Best Public Schools in Craighead County, Arkansas & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				ACT Aspire English (2023)								ACT Aspire Math (2023)								ACT Aspire Science (2023)								ACT Aspire Reading (2023)								Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT Aspire English 3rd Grade	ACT Aspire English 4th Grade	ACT Aspire English 5th Grade	ACT Aspire English 6th Grade	ACT Aspire English 7th Grade	ACT Aspire English 8th Grade	ACT Aspire English 9th Grade	ACT Aspire English 10th Grade	ACT Aspire Math 3rd Grade	ACT Aspire Math 4th Grade	ACT Aspire Math 5th Grade	ACT Aspire Math 6th Grade	ACT Aspire Math 7th Grade	ACT Aspire Math 8th Grade	ACT Aspire Math 9th Grade	ACT Aspire Math 10th Grade	ACT Aspire Science 3rd Grade	ACT Aspire Science 4th Grade	ACT Aspire Science 5th Grade	ACT Aspire Science 6th Grade	ACT Aspire Science 7th Grade	ACT Aspire Science 8th Grade	ACT Aspire Science 9th Grade	ACT Aspire Science 10th Grade	ACT Aspire Reading 3rd Grade	ACT Aspire Reading 4th Grade	ACT Aspire Reading 5th Grade	ACT Aspire Reading 6th Grade	ACT Aspire Reading 7th Grade	ACT Aspire Reading 8th Grade	ACT Aspire Reading 9th Grade	ACT Aspire Reading 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Health/Wellness Envi Magnet	Public, Magnet	1-6	1001 Rosemond Ave	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Jonesboro School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 933-5850	620	37	16.7	100.0%	187 (30.2%)	315 (50.8%)	75 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.6%)	25.7	389^th of 494 public elementary schools	21.3%		27.4	377^th of 487 public elementary schools	22.6%	12	51.6	43.9	51.9	55.8					49.5	38.3	30.6	41.4					20.0	27.1	17.6	27.9					14.8	29.9	22.3	30.6					$9,256	$2,169	$7,087
Leadership Magnet School	Public, Magnet	1-6	1110 W Washington Ave	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Jonesboro School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 933-5855	455	28	16.4	100.0%	72 (15.8%)	287 (63.1%)	77 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	10.5	454^th of 494 public elementary schools	8.1%		5.7	468^th of 487 public elementary schools	3.9%	14	34.7	37.2	47.3	41.5					30.7	32.9	23.0	18.5					9.4	20.0	16.3	17.2					12.0	25.7	14.9	10.0					$9,801	$2,527	$7,275
Kindergarten Center	Public	K	618 W Nettleton Ave	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Jonesboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 933-5835	503	34	14.7	100.0%	148 (29.4%)	250 (49.7%)	76 (15.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)								(n/a)																																	$10,509	$2,177	$8,333
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) 366-4700	398	30	13.3	100.0%	110 (27.6%)	186 (46.7%)	65 (16.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.0%)	22.2	399^th of 494 public elementary schools	19.2%		22.3	398^th of 487 public elementary schools	18.3%	1	52.5	45.6	62.7	58.9					39.4	32.7	25.5	18.9					20.2	26.8	19.2	16.7					17.2	37.6	23.4	14.4					$9,760	$2,185	$7,576
Fox Meadow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	2305 Fox Meadow Ln	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Nettleton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 910-7817	483	36	13.2	100.0%	119 (24.6%)	275 (56.9%)	46 (9.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.9%)								(n/a)																																	$9,781	$1,789	$7,992
Nettleton High School	Public	9-12	4201 Chieftain Ln	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Nettleton School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 910-7805	981	82	11.9	67.6%	308 (31.4%)	489 (49.8%)	116 (11.8%)	13 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (5.2%)	21.9	250^th of 295 public high schools	15.3%		27.7	229^th of 282 public high schools	18.8%	21							40.4	44.0							9.9	7.6							19.1	17.3							20.6	23.3	$9,403	$1,067	$8,337
University Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	300 Bowling Ln	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Nettleton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 910-7823	483	32	15.0	100.0%	128 (26.5%)	225 (46.6%)	79 (16.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.1%)								(n/a)																																	$9,794	$1,846	$7,949
