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Best Public Schools in Columbia County, AR

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Schools

3,353

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedEmerson Elementary School12^th of 491 Arkansas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Emerson High School up 46 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Emerson High School 5.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 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	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 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 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
Central Elementary School	Public	3-7	456 East North Street	Magnolia	71753	Columbia County	Magnolia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 234-4911	527	32	16.4	99.2%	171 (32.4%)	287 (54.5%)	31 (5.9%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)								(n/a)	31.5	30.3	20.3						27.3	36.5	32.0	22.0						30.1	33.3	38.3	37.3				36.4							35.8	30.8	28.4				31.6				$12,069	$2,096	$9,974
East Side Elementary School	Public	K-2	1310 Hollensworth	Magnolia	71753	Columbia County	Magnolia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 234-5611	570	33	17.3	97.2%	172 (30.2%)	313 (54.9%)	45 (7.9%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.4%)								(n/a)																																										$11,865	$2,394	$9,470
Magnolia Middle School	Public	6-8	540 East North Street	Magnolia	71753	Columbia County	Magnolia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 234-2206	492	45	10.8	98.4%	167 (33.9%)	271 (55.1%)	21 (4.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.9%)	33.8	233^rd of 327 public middle schools	28.7%		32.5	233^rd of 324 public middle schools	28.1%					32.9	33.9	23.5			30.3				35.4	29.7	23.5			29.6				28.0	40.5	21.6	30.7	78.2		78.2							34.8	42.3	30.6	36.0				$15,056	$1,754	$13,303
Magnolia High School	Public	9-12	1400 High School Drive	Magnolia	71753	Columbia County	Magnolia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 234-2610	797	69	11.4	98.6%	275 (34.5%)	430 (54.0%)	52 (6.5%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.1%)	34.2	216^th of 293 public high schools	26.3%		32.6	216^th of 291 public high schools	25.8%								41.3	24.4	32.4							40.0	26.2	32.7									13.2	12.9	57.1	4.9	13.2								87.5	20.2	29.3	$13,500	$1,458	$12,043
Emerson Elementary School	Public	K-6	508 West Main	Emerson	71740	Columbia County	Emerson Taylor Bradley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 626-3306	226	16	13.8	51.3%	144 (63.7%)	42 (18.6%)	24 (10.6%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	94.7	12^th of 491 public elementary schools	97.6%		95.3	15^th of 495 public elementary schools	97.0%	3	77.7	69.3	61.3	65.7					68.2	77.7	56.4	54.9	62.5					62.0	77.7	87.1	67.7	68.7			76.0							77.7	82.1	61.3	68.8			72.9				$11,600	$1,711	$9,888
Emerson High School	Public	7-12	212 Grayson	Emerson	71740	Columbia County	Emerson Taylor Bradley School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 626-3305	136	23	5.8	49.3%	92 (67.6%)	33 (24.3%)	5 (3.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	88.9	12^th of 293 public high schools	95.9%		68.5	58^th of 291 public high schools	80.1%	46					50.0	45.4	36.4	47.8	46.4					46.1	36.3	63.6	56.5	48.8					38.5	72.7	54.2		45.5	45.5		44.5	44.5					53.9	36.4	45.9		68.2	68.2	$12,953	$226	$12,726
Taylor Elementary School	Public	K-6	506 East Pine	Taylor	71861	Columbia County	Emerson Taylor Bradley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 626-3304	341	22	15.2	37.8%	317 (93.0%)	11 (3.2%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	75.7	110^th of 491 public elementary schools	77.6%		80.8	81^st of 495 public elementary schools	83.6%	29	51.1	38.9	55.3	63.6					51.5	46.7	37.2	53.6	65.9					50.0	80.0	40.7	62.5	65.9			60.8							60.0	44.0	64.3	68.1			58.4				$9,911	$713	$9,198
Taylor High School	Public	7-12	506 East Pine	Taylor	71861	Columbia County	Emerson Taylor Bradley School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 626-3303	264	33	8.1	32.6%	249 (94.3%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	85.7	16^th of 293 public high schools	94.5%		83.3	20^th of 291 public high schools	93.1%	4					51.0	36.3	48.9	48.4	46.1					48.9	40.9	48.9	61.3	49.2					46.9	34.1	40.9		36.3	36.3		32.2	32.2					59.2	52.3	55.9		67.8	65.7	$10,484	$148	$10,336

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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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