Best Public Schools in Garland County, Arkansas & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2025)									ATLAS Reading (2025)									ATLAS Mathematics (2025)							ATLAS Algebra (2025)			ATLAS Geometry (2025)				ATLAS Science (2025)							ATLAS Biology (2025)			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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 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 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
National Park Technology Center	Public	9-12	101 College Dr	Hot Springs	71913	Garland County	National Park Technology Center	No	No	No	No	(501) 767-9314	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cutter-Morning Star Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2801 Spring Street	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	Cutter Morning Star School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 262-2414	357	20	17.9	78.4%	247 (69.2%)	8 (2.2%)	44 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (14.6%)	49.9	260^th of 495 public elementary schools	47.5%		51	253^rd of 497 public elementary schools	49.1%	7	49.1	18.0	35.0	36.8					35.3	45.7	18.0	32.5	34.7					33.3	44.1	22.0	35.0	26.5			32.3								50.9	28.0	42.5	34.6			39.4				$14,451	$4,518	$9,933
Cutter-Morning Star High School	Public	7-12	2801 Spring Street	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	Cutter Morning Star School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 262-2414	331	31	10.6	66.2%	241 (72.8%)	12 (3.6%)	49 (14.8%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	35.6	201^st of 291 public high schools	30.9%		30.2	233^rd of 305 public high schools	23.6%	32					22.8	22.8	30.0	23.4	25.0					28.1	22.7	36.7	23.4	28.4					22.9	6.2	16.8	16.6	9.7	10.9	5.0	0.0		1.9					29.8	22.7	26.8	61.9	11.1	34.7	$15,067	$3,311	$11,756
Fountain Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4207 Park Ave	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	Fountain Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 701-1708	491	35	14.0	62.7%	431 (87.8%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	71	132^nd of 495 public elementary schools	73.3%		58.2	217^th of 497 public elementary schools	56.3%	85	51.5	43.4							46.7	53.1	44.4							47.9	59.1	44.4					50.4								53.0	37.4					43.6				$15,768	$3,079	$12,689
Fountain Lake Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4207 Park Avenue	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	Fountain Lake School District	Yes	No	No	No	(501) 701-1700	368	40	9.1	46.7%	306 (83.2%)	5 (1.4%)	33 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	51.2	132^nd of 291 public high schools	54.6%		70.5	63^rd of 305 public high schools	79.3%	69							29.0	34.0	31.4							31.8	36.4	33.9									12.5	13.6	48.2	6.8		18.4									39.8	39.8	$17,985	$1,374	$16,611
Fountain Lake Middle School	Public	5-8	4207 Park Avenue	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	Fountain Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 701-1700	389	35	10.9	54.8%	339 (87.1%)	5 (1.3%)	34 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)								(n/a)
Oaklawn Stem Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	525 Hammond Lane	Hot Springs	71913	Garland County	Hot Springs School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 620-7822	452	26	17.1	100.0%	164 (36.3%)	141 (31.2%)	97 (21.5%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.7%)	25.5	384^th of 495 public elementary schools	22.4%		28.9	382^nd of 497 public elementary schools	23.1%	2	20.7	23.6	13.4	31.1					22.4	18.9	21.8	16.4	35.1					23.6	18.9	34.6	13.4	32.4			24.8								20.6	23.6	16.4	35.2			24.4				$16,119	$4,039	$12,080
Hot Springs World Class High School	Public, Magnet, Charter	10-12	120 Chestnut	Hot Springs	71913	Garland County	Hot Springs School District	Yes	Yes	No	No	(501) 624-5286	759	73	10.3	100.0%	211 (27.8%)	271 (35.7%)	192 (25.3%)	7 (0.9%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (9.6%)	38.2	187^th of 291 public high schools	35.7%		47.7	154^th of 305 public high schools	49.5%	33								27.1	27.1								29.3	29.3												37.8	3.3	12.0									27.1	26.7	$18,164	$1,883	$16,281
Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	301 Oaklawn Boulevard	Hot Springs	71913	Garland County	Hot Springs School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 623-2661	647	41	15.9	99.8%	191 (29.5%)	251 (38.8%)	114 (17.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	87 (13.4%)	15.2	446^th of 495 public elementary schools	9.9%		17.4	433^rd of 497 public elementary schools	12.9%	13	12.3	17.2	19.5	20.6					17.9	15.0	17.2	21.7	24.3					20.1	12.4	15.8	17.6	26.1			18.8								15.3	17.1	16.5	18.7			17.0				$15,720	$3,974	$11,746
