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Best Elementary Schools in Baxter County, AR

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Schools

2,343

Students

Districts

Top rankedNorfork Elementary School100^th of 491 Arkansas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Hackler Intermediate School up 9 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Amanda Gist Elementary School 13.2 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2026)					ATLAS Reading (2026)					ATLAS Mathematics (2026)					ATLAS Science (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 All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading 6th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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%)	65.8	169^th of 491 public elementary schools	65.6%		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
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%)	72.7	128^th of 491 public elementary schools	73.9%		74	117^th of 495 public elementary schools	76.4%	11	45.6	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	55.0	67.3	63.3	59.1	$13,641	$2,219	$11,421
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 491 public elementary schools	79.6%		75.9	105^th of 495 public elementary schools	78.8%	5	60.5	63.2	36.2	53.5	52.4	57.9	60.5	38.3	57.1	52.3	60.6	63.2	51.1	67.9	59.6	57.9	68.4	40.4	64.3	56.3	$12,547	$1,467	$11,079

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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.

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