Nettleton Junior High School	Public	7-8	4208 Chieftain Ln	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Nettleton School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 910-7819	546	42	13.0	100.0%	156 (28.6%)	294 (53.8%)	54 (9.9%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.0%)	24.9	267^th of 330 public middle schools	19.1%		25.4	254^th of 318 public middle schools	20.1%	13					70.3	58.9							18.6	20.0							27.4	23.7							25.4	37.1			$9,235	$1,272	$7,963
Fox Meadow School Of Creative Media	Public	3-6	2309 Fox Meadow Ln	Jonesboro	72404	Craighead County	Nettleton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 910-7812	418	36	11.4	100.0%	66 (15.8%)	275 (65.8%)	40 (9.6%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.2%)	15.6	429^th of 494 public elementary schools	13.2%		13	430^th of 487 public elementary schools	11.7%	1	53.8	35.4	48.7	54.8					33.9	28.4	15.9	24.8					18.8	18.1	12.4	28.0					17.0	22.4	16.8	28.0					$9,404	$1,642	$7,762
Nettleton Steam Intermediate	Public	3-6	2219 Thorn Street	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Nettleton School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 910-7809	324	23	14.1	100.0%	137 (42.3%)	137 (42.3%)	33 (10.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	46.9	302^nd of 494 public elementary schools	38.9%		53	252^nd of 487 public elementary schools	48.3%	50	67.0	52.9	73.5	66.3					46.8	36.8	15.7	45.3					27.6	30.9	32.5	43.1					35.1	36.7	38.5	36.0					$12,339	$3,211	$9,127
Annie Camp Junior High School	Public	7-9	1814 W Nettleton Ave	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Jonesboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 933-5820	784	52	15.1	100.0%	284 (36.2%)	341 (43.5%)	108 (13.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.6%)	33.8	233^rd of 330 public middle schools	29.4%		30.7	240^th of 318 public middle schools	24.5%	7					65.6	64.4	38.8						24.8	36.1	16.7						22.2	31.8	24.3						19.3	48.0	33.2		$10,609	$2,094	$8,515
Douglas MacArthur Junior High School	Public	7-9	1615 Wilkins Ave	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Jonesboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 933-5840	732	52	14.1	100.0%	204 (27.9%)	363 (49.6%)	126 (17.2%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.0%)	32.2	242^nd of 330 public middle schools	26.7%		21.1	268^th of 318 public middle schools	15.7%	26					68.7	58.2	37.5						36.0	26.9	11.7						32.6	22.8	20.3						28.0	37.8	29.4		$9,622	$1,688	$7,935
International Studies Magnet	Public, Magnet	1-6	1218 Cobb St	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Jonesboro School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 933-5825	642	32	19.7	100.0%	333 (51.9%)	192 (29.9%)	73 (11.4%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.8%)	59.6	209^th of 494 public elementary schools	57.7%		62.5	181^st of 487 public elementary schools	62.8%	28	56.2	59.3	63.0	69.7					61.9	55.6	33.3	50.5					42.9	39.8	33.3	47.7					39.0	46.3	40.5	46.8					$9,013	$1,236	$7,776
Visual & Performing Art Magnet	Public, Magnet	1-6	1804 Hillcrest Dr	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Jonesboro School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 933-5830	736	38	19.2	100.0%	322 (43.8%)	276 (37.5%)	98 (13.3%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.2%)	50.2	275^th of 494 public elementary schools	44.3%		47.1	287^th of 487 public elementary schools	41.1%	12	54.6	55.8	75.2	61.2					54.6	51.3	42.2	48.6					27.8	38.9	38.5	34.2					23.5	41.6	39.5	36.9					$9,057	$1,983	$7,074
The Academies At Jonesboro High School	Public	10-12	301 Hurricane Dr	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Jonesboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 933-5881	1,386	99	14.0	100.0%	491 (35.4%)	605 (43.7%)	226 (16.3%)	11 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (3.8%)	29.3	229^th of 295 public high schools	22.4%		38.7	191^st of 282 public high schools	32.3%	38								39.5								11.5								19.0								29.5	$12,907	$2,054	$10,853
Valley View Junior High School	Public	7-9	2118 Valley View Dr	Jonesboro	72404	Craighead County	Valley View School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 932-3737	712	46	15.3	25.3%	573 (80.5%)	41 (5.8%)	46 (6.5%)	22 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.7%)	93.3	10^th of 330 public middle schools	97.0%		94.2	10^th of 318 public middle schools	96.9%						90.4	89.9	85.0						63.2	59.6	47.5						58.4	55.5	52.0						52.4	70.2	60.8		$8,439	$943	$7,496
