Best Public Schools in Jonesboro, AR

Summary:

The city of Jonesboro, Arkansas is home to 25 schools across 16 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, and 4 high schools, spread across 3 school districts - Jonesboro School District, Nettleton School District, and Valley View School District. The data reveals stark contrasts in academic performance between the top-performing schools like Valley View Intermediate School and the lower-performing schools in the Jonesboro and Nettleton districts.

The Valley View Intermediate School and Valley View Junior High School stand out as top-performing schools, ranked among the best in the state with 4-5 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. In contrast, Westside High School and The Academies At Jonesboro High School struggle, ranking 149th and 229th out of 291 high schools in Arkansas, respectively.

The data also reveals a strong correlation between economic disadvantage and academic performance, with several schools in the Jonesboro and Nettleton districts having extremely high free and reduced lunch rates, indicating high levels of poverty, and correspondingly low proficiency rates across multiple subjects. Addressing these educational disparities will be crucial for ensuring all students in Jonesboro have access to a quality education.

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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 8th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 9th Grade	ATLAS Algebra All Grades	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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Westside High School	Public	8-12	1630 Hwy 91 West	Jonesboro	72416	Craighead County	WESTSIDE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT (Craighead)	No	No	No	No	(870) 935-7501	647	56	11.4	48.4%	597 (92.3%)	18 (2.8%)	25 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	47.4	149^th of 291 public high schools	48.8%		51	137^th of 305 public high schools	55.1%	12						35.7	21.8	32.6	29.8						38.2	27.8	39.2	34.9						33.9	33.9		14.6	14.6		14.1		14.2						38.2	38.2		30.3	30.9	$10,927	$608	$10,319
Westside Middle School	Public	5-7	1800 Hwy 91 West	Jonesboro	72416	Craighead County	WESTSIDE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT (Craighead)	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 935-7501	414	30	13.7	59.7%	375 (90.6%)	14 (3.4%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	49.6	164^th of 324 public middle schools	49.4%		58.7	112^th of 335 public middle schools	66.6%	52			40.4	24.7	40.3				35.1			41.2	29.0	40.3				36.8			39.7	37.0	36.4		37.8										43.3	28.9	39.5		37.2				$12,100	$1,306	$10,794
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1834 Hwy 91 West	Jonesboro	72416	Craighead County	WESTSIDE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT (Craighead)	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 935-7501	756	42	18.0	55.0%	692 (91.5%)	19 (2.5%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	26 (3.4%)	64.7	165^th of 495 public elementary schools	66.7%		60.7	203^rd of 497 public elementary schools	59.2%	38	38.4	44.4							41.6	38.3	45.9							42.2	45.9	41.6					43.7								45.8	43.8					44.8				$9,756	$907	$8,849
Annie Camp Junior High School	Public	7-9	1814 West Nettleton Avenue	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Jonesboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 933-5820	701	53	13.1	100.0%	213 (30.4%)	330 (47.1%)	111 (15.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.1%)	26	252^nd of 324 public middle schools	22.2%		29.6	253^rd of 335 public middle schools	24.5%	1					23.8	22.6	20.8		22.4					24.6	23.1	17.0		21.6					29.6	6.8	21.1	46.6	5.5	20.8	15.7			15.7					23.4	21.7	22.5	56.3		56.3	$13,005	$1,832	$11,173
Douglas MacArthur Junior High School	Public	7-9	1615 Wilkins Av	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Jonesboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 933-5840	765	54	14.1	100.0%	220 (28.8%)	358 (46.8%)	144 (18.8%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.7%)	33.9	230^th of 324 public middle schools	29.0%		39.6	209^th of 335 public middle schools	37.6%	21					27.6	25.5	27.7		26.9					28.8	25.5	27.7		27.4					31.1	9.9	23.1	59.0	3.0	26.4	21.7			21.7					29.1	25.1	27.2	56.3		56.3	$12,243	$1,691	$10,552
International Studies Magnet	Public, Magnet	1-6	1218 Cobb Street	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Jonesboro School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 933-5825	636	34	18.6	100.0%	308 (48.4%)	185 (29.1%)	86 (13.5%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.2%)	70.6	137^th of 495 public elementary schools	72.3%		62.1	192^nd of 497 public elementary schools	61.4%	55	51.5	41.9	41.8	43.5					44.4	48.5	40.0	42.6	40.0					42.6	49.5	33.3	43.5	53.9			45.2								46.5	41.9	47.8	47.8			46.1				$11,138	$1,579	$9,559
