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Best Public Schools in Baxter County, AR

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Schools

4,984

Students

Districts

Top rankedPinkston Middle School37^th of 335 Arkansas middle schools

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Biggest riser

Pinkston Middle School up 24 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Cotter High School 5.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2026)										ATLAS Reading (2026)										ATLAS Mathematics (2026)										ATLAS Algebra (2026)										ATLAS Geometry (2026)										ATLAS Science (2026)										ATLAS Biology (2026)										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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 11th 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 11th 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 9th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 10th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 11th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Algebra 3rd Grade	ATLAS Algebra 4th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 5th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 6th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 7th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 8th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 9th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 10th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 11th Grade	ATLAS Algebra All Grades	ATLAS Geometry 3rd Grade	ATLAS Geometry 4th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 5th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 6th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 7th Grade	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 9th Grade	ATLAS Science 10th Grade	ATLAS Science 11th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	ATLAS Biology 3rd Grade	ATLAS Biology 4th Grade	ATLAS Biology 5th Grade	ATLAS Biology 6th Grade	ATLAS Biology 7th Grade	ATLAS Biology 8th Grade	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
Mountain Home Career Academies	Public, Charter	8-12	500 Bomber Blvd.	Mountain Home	72653	Baxter County	Mountain Home School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 425-1215	1,523	128	11.9	33.2%	1,383 (90.8%)	6 (0.4%)	63 (4.1%)	15 (1.0%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	49 (3.2%)	64.9	84^th of 301 public high schools	72.1%		68.4	59^th of 291 public high schools	79.7%	25						46.1	42.8	35.9		41.4						40.8	44.7	38.9		41.5						40.1				40.1						87.7	43.2			52.8							79.2	14.7		31.4						46.4				46.4							90.1	39.1		50.0	$12,202	$869	$11,333
Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	618 North College	Mountain Home	72653	Baxter County	Mountain Home School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 425-1251	559	32	17.3	48.5%	496 (88.7%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (4.8%)	12 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.6%)								(n/a)																																																																							$11,265	$1,541	$9,723
Pinkston Middle School	Public	6-7	1301 South College	Mountain Home	72653	Baxter County	Mountain Home School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 425-1236	546	39	14.1	39.6%	495 (90.7%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.2%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	81.3	37^th of 335 public middle schools	89.0%		73	61^st of 324 public middle schools	81.2%	24				51.5	47.2					49.3				53.0	46.9					49.8				56.8	64.0					60.5																								55.3	54.9					55.1											$11,311	$1,265	$10,047
Mountain Home Kindergarten	Public	PK-K	1310 Post Oak Road	Mountain Home	72653	Baxter County	Mountain Home School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 425-1256	300	18	16.3	51.3%	273 (91.0%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.0%)								(n/a)																																																																							$13,607	$1,691	$11,917
Hackler Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1310 Post Oak Road	Mountain Home	72653	Baxter County	Mountain Home School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 425-1288	837	45	18.5	50.4%	751 (89.7%)	9 (1.1%)	36 (4.3%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.7%)	65.9	169^th of 494 public elementary schools	65.8%		62	178^th of 495 public elementary schools	64.0%	9	42.2	49.0	46.6							45.9	44.0	46.7	47.9							46.3	54.1	52.5	51.7							52.7																					53.7	42.5	45.2							47.1											$10,360	$1,150	$9,209
Guy Berry College And Career Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	500 Bomber Blvd.	Mountain Home	72653	Baxter County	Mountain Home School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 425-1261	52	6	8.6	61.5%	48 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	15.8	266^th of 301 public high schools	11.6%		13	272^nd of 291 public high schools	6.5%	6								23.1		18.4								23.1		26.3										18.8																		0.0		0.0										6.3								18.2		16.7
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home Career Center	Public	9-12	1600 South College St	Mountain Home	72653	Baxter County	Asu - Mountain Home Career Center	No	No	No	No	(870) 508-6100	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Amanda Gist Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	152 Lucille	Cotter	72626	Baxter County	Cotter School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 435-6655	374	28	13.2	100.0%	355 (94.9%)	4 (1.1%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	72.8	129^th of 494 public elementary schools	73.9%		74	117^th of 495 public elementary schools	76.4%	12	45.7	45.1	50.0	51.0						48.0	39.1	43.1	50.0	51.0						46.0	45.7	51.0	57.7	63.3						54.5																					50.0	54.9	67.3	63.3						59.1											$13,641	$2,219	$11,421
Cotter High School	Public	7-12	198 Mable	Cotter	72626	Baxter County	Cotter School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 435-6323	324	57	5.6	100.0%	306 (94.4%)	3 (0.9%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	73.1	46^th of 301 public high schools	84.7%		75.3	42^nd of 291 public high schools	85.6%	4					44.7	54.5	44.0	37.3		44.8					42.1	56.8	46.0	39.2		45.9					57.9	73.2				65.8							31.3			35.3								35.4		37.3					60.5	65.9				63.4								55.1		54.0	$11,992	$752	$11,240
Norfork Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	161 Mildred Simpson Drive	Norfork	72658	Baxter County	Norfork School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 499-5228	273	18	14.7	60.8%	264 (96.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	77.1	100^th of 494 public elementary schools	79.8%		75.9	105^th of 495 public elementary schools	78.8%	5	60.5	63.2	36.2	53.6						52.3	57.9	60.5	38.3	57.1						52.3	60.5	63.2	51.1	67.9						59.6																					57.9	68.4	40.4	64.3						56.3											$12,547	$1,467	$11,079
Norfork High School	Public	7-12	136 Mildred Simpson Drive	Norfork	72658	Baxter County	Norfork School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 499-5228	196	34	5.8	56.1%	192 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	50.8	153^rd of 301 public high schools	49.2%		54	117^th of 291 public high schools	59.8%	36					44.4	41.7	20.0	39.1		36.8					47.2	47.2	23.3	43.5		40.8					63.9	51.9				58.7							25.9			38.9								38.5		50.0					58.3	63.9				61.1								50.0		47.6	$15,177	$1,157	$14,020

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