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Fayetteville School District

At a glance

32^ndof 250 Arkansas districts▼ 8

Better than 87% of Arkansas districts

Elementary 9 Middle 5 High 2 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-12

1000 W Bulldog Blvd
Fayetteville, AR 72702·(479) 444-3000·All Arkansas district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 87.2% of districts

Schools

10,291

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedRoot Elementary School1^st of 495 Arkansas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Owl Creek School up 41 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Agee Lierly Life Preparation Services School 6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Fayetteville School District in Arkansas encompasses 17 schools, including 9 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The district demonstrates a wide range of academic performance, with several standout high-performing schools as well as some lower-performing institutions.

The top-performing schools in the district are Root Elementary School and Vandergriff Elementary School, both ranked among the best in the state with proficiency rates around 75-85% across core subjects. In contrast, Asbell Elementary School and Owl Creek School have proficiency rates in the 20-40% range. The district's high school, Fayetteville High School, performs moderately with 40-50% proficiency in English Language Arts and Reading, but struggles in Math and Geometry with only 17-27% proficiency.

The wide range in free/reduced lunch rates, from 8% at Root Elementary to 88% at Asbell Elementary, suggests significant socioeconomic diversity within the district. This, coupled with variations in per-student spending and student-teacher ratios, may contribute to the performance disparities observed across the schools. Addressing these factors could help the Fayetteville School District achieve more equitable outcomes for all students.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2025)									ATLAS Reading (2025)									ATLAS Mathematics (2025)							ATLAS Algebra (2025)				ATLAS Geometry (2025)					ATLAS Science (2025)							ATLAS Biology (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ATLAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 9th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 10th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading 6th Grade	ATLAS Reading 7th Grade	ATLAS Reading 8th Grade	ATLAS Reading 9th Grade	ATLAS Reading 10th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 7th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 8th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Algebra 7th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 8th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 9th Grade	ATLAS Algebra All Grades	ATLAS Geometry 8th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 9th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 10th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 11th Grade	ATLAS Geometry All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science 7th Grade	ATLAS Science 8th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	ATLAS Biology 9th Grade	ATLAS Biology 10th Grade	ATLAS Biology 11th Grade	ATLAS Biology All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Holcomb Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2900 N Salem Road	Fayetteville	72704	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 527-3610	603	29	20.8	30.5%	398 (66.0%)	42 (7.0%)	83 (13.8%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	56 (9.3%)	91.2	31^st of 495 public elementary schools	93.7%		88.4	41^st of 497 public elementary schools	91.8%	10	54.2	62.1							57.7	53.5	60.2							56.5	56.1	70.4					62.7										56.9	63.9					60.1					$12,261	$739	$11,522
Vandergriff Elementary School	Public	K-4	2900 N Salem Road	Fayetteville	72704	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 527-3600	558	30	18.6	11.3%	452 (81.0%)	8 (1.4%)	40 (7.2%)	19 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (6.6%)	98.9	2^nd of 495 public elementary schools	99.6%		95.7	15^th of 497 public elementary schools	97.0%	13	69.2	75.4							72.2	70.0	74.6							72.2	78.4	78.9					78.7										71.6	79.7					75.4					$11,305	$573	$10,732
Asbell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1500 N Sang	Fayetteville	72703	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 444-3080	319	22	14.5	87.5%	103 (32.3%)	86 (27.0%)	62 (19.4%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	49 (15.4%)	26.4	381^st of 495 public elementary schools	23.0%		43.3	294^th of 497 public elementary schools	40.8%	87	18.9	28.8							24.0	20.7	27.2							23.9	23.7	39.0					31.4										23.8	28.8					26.2					$17,096	$2,300	$14,796
Butterfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3050 Old Missouri Road	Fayetteville	72703	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 444-3081	567	29	19.5	47.3%	313 (55.2%)	55 (9.7%)	111 (19.6%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.6%)	66 (11.6%)	83.7	64^th of 495 public elementary schools	87.1%		84	57^th of 497 public elementary schools	88.5%	7	50.5	56.3							53.2	49.1	55.4							52.1	50.8	59.6					55.0										50.4	52.5					51.3					$12,253	$737	$11,515
Fayetteville High School	Public	9-12	994 W Martin Luther King Blvd	Fayetteville	72701	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 444-3050	2,588	229	11.2	35.6%	1,618 (62.5%)	272 (10.5%)	377 (14.6%)	74 (2.9%)	13 (0.5%)	28 (1.1%)	206 (8.0%)	74	46^th of 291 public high schools	84.2%		71.7	54^th of 305 public high schools	82.3%	8							41.6	47.6	44.4							40.4	48.4	44.1										17.1	17.1		82.4	17.5	26.6	41.7								77.8	30.4	23.6	53.0	$14,846	$705	$14,141