Visual & Performing Arts Magnet	Public, Magnet	1-6	1804 Hillcrest Drive	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Jonesboro School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 933-5830	731	40	18.0	100.0%	317 (43.4%)	270 (36.9%)	101 (13.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.1%)	58.5	209^th of 495 public elementary schools	57.8%		65	168^th of 497 public elementary schools	66.2%	41	35.7	47.2	27.2	42.8					37.9	33.5	47.1	28.1	41.8					37.2	42.0	45.3	39.5	42.7			42.3								36.2	42.9	40.3	38.1			39.2				$10,868	$1,376	$9,492
The Academies At Jonesboro High School	Public	7-12	618 W. Nettleton	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Jonesboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 933-5881	1,505	102	14.7	100.0%	521 (34.6%)	659 (43.8%)	239 (15.9%)	12 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (4.7%)	28.5	229^th of 291 public high schools	21.3%		29.1	238^th of 305 public high schools	22.0%	9							10.0	27.9	27.4							20.0	29.0	28.8										20.0		1.3		1.2									14.5	14.7	$14,411	$1,239	$13,172
Math & Science Magnet School	Public, Magnet	1-6	213 E Thomas Green Rd	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Jonesboro School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 933-5845	499	32	15.4	100.0%	94 (18.8%)	288 (57.7%)	94 (18.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	10.2	466^th of 495 public elementary schools	5.9%		14.8	446^th of 497 public elementary schools	10.3%	20	10.2	11.8	5.6	10.7					9.7	13.7	10.5	9.8	20.0					13.5	12.5	30.3	16.9	21.4			20.0								13.7	10.5	11.3	20.0			13.9				$13,549	$2,705	$10,844
Health Wellness & Environmental Studies Magnet	Public, Magnet	1-6	1001 Rosemond Avenue	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Jonesboro School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 933-5850	633	35	18.1	100.0%	141 (22.3%)	386 (61.0%)	70 (11.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.9%)	33.6	350^th of 495 public elementary schools	29.3%		33	360^th of 497 public elementary schools	27.6%	10	20.6	21.9	30.6	32.6					26.4	18.6	26.0	29.4	36.7					27.7	33.4	26.1	42.5	43.6			36.4								13.8	18.8	32.6	19.8			21.1				$11,391	$1,928	$9,463
Leadership Magnet School	Public, Magnet	1-6	1110 West Washington Avenue	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Jonesboro School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 933-5855	492	28	17.7	100.0%	67 (13.6%)	330 (67.1%)	70 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	11.5	458^th of 495 public elementary schools	7.5%		14.7	447^th of 497 public elementary schools	10.1%	11	6.6	10.8	14.4	13.7					11.2	6.6	10.9	21.0	19.2					14.0	15.2	16.3	21.1	30.1			20.3								8.7	13.5	19.8	16.4			14.3				$12,640	$2,527	$10,113
Kindergarten Center	Public	K	618 W. Nettleton	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Jonesboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 933-5835	485	33	14.5	100.0%	120 (24.7%)	238 (49.1%)	91 (18.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.0%)								(n/a)																																											$12,952	$2,046	$10,907
Northeast Arkansas Career and Technical Center	Public	9-12	1727 S Main St	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Jonesboro School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 933-5891	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
University Heights School Of Medical Arts	Public	3-6	3901 Aggie Rd.	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Nettleton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 336-4700	491	30	16.5	81.5%	122 (24.8%)	242 (49.3%)	81 (16.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.0%)	19.9	411^th of 495 public elementary schools	17.0%		24.8	395^th of 497 public elementary schools	20.5%	16	24.5	28.8	17.1	17.7					22.4	24.5	27.9	18.0	20.9					23.0	25.2	25.7	10.0	23.9			21.5								18.2	25.5	18.9	16.8			19.9				$13,103	$2,100	$11,003
Fox Meadow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	2305 Fox Meadow Lane	Jonesboro	72404	Craighead County	Nettleton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 910-7817	394	26	14.9	82.0%	67 (17.0%)	266 (67.5%)	26 (6.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	26 (6.6%)								(n/a)																																											$13,141	$1,726	$11,415
Nettleton High School	Public	9-12	4207 Race Street	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Nettleton School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 910-7805	1,054	89	11.8	70.7%	264 (25.0%)	577 (54.7%)	139 (13.2%)	11 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (5.7%)	21.8	248^th of 291 public high schools	14.8%		18.6	268^th of 305 public high schools	12.1%	20							17.1	24.3	20.6							17.4	24.9	21.1									10.0	10.3	16.7	3.0	0.0	4.6								35.5	11.9	20.2	$12,088	$243	$11,845
University Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	300 Bowling Lane	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Nettleton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 910-7823	446	32	14.0	80.5%	115 (25.8%)	219 (49.1%)	55 (12.3%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.2%)								(n/a)																																											$13,830	$1,809	$12,021
Nettleton Junior High School	Public	7-8	4208 Chieftain Lane	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Nettleton School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 910-7819	566	50	11.3	74.0%	140 (24.7%)	310 (54.8%)	76 (13.4%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (5.7%)	21.7	266^th of 324 public middle schools	17.9%		22	281^st of 335 public middle schools	16.1%	15					17.0	17.3			17.2					19.4	18.8			19.1					20.0	22.2	21.0	95.0		95.0									28.5	21.4	25.0				$12,135	$824	$11,312
Fox Meadow School Of Creative Media	Public	3-6	2309 Fox Meadow Lane	Jonesboro	72404	Craighead County	Nettleton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 910-7812	440	35	12.6	86.6%	70 (15.9%)	294 (66.8%)	40 (9.1%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	25 (5.7%)	18	423^rd of 495 public elementary schools	14.5%		15.3	443^rd of 497 public elementary schools	10.9%	20	20.3	25.0	15.6	16.1					19.1	22.8	27.0	17.2	19.8					21.5	23.6	32.6	17.9	9.4			20.7								23.5	28.0	16.4	12.2			20.0				$11,368	$1,498	$9,870
Nettleton Steam Intermediate	Public	3-6	2219 Thorn St	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Nettleton School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 910-7809	313	23	13.7	67.4%	121 (38.7%)	140 (44.7%)	31 (9.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	30.5	367^th of 495 public elementary schools	25.9%		32.8	361^st of 497 public elementary schools	27.4%	6	23.2	25.7	20.2	33.8					25.3	23.1	28.2	24.7	32.4					26.9	20.7	16.7	20.2	36.6			23.1								25.6	32.0	31.5	36.7			31.3				$14,705	$663	$14,042
Nettleton Steam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	2305 Promise Lane	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Nettleton School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 910-7831	206	15	14.1	65.5%	71 (34.5%)	97 (47.1%)	22 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.8%)								(n/a)
Valley View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	5603 Kersey Lane	Jonesboro	72404	Craighead County	Valley View School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 935-1910	668	44	15.1	32.2%	543 (81.3%)	32 (4.8%)	32 (4.8%)	34 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.7%)								(n/a)																																											$13,094	$1,467	$11,627
Valley View High School	Public	9-12	2116 Yarbrough Drive	Jonesboro	72404	Craighead County	Valley View School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 932-3737	675	50	13.5	23.6%	558 (82.7%)	29 (4.3%)	43 (6.4%)	25 (3.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	82	24^th of 291 public high schools	91.8%		65.4	83^rd of 305 public high schools	72.8%	59								48.6	48.9								50.0	50.2												8.8		8.6									56.7	57.8	$12,087	$340	$11,747
Valley View Junior High School	Public	7-9	2118 Valley View Drive	Jonesboro	72404	Craighead County	Valley View School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 935-6361	699	56	12.4	30.9%	572 (81.8%)	42 (6.0%)	40 (5.7%)	25 (3.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.3%)	79.9	42^nd of 324 public middle schools	87.0%		88.8	24^th of 335 public middle schools	92.8%	18					39.2	44.9	55.0		46.2					41.8	46.2	52.3		46.6					57.0	49.0	54.6	69.1	33.6	53.8	57.6			57.6					46.9	59.2	53.0				$10,661	$631	$10,030
Valley View Intermediate School	Public	3-6	5404 Yarbrough Drive	Jonesboro	72404	Craighead County	Valley View School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 935-6361	933	59	15.7	32.0%	745 (79.8%)	51 (5.5%)	40 (4.3%)	48 (5.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.8%)	85.2	58^th of 495 public elementary schools	88.3%		84.8	52^nd of 497 public elementary schools	89.5%	6	49.2	57.3	59.4	63.0					57.0	47.9	50.4	56.8	61.9					53.9	49.6	62.6	29.2	58.6			50.0								53.0	52.0	62.1	62.5			57.1				$9,885	$400	$9,484

Cities Near Jonesboro

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brookland	8.71 mi	5	94^th
Bay	9.07 mi	2	183^rd
Lake City	13.63 mi	2	150^th
Trumann	14.01 mi	4	231^st
Paragould	15.74 mi	13	99^th

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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.