Brookland Elementary School	Public	1-3	220 N Oak St	Brookland	72417	Craighead County	Brookland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 932-2080	875	52	16.7	31.9%	745 (85.1%)	28 (3.2%)	58 (6.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.6%)								(n/a)																																	$9,515	$2,274	$7,241
Brookland High School	Public	10-12	100 W School St	Brookland	72417	Craighead County	Brookland School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 932-2080	589	37	15.8	27.3%	535 (90.8%)	20 (3.4%)	24 (4.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	77.1	46^th of 295 public high schools	84.4%		64	80^th of 282 public high schools	71.6%	34								71.4								20.3								36.5								45.9	$10,493	$1,074	$9,420
Brookland Junior High School	Public	7-9	100 W School St	Brookland	72417	Craighead County	Brookland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 932-8610	718	54	13.3	25.6%	641 (89.3%)	26 (3.6%)	37 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	65.9	99^th of 330 public middle schools	70.0%		63	113^th of 318 public middle schools	64.5%	14					78.0	77.2	64.3						45.3	42.5	28.1						42.5	39.5	39.1						33.9	54.8	45.3		$7,873	$768	$7,105
Brookland Middle School	Public	4-6	100 W School St	Brookland	72417	Craighead County	Brookland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 932-2080	878	47	18.5	30.8%	787 (89.6%)	30 (3.4%)	40 (4.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.9%)								(n/a)	65.6	74.3	80.2	73.9					71.0	66.5	41.9	56.1					39.7	47.4	41.0	40.5					30.8	56.9	33.8	32.9					$6,800	$876	$5,924
Valley View Intermediate School	Public	3-6	2119 Valley View Dr	Jonesboro	72404	Craighead County	Valley View School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 935-1910	893	58	15.3	30.3%	736 (82.4%)	46 (5.2%)	46 (5.2%)	33 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.4%)	88.9	36^th of 494 public elementary schools	92.7%		93.5	14^th of 487 public elementary schools	97.1%	22	78.0	84.1	87.2	87.8					68.6	73.5	52.2	67.1					48.9	63.9	49.5	62.1					48.9	68.8	43.6	59.5					$7,785	$811	$6,974
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	540	33	16.5	100.0%	107 (19.8%)	305 (56.5%)	94 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.3%)	16.6	425^th of 494 public elementary schools	14.0%		15.5	417^th of 487 public elementary schools	14.4%	8	26.4	41.5	52.9	56.8					24.1	33.7	20.0	38.3					6.8	28.1	20.0	27.2					10.3	25.9	16.5	23.4					$9,588	$2,598	$6,990
Westside High School	Public	8-12	1630 Hwy 91 W	Jonesboro	72404	Craighead County	Westside Cons. School Dist(Craigh	No	No	No	No	(870) 935-7501	674	52	12.8	43.8%	630 (93.5%)	15 (2.2%)	19 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	43.4	174^th of 295 public high schools	41.0%		40	178^th of 282 public high schools	36.9%	4						74.3	53.4	49.6						34.5	21.3	15.6						35.2	26.7	22.6						52.7	36.0	26.8	$9,120	$958	$8,162
Westside Middle School	Public	5-7	1800 Hwy 91 W	Jonesboro	72404	Craighead County	Westside Cons. School Dist(Craigh	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 972-5622	391	32	12.2	54.2%	361 (92.3%)	10 (2.6%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	66.6	93^rd of 330 public middle schools	71.8%		57.2	141^st of 318 public middle schools	55.7%	48			72.4	73.8	76.9						41.8	63.6	41.1						34.3	51.7	38.8						33.5	41.5	35.1				$9,119	$1,578	$7,541
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1834 Hwy 91 W	Jonesboro	72404	Craighead County	Westside Cons. School Dist(Craigh	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 932-8023	759	42	18.0	55.6%	708 (93.3%)	16 (2.1%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.0%)	54.1	244^th of 494 public elementary schools	50.6%		44	304^th of 487 public elementary schools	37.6%	60	67.4	59.4							59.7	37.6							48.8	36.0							33.4	36.8							$8,680	$2,008	$6,673
Valley View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	2119 Valley View Dr	Jonesboro	72404	Craighead County	Valley View School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 935-1910	758	50	15.0	32.8%	614 (81.0%)	40 (5.3%)	34 (4.5%)	38 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.8%)								(n/a)																																	$9,632	$2,141	$7,491
Valley View High School	Public	10-12	2118 Valley View Dr	Jonesboro	72404	Craighead County	Valley View School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 935-6361	631	44	14.3	21.7%	524 (83.0%)	37 (5.9%)	34 (5.4%)	24 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	95	7^th of 295 public high schools	97.6%		88.1	14^th of 282 public high schools	95.0%	7								77.5								40.4								50.7								51.7	$10,236	$714	$9,522