Happy Hollow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2175 East Peppervine Drive	Fayetteville	72701	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 444-3085	521	28	18.6	47.0%	326 (62.6%)	44 (8.4%)	82 (15.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	58 (11.1%)	81.8	71^st of 495 public elementary schools	85.7%		80.8	75^th of 497 public elementary schools	84.9%	4	52.9	50.0							51.4	54.9	51.9							53.4	45.2	50.0					47.6										58.3	54.8					56.5					$12,554	$977	$11,577
Leverett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1124 W Cleveland	Fayetteville	72701	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 444-3077	238	14	17.0	55.9%	112 (47.1%)	41 (17.2%)	47 (19.7%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	27 (11.3%)	72	125^th of 495 public elementary schools	74.7%		74.9	109^th of 497 public elementary schools	78.1%	16	39.5	48.8							44.3	42.1	48.8							45.6	42.2	53.7					48.1										47.4	48.8					48.1					$15,481	$1,359	$14,122
Ramay Junior High School	Public	7-8	401 S Sang	Fayetteville	72701	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 444-3064	761	57	13.3	52.3%	395 (51.9%)	118 (15.5%)	143 (18.8%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	76 (10.0%)	62.6	102^nd of 324 public middle schools	68.5%		61	101^st of 335 public middle schools	69.9%	1					34.5	39.1			36.8					35.1	39.4			37.2					39.6	28.5	35.1	89.5	75.8		77.7	100.0				100.0					41.1	44.8	43.0					$13,836	$1,026	$12,810
Root Elementary School	Public	K-4	1529 Mission Blvd	Fayetteville	72701	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 444-3075	445	25	17.8	14.8%	376 (84.5%)	6 (1.3%)	31 (7.0%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.5%)	99.6	1^st of 495 public elementary schools	99.8%		97.7	5^th of 497 public elementary schools	99.0%	4	74.0	83.9							79.0	74.0	84.9							79.5	81.5	85.0					83.2										80.5	82.8					81.7					$11,531	$640	$10,891
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-4	425 N Highland Avenue	Fayetteville	72701	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 444-3073	293	17	17.2	49.1%	176 (60.1%)	45 (15.4%)	37 (12.6%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	26 (8.9%)	82.5	69^th of 495 public elementary schools	86.1%		88.7	39^th of 497 public elementary schools	92.2%	30	46.3	62.3							53.9	46.3	62.9							54.3	44.8	54.8					49.6										49.2	62.3					55.5					$15,328	$1,230	$14,098
Woodland Junior High School	Public	7-8	1 E Poplar	Fayetteville	72703	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 444-3067	765	52	14.6	29.8%	566 (74.0%)	54 (7.1%)	69 (9.0%)	19 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.2%)	45 (5.9%)	93.7	11^th of 324 public middle schools	96.6%		92.6	15^th of 335 public middle schools	95.5%	4					54.0	53.1			53.6					54.1	49.9			52.2					68.6	48.4	62.7	100.0	95.9		96.3										71.2	65.2	68.5					$14,340	$643	$13,697
McNair Middle School	Public	5-6	3030 East Mission Blvd	Fayetteville	72703	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 527-3660	670	36	18.7	21.5%	531 (79.3%)	26 (3.9%)	45 (6.7%)	21 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (1.0%)	37 (5.5%)								(n/a)			64.5	67.0					65.8			63.6	65.9					64.7			62.4	72.0			67.3												67.7	68.5			68.1					$11,651	$529	$11,122
Holt Middle School	Public	5-6	2365 North Rupple Road	Fayetteville	72704	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 527-3670	463	27	17.3	51.6%	268 (57.9%)	42 (9.1%)	77 (16.6%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	46 (9.9%)								(n/a)			49.0	41.2					45.5			47.5	41.2					44.7			47.2	50.3			48.6												50.6	50.0			50.3					$14,440	$1,030	$13,410
Owl Creek School	Public	PK, KG-4	375 North Rupple Road	Fayetteville	72704	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 718-0200	619	37	16.5	69.6%	228 (36.8%)	124 (20.0%)	144 (23.3%)	18 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.6%)	87 (14.1%)	54.2	238^th of 495 public elementary schools	51.9%		46.6	279^th of 497 public elementary schools	43.9%	41	36.8	40.9							38.8	36.8	37.0							36.9	39.2	39.1					39.2										36.0	42.2					39.0					$14,514	$1,670	$12,844
Fayetteville Virtual Academy A District Conversion Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	2-12	300 S Ray	Fayetteville	72701	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(479) 973-8676	165	13	12.6	20.6%	140 (84.8%)	9 (5.5%)	6 (3.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)								(n/a)					57.2	84.6	70.0	60.0	69.4					64.3	76.9	75.0	60.0	70.4					57.1		55.3			42.8	47.4			33.3		45.8					64.3	84.7	75.5		60.0		73.9	$15,243	$1,189	$14,054
Agee Lierly Life Preparation Services School	Public	9-12	2350 Old Farmington Raod	Fayetteville	72701	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 444-3083	250	41	6.0	63.2%	89 (35.6%)	46 (18.4%)	67 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	38 (15.2%)	4	286^th of 291 public high schools	1.7%		16.9	271^st of 305 public high schools	11.1%	15							0.0	14.3	6.9							0.0	7.1	3.4																								0.0			4.3	$10,521	$485	$10,036
John L Colbert Middle School	Public	5-6	888 S Rupple Road	Fayetteville	72704	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(479) 718-0254	466	26	17.6	62.4%	210 (45.1%)	82 (17.6%)	86 (18.5%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.0%)	64 (13.7%)								(n/a)			36.3	38.9					37.6			38.6	38.8					38.6			33.7	43.3			38.4												37.8	40.2			39.0

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.