4.7%)	44 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.8%)	$10,618			$921			$9,697	90.1	63.7	176	143		050364000115
166	West Fork Elementary School	Public	K-4	245 School Ave	West Fork	72774	Washington County	West Fork School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 839-2236	249	21	11.8	44.2%	220 (88.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	$12,585			$1,756			$10,828	64.7	41.4	303	137		051401001143
302	Murrell Taylor Elementary School	Public	K-5	1401 Murrell Taylor Drive	Jacksonville	72076	Pulaski County	Jacksonville North Pulaski School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 985-1581	428	28	15.2	62.9%	72 (16.8%)	278 (65.0%)	42 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.9%)	$16,007			$2,155			$13,852	41.2	15.8	438	136		050041901256
192	Oak Grove Elementary School	Public	2-4	5027 Hwy 135 North	Paragould	72450	Greene County	Paragould School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 240-2221	270	14	18.7	100.0%	230 (85.2%)	14 (5.2%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (5.2%)	$12,351			$1,366			$10,985	60.9	38.3	327	135		050001701497
241	Drew Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	250 University Drive	Monticello	71655	Drew County	Drew Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 367-6893	562	30	18.5	100.0%	356 (63.3%)	141 (25.1%)	36 (6.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.6%)	$11,891			$1,680			$10,211	53.4	32.2	364	123		050547000258

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ATLAS English Language Arts, ATLAS Reading, ATLAS Mathematics, ATLAS Science test scores released by the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
These rankings were last updated on July 10, 2025, 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.
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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education