Park Magnet An Ib Pyp World Class School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	617 Main Street	Hot Springs	71913	Garland County	Hot Springs School District	No	Yes	No	No	(501) 623-5661	411	22	18.3	100.0%	170 (41.4%)	82 (20.0%)	82 (20.0%)	14 (3.4%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (13.9%)	70.5	138^th of 495 public elementary schools	72.1%		71.1	130^th of 497 public elementary schools	73.8%	8	48.3	47.6	46.8	38.9					45.5	42.9	49.2	50.0	40.7					46.0	46.4	45.9	42.2	38.9			43.4								53.6	47.6	39.1	33.3			43.4				$14,223	$2,470	$11,753
Hot Springs Junior Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	7-9	120 Chestnut	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	Hot Springs School District	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 624-5228	803	56	14.4	99.9%	241 (30.0%)	278 (34.6%)	193 (24.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (10.6%)	27.5	246^th of 324 public middle schools	24.1%		32.1	238^th of 335 public middle schools	29.0%	8					23.5	22.1	24.2		23.2					27.2	23.7	27.9		26.2					24.3	20.5	22.6	22.7	4.2	8.3									27.9	21.7	24.9	75.9		75.9	$13,080	$2,561	$10,518
Langston Elementary Leadership Academy Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	120 Chestnut	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	Hot Springs School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 620-7821	504	27	18.5	100.0%	100 (19.8%)	224 (44.4%)	111 (22.0%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.1%)	14.9	448^th of 495 public elementary schools	9.5%		14.9	445^th of 497 public elementary schools	10.5%	3	20.7	25.8	8.3	14.3					17.9	20.7	25.8	10.4	14.2					18.4	17.2	24.2	4.2	22.4			17.5								22.4	22.6	8.4	20.4			18.9				$16,502	$4,560	$11,942
Jessieville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7900 N Highway 7	Jessieville	71949	Garland County	Jessieville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 984-5665	354	23	15.6	99.2%	300 (84.7%)	3 (0.8%)	22 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	90.9	32^nd of 495 public elementary schools	93.5%		79.4	83^rd of 497 public elementary schools	83.3%	51	52.7	49.0	51.2						51.0	54.6	58.2	51.2						54.8	81.8	81.8	55.5				74.1								61.9	60.0	62.2				61.3				$12,448	$2,141	$10,307
Jessieville High School	Public	9-12	7900 N Highway 7	Jessieville	71949	Garland County	Jessieville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 984-5011	255	50	5.1	98.8%	204 (80.0%)	4 (1.6%)	20 (7.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (9.0%)	57.3	107^th of 291 public high schools	63.2%		50.4	141^st of 305 public high schools	53.8%	34							36.1	43.0	40.0							34.5	44.3	40.0									13.9	13.9	27.8	3.6		10.1								68.4	30.4	40.0	$13,021	$1,143	$11,878
Jessieville Middle School	Public	6-8	7900 N Highway 7	Jessieville	71949	Garland County	Jessieville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 984-5610	182	13	13.9	98.4%	159 (87.4%)	4 (2.2%)	10 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)	58.7	123^rd of 324 public middle schools	62.0%		59	110^th of 335 public middle schools	67.2%	13				38.4	40.8	29.5			36.0				35.0	42.6	31.1			36.0				35.0	44.5	33.3	37.7	29.4		29.4								40.0	50.0	36.1	41.8				$14,158	$2,363	$11,795
Lake Hamilton Middle School	Public	6-7	120 Wolf St	Pearcy	71964	Garland County	Lake Hamilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 767-3355	633	38	16.4	66.5%	461 (72.8%)	34 (5.4%)	84 (13.3%)	7 (1.1%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.2%)	61.3	109^th of 324 public middle schools	66.4%		64.3	90^th of 335 public middle schools	73.1%	19				31.7	37.7				34.5				30.7	38.8				34.5				37.0	45.9		41.2											41.8	53.0		47.1				$11,402	$1,478	$9,924
Lake Hamilton Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	136 Oakbrook	Pearcy	71964	Garland County	Lake Hamilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 767-9351	619	35	17.7	70.0%	441 (71.2%)	23 (3.7%)	95 (15.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.9%)								(n/a)																																											$12,425	$2,176	$10,250
Lake Hamilton Elementary School	Public	2-3	240 Wolf St	Pearcy	71964	Garland County	Lake Hamilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 767-8725	555	33	16.6	74.1%	403 (72.6%)	16 (2.9%)	89 (16.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.4%)	52.1	246^th of 495 public elementary schools	50.3%		75.5	106^th of 497 public elementary schools	78.7%	140	33.0								33.0	27.0								27.0	53.0						53.0								35.8						35.8				$12,106	$1,814	$10,292
Lake Hamilton Junior High School	Public, Alternative	8-9	281 Wolf St	Pearcy	71964	Garland County	Lake Hamilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 767-2731	636	57	11.1	64.3%	480 (75.5%)	35 (5.5%)	86 (13.5%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.4%)								(n/a)						32.8	35.1		33.9						34.4	34.9		34.7						52.3	52.3	75.0	31.3	37.2	38.4			38.4						46.4	46.4	36.4		36.4	$10,873	$1,034	$9,839
Lake Hamilton High School	Public	10-12	280 Wolf St	Pearcy	71964	Garland County	Lake Hamilton School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 767-9311	936	49	18.4	60.6%	709 (75.7%)	34 (3.6%)	124 (13.2%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (6.3%)	64.2	75^th of 291 public high schools	74.2%		66.5	78^th of 305 public high schools	74.4%	3								31.9	31.9								35.5	35.5												26.9		26.6									38.0	38.0	$15,220	$1,462	$13,758
