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Best High Schools in Craighead County, AR

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Schools

5,417

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedValley View High School24^th of 301 Arkansas high schools

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Biggest riser

Brookland High School up 174 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Riverside High School 8.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school 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 (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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 12th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	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 12th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	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 12th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	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 12th Grade	ATLAS Algebra All Grades	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 12th Grade	ATLAS Geometry All Grades	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 12th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	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 12th Grade	ATLAS Biology All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Riverside High School	Public	7-12	2007 Highway 18	Lake City	72437	Craighead County	Riverside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 237-4328	342	39	8.6	49.4%	313 (91.5%)	5 (1.5%)	18 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	67.1	75^th of 301 public high schools	75.1%		40.6	180^th of 291 public high schools	38.1%	105		49.1	29.5	36.2	48.3			40.4		56.6	32.8	43.1	58.6			47.4		35.8	18.4					27.5			41.7	5.4				14.3				27.8	20.0			22.4		50.9	24.6					36.8					62.5			62.9	$12,127	$825	$11,302
Bay High School	Public	7-12	700 School Street	Bay	72411	Craighead County	Bay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 781-3297	233	25	9.2	48.9%	210 (90.1%)	14 (6.0%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	42.7	183^rd of 301 public high schools	39.2%		28.2	230^th of 291 public high schools	21.0%	47		38.6	26.4	25.7	33.3			30.9		43.2	34.0	25.7	30.3			33.9		38.6	43.5					41.1				40.0				42.9				27.3	14.3			18.8		54.5	32.1					42.3					42.4			42.4	$14,099	$824	$13,275
Brookland High School	Public	10-12	100 W. School St.	Brookland	72417	Craighead County	Brookland School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 932-2080	645	38	17.1	25.3%	572 (88.7%)	23 (3.6%)	34 (5.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	67.2	73^rd of 301 public high schools	75.7%		21.8	247^th of 291 public high schools	15.1%	174					44.9			44.9					41.3			41.3																					15.8			15.5													48.0			48.0	$12,136	$417	$11,719
Buffalo Island Central High School	Public	7-12	803 West Drew	Monette	72447	Craighead County	Buffalo Island Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 486-5411	316	35	8.9	54.1%	245 (77.5%)	1 (0.3%)	65 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	52.4	145^th of 301 public high schools	51.8%		53.7	121^st of 291 public high schools	58.4%	24		54.3	45.5	36.0	42.6			44.3		50.0	36.4	38.0	35.2			39.7		69.6	76.7					72.4			78.6	22.2				40.5				21.1	3.8			10.6		47.8	43.2					45.6					46.3			46.3	$13,257	$727	$12,530
Westside High School	Public	8-12	1630 Hwy 91 West	Jonesboro	72404	Craighead County	WESTSIDE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT (Craighead)	No	No	No	No	(870) 935-7501	647	56	11.4	48.4%	597 (92.3%)	18 (2.8%)	25 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	67.4	72^nd of 301 public high schools	76.1%		47.4	149^th of 291 public high schools	48.8%	77			33.8	44.3	36.9			38.1			40.6	51.3	41.0			44.1			38.2					38.2				30.1				30.7					23.7			23.1			35.1					35.1					38.8			38.5	$12,050	$679	$11,372
The Academies At Jonesboro High School	Public	10-12	618 W. Nettleton	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Jonesboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 933-5881	1,505	102	14.7	—	521 (34.6%)	659 (43.8%)	239 (15.9%)	12 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (4.7%)	24.8	243^rd of 301 public high schools	19.3%		28.5	229^th of 291 public high schools	21.3%	14					27.8			27.3					28.4			28.0																					3.4			2.9													14.3			14.3	$13,984	$1,159	$12,825
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)
Nettleton High School	Public	9-12	4207 Race Street	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Nettleton School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 910-7805	1,054	89	11.8	70.7%	264 (25.0%)	577 (54.7%)	139 (13.2%)	11 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (5.7%)	23.8	245^th of 301 public high schools	18.6%		21.8	248^th of 291 public high schools	14.8%	3				26.2	25.6			25.9				28.4	28.5			28.5												19.5				19.4				28.1	1.8			4.9												35.3	9.1			19.7	$12,666	$508	$12,159
Valley View High School	Public	10-12	2116 Yarbrough Drive	Jonesboro	72404	Craighead County	Valley View School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 932-3737	675	50	13.5	23.6%	558 (82.7%)	29 (4.3%)	43 (6.4%)	25 (3.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	81.4	24^th of 301 public high schools	92.0%		82	24^th of 291 public high schools	91.8%						50.9			50.9					52.4			52.4																					12.5			13.3													57.6			58.0	$12,070	$378	$11,691

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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.