Buffalo Island Central High School	Public	7-12	803 W Drew	Monette	72447	Craighead County	Buffalo Is. Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 486-5511	338	34	9.8	51.8%	268 (79.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	47.3	159^th of 295 public high schools	46.1%		50.9	142^nd of 282 public high schools	49.6%	17					85.7	84.2	57.2	46.8					57.2	31.6	19.0	6.4					53.5	43.9	38.1	23.4					48.2	54.4	42.8	25.5	$11,766	$724	$11,042
Riverside East Elementary School	Public	K-6	502 W State St	Caraway	72419	Craighead County	Riverside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 482-3351	147	13	11.7	74.8%	133 (90.5%)	1 (0.7%)	13 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.8	251^st of 494 public elementary schools	49.2%		47.5	285^th of 487 public elementary schools	41.5%	34	78.9	60.0	63.7	66.6					47.3	44.0	27.3	50.0					47.4	36.0	27.3	38.9					36.8	40.0	18.2	44.5					$9,866	$1,951	$7,915
Riverside West Elementary School	Public	K-6	2001 Hwy 18	Lake City	72437	Craighead County	Riverside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 237-8222	296	21	14.4	56.1%	277 (93.6%)	5 (1.7%)	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	76.2	110^th of 494 public elementary schools	77.7%		86.2	47^th of 487 public elementary schools	90.3%	63	92.6	89.2	75.0	71.8					74.0	73.0	50.0	51.3					59.2	67.5	30.5	41.0					59.2	64.8	27.7	43.5					$8,068	$1,091	$6,977
Riverside High School	Public	7-12	601 Catfish Dr	Lake City	72437	Craighead County	Riverside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 237-4328	331	36	9.1	47.1%	306 (92.4%)	3 (0.9%)	17 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	79.7	38^th of 295 public high schools	87.1%		53.5	121^st of 282 public high schools	57.1%	83					86.3	82.3	71.2	60.9					30.1	20.9	27.1	24.4					45.2	40.3	47.5	39.0					43.8	54.9	55.9	43.9	$9,792	$1,520	$8,272
Bay Elementary School	Public	K-6	700 School St	Bay	72411	Craighead County	Bay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 781-3300	321	26	12.2	62.9%	299 (93.1%)	15 (4.7%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	62	196^th of 494 public elementary schools	60.3%		57.8	224^th of 487 public elementary schools	54.0%	28	68.1	68.2	60.8	84.2					68.1	43.1	34.8	50.0					51.0	31.8	34.8	52.7					40.4	36.4	37.0	50.0					$8,607	$1,520	$7,087
Bay High School	Public	7-12	700 School St	Bay	72411	Craighead County	Bay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 781-3297	241	19	12.4	52.3%	226 (93.8%)	8 (3.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	58.3	113^th of 295 public high schools	61.7%		49.9	144^th of 282 public high schools	48.9%	31					86.8	57.5	60.0	63.1					39.4	15.0	27.5	7.9					23.7	15.0	35.0	26.3					13.1	22.5	47.5	31.6	$9,310	$877	$8,432
Brookland Primary School	Public	PK-K	120 Hickory St	Brookland	72417	Craighead County	Brookland School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(870) 932-2080	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Nettleton Steam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	2305 Vera	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Nettleton School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(870) 910-7831	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Best Public Schools in Craighead County, AR

Valley View High School

Valley View Junior High School

Valley View Intermediate School

Riverside High School

Brookland High School

Riverside West Elementary School

Westside Middle School

Brookland Junior High School

Bay Elementary School

International Studies Magnet

Bay High School

Westside Elementary School

Riverside East Elementary School

Visual & Performing Art Magnet

Buffalo Island Central High School

Nettleton Steam Intermediate

Westside High School

Annie Camp Junior High School

Douglas MacArthur Junior High School

The Academies At Jonesboro High School

Health/Wellness Envi Magnet

Nettleton Junior High School

University Heights School Of Medical Arts

Nettleton High School

Math & Science Magnet School

Fox Meadow School Of Creative Media

Leadership Magnet School

Brookland Elementary School

Brookland Middle School

Brookland Primary School

Fox Meadow Elementary

Kindergarten Center

Nettleton Steam Elementary

Northeast Arkansas Career and Technical Center

University Heights Elementary School

Valley View Elementary School

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