Lake Hamilton Intermediate School	Public	4-5	104 Wolf St	Pearcy	71964	Garland County	Lake Hamilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 767-4111	566	35	16.3	70.5%	407 (71.9%)	17 (3.0%)	87 (15.4%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.8%)	78.4	95^th of 495 public elementary schools	80.8%		70.5	138^th of 497 public elementary schools	72.2%	43		48.8	45.1						46.9		42.8	41.5						42.2		55.7	48.7				52.2									61.2	56.7				58.9				$10,637	$1,349	$9,288
Lakeside Middle School	Public	5-6	2923 Malvern Avenue	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland)	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 262-6244	546	33	16.3	44.7%	390 (71.4%)	42 (7.7%)	58 (10.6%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	38 (7.0%)								(n/a)			44.4	42.7					43.5			46.0	44.1					45.0			54.4	70.6			63.0										37.2	46.6			42.2				$10,867	$675	$10,192
Lakeside Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	2841 Malvern	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland)	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 262-1921	583	30	19.1	50.8%	368 (63.1%)	37 (6.3%)	91 (15.6%)	17 (2.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (11.1%)								(n/a)																																											$14,895	$2,036	$12,859
Lakeside Intermediate School	Public	2-4	2855 Malvern Ave	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland)	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 262-2332	721	44	16.4	49.5%	479 (66.4%)	40 (5.5%)	98 (13.6%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (12.3%)	74	118^th of 495 public elementary schools	76.2%		81	73^rd of 497 public elementary schools	85.3%	45	46.1	41.1							43.4	43.4	44.2							43.9	58.4	55.1					56.6								51.4	46.0					48.5				$10,930	$990	$9,940
Lakeside High School	Public	8-12	2871 Malvern Avenue	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland)	No	No	No	No	(501) 262-1530	1,107	104	10.5	36.9%	781 (70.6%)	80 (7.2%)	145 (13.1%)	23 (2.1%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (6.5%)	80.5	30^th of 291 public high schools	89.7%		78.3	35^th of 305 public high schools	88.5%	5							44.9	52.4	48.7							45.1	48.4	46.7									19.6	19.4	78.6	26.4	10.0	45.0								71.5	37.7	49.3	$11,626	$510	$11,116
Lakeside Junior High School	Public	7-8	2839 Malvern Ave	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland)	No	No	No	No	(501) 770-1120	581	37	15.6	47.3%	409 (70.4%)	39 (6.7%)	68 (11.7%)	17 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.9%)	82.2	37^th of 324 public middle schools	88.6%		83.7	33^rd of 335 public middle schools	90.1%	4					45.1	40.7			42.9					46.9	42.7			44.8					60.5	42.1	53.8	83.2		83.2									54.7	52.1	53.3				$9,518	$702	$8,816
Mountain Pine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	690 Blakely Dam Road	Mountain Pine	71956	Garland County	Mountain Pine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 767-1540	320	18	17.4	100.0%	245 (76.6%)	13 (4.1%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (14.7%)	16.4	434^th of 495 public elementary schools	12.3%		24.6	398^th of 497 public elementary schools	19.9%	36	9.3	16.0	13.7	17.4					14.2	16.3	24.0	15.9	15.2					18.0	25.6	28.0	11.3	28.2			23.5								16.3	28.0	18.2	23.9			21.9				$14,668	$3,166	$11,502
Mountain Pine High School	Public	7-12	726 Blakely Dam Road	Mountain Pine	71956	Garland County	Mountain Pine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 767-1540	285	46	6.1	100.0%	222 (77.9%)	15 (5.3%)	15 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.4%)	23 (8.1%)	46.7	151^st of 291 public high schools	48.1%		38.6	194^th of 305 public high schools	36.4%	43					12.8	22.7	19.5	38.6	24.9					15.0	25.0	26.9	40.3	28.0					27.5	14.3	23.0	17.4	3.8	10.0	9.1	2.5		3.8					15.4	22.7	19.3		39.2	37.7	$14,180	$1,771	$12,409

Best Public Schools in Garland County, AR

Jessieville Elementary School

Lakeside Junior High School

Lakeside High School

Lake Hamilton Intermediate School

Lakeside Intermediate School

Fountain Lake Elementary

Park Magnet An Ib Pyp World Class School

Lake Hamilton High School

Lake Hamilton Middle School

Jessieville Middle School

Jessieville High School

Lake Hamilton Elementary School

Fountain Lake Charter High School

Cutter-Morning Star Elementary School

Mountain Pine High School

Hot Springs World Class High School

Cutter-Morning Star High School

Hot Springs Junior Academy

Oaklawn Stem Magnet School

Mountain Pine Elementary School

Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School

Langston Elementary Leadership Academy Magnet School

Fountain Lake Middle School

Lake Hamilton Junior High School

Lake Hamilton Primary School

Lakeside Middle School

Lakeside Primary School

National Park Technology Center

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