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Best Public Schools in Clay County, AR

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Schools

2,244

Students

Districts

Top rankedCorning Middle School71^st of 335 Arkansas middle schools

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Biggest riser

Park Elementary School up 108 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Corning High School 6 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 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
Corning High School	Public	9-12	500 Bobcat Lane	Corning	72422	Clay County	Corning School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 857-3041	217	36	6.0	68.2%	202 (93.1%)	3 (1.4%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	50.3	159^th of 301 public high schools	47.2%		33.7	210^th of 291 public high schools	27.8%	51							35.4	35.1		35.2							43.8	42.1		42.9																	11.5			11.5							27.3	8.1		15.3																		40.4		40.4	$18,224	$1,804	$16,420
Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	510 Wynn Park Drive	Corning	72422	Clay County	Corning School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 857-3748	361	21	17.5	78.7%	342 (94.7%)	5 (1.4%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	56.8	219^th of 494 public elementary schools	55.7%		37.5	327^th of 495 public elementary schools	33.9%	108	36.1	48.3								42.1	41.0	51.7								46.3	32.8	50.0								41.3																					42.6	56.7								49.6											$10,869	$1,457	$9,412
Corning Middle School	Public	5-8	500 Bobcat Lane	Corning	72422	Clay County	Corning School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 857-6491	227	18	12.9	69.6%	214 (94.3%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	73.3	71^st of 335 public middle schools	78.8%		65	91^st of 324 public middle schools	71.9%	20			33.9	43.9	51.2	48.4				43.8			35.5	45.5	56.1	54.7				47.2			58.1	39.4	53.7	42.9				48.3						72.7				72.7													51.6	43.9	56.1	60.9				52.8											$9,248	$1,675	$7,573
Rector Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	604 West 5th Street	Rector	72461	Clay County	Rector School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 595-3151	389	22	18.0	71.2%	364 (93.6%)	5 (1.3%)	12 (3.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	40.8	304^th of 494 public elementary schools	38.5%		36.5	333^rd of 495 public elementary schools	32.7%	29	32.3	32.8	26.8	36.8						32.6	35.5	31.3	26.8	42.1						34.2	45.2	32.8	53.7	54.4						45.6																					32.3	42.2	24.4	36.8						35.2											$13,959	$3,502	$10,456
Rector High School	Public	7-12	604 West 5th Street	Rector	72461	Clay County	Rector School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 595-3151	236	27	8.8	68.2%	216 (91.5%)	5 (2.1%)	9 (3.8%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	38.5	203^rd of 301 public high schools	32.6%		46	158^th of 291 public high schools	45.7%	45					22.6	26.5	26.3	38.5		28.9					25.8	23.5	31.6	46.2		32.4					25.8	13.6				20.8						8.3	0.0			2.8							7.1	4.2		5.3					22.6	29.4				26.2								31.6		30.8	$15,102	$515	$14,587
Piggott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	895 East Main	Piggott	72454	Clay County	Piggott School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 598-2546	484	34	14.2	29.8%	464 (95.9%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	50.2	258^th of 494 public elementary schools	47.8%		47.5	275^th of 495 public elementary schools	44.4%	17	41.4	32.2	49.1	47.1						42.1	36.2	35.6	52.8	49.0						43.0	24.6	23.7	43.4	45.1						33.6																					43.9	39.0	49.1	39.2						42.7											$11,759	$1,384	$10,374
Piggott High School	Public	7-12	533 East Main	Piggott	72454	Clay County	Piggott School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 598-3815	330	50	6.5	63.3%	309 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	40.9	192^nd of 301 public high schools	36.2%		32.7	215^th of 291 public high schools	26.1%	23					24.0	21.3	33.3	20.4		24.6					28.0	23.4	41.7	22.2		28.6					24.0	30.4				27.1							34.1			37.0								13.2		16.1					34.0	23.4				28.9								30.2		30.2	$14,166	$882	$13,284

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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.