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Best Public Schools in Desha County, AR

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Schools

1,939

Students

Districts

Top rankedMcGehee Elementary School313^th of 494 Arkansas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

McGehee High School up 10 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Dumas High School 9.1 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 12th 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 12th 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 12th 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 12th 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 12th 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 12th 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 12th Grade	ATLAS Biology All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dumas Middle School	Public	6-8	315 S College Street	Dumas	71639	Desha County	Dumas School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 382-4476	184	18	10.1	100.0%	16 (8.7%)	146 (79.3%)	21 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4.8	330^th of 335 public middle schools	1.5%		11.5	300^th of 324 public middle schools	7.4%	30				9.4	17.0	10.7					12.3				5.7	17.0	16.1					13.0				5.7	11.3	2.3					6.7						50.0					50.0															3.8	15.1	14.3					11.1												$18,135	$2,280	$15,855
Dumas High School	Public	9-12	709 Dan Gill Drive	Dumas	71639	Desha County	Dumas School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 382-4151	266	29	9.1	100.0%	23 (8.6%)	201 (75.6%)	33 (12.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	10.9	277^th of 301 public high schools	8.0%		16.2	264^th of 291 public high schools	9.3%	13							15.9	7.1			11.8							20.6	17.9			19.3																		7.7				7.3							15.4	6.5			8.2																			10.9			10.9	$16,746	$1,576	$15,170
Reed Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	709 Dan Gill Drive	Dumas	71639	Desha County	Dumas School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 382-5365	368	27	13.8	100.0%	49 (13.3%)	255 (69.3%)	47 (12.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	6.7	482^nd of 494 public elementary schools	2.4%		8.7	475^th of 495 public elementary schools	4.0%	7	27.3	11.3	7.0								14.3	25.0	13.2	10.5								15.6	25.0	15.1	1.8								13.0																							18.2	17.0	7.0								13.6												$19,505	$3,424	$16,081
McGehee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	409 Oak Street	McGehee	71654	Desha County	McGehee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 222-5400	547	37	14.7	100.0%	278 (50.8%)	205 (37.5%)	29 (5.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.9%)	39.8	313^th of 494 public elementary schools	36.6%		41	305^th of 495 public elementary schools	38.4%	8	33.8	40.0	26.6								33.6	33.8	38.6	25.0								32.7	43.8	47.1	50.0								46.7																							35.0	44.3	21.9								34.1												$15,151	$2,756	$12,395
McGehee High School	Public	9-12	409 Oak Street	McGehee	71654	Desha County	McGehee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 222-5026	326	35	9.3	100.0%	131 (40.2%)	158 (48.5%)	29 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	35.5	215^th of 301 public high schools	28.6%		29.3	225^th of 291 public high schools	22.7%	10							21.5	29.8			25.8							29.1	34.5			31.9																		20.5				20.5								10.8			10.1																			32.5			31.7	$15,765	$1,056	$14,709
Conner Middle School	Public	6-8	409 Oak Street	McGehee	71654	Desha County	McGehee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 222-3600	248	24	10.2	100.0%	115 (46.4%)	108 (43.5%)	10 (4.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	27.2	261^st of 335 public middle schools	22.1%		31	237^th of 324 public middle schools	26.9%	24				28.6	26.5	17.9					23.7				31.7	26.5	22.6					26.5				44.4	41.2	19.1					34.7						62.5					62.5															33.3	32.4	25.0					29.8												$12,092	$1,210	$10,882

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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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