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Best High Schools in Howard County, AR

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894

Students

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Top rankedNashville High School96^th of 293 Arkansas high schools

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Biggest riser

Dierks High School up 45 spots statewide this year

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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 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 7th Grade	ATLAS Reading 8th Grade	ATLAS Reading 9th Grade	ATLAS Reading 10th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	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 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
Dierks High School	Public	7-12	900 Old Hwy 70 West	Dierks	71833	Howard County	Dierks School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 286-3234	253	55	4.6	81.4%	223 (88.1%)	2 (0.8%)	24 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	35.4	210^th of 293 public high schools	28.3%		18.9	255^th of 291 public high schools	12.4%	45	31.1	27.5	38.5	29.4	31.5	31.1	27.5	35.9	31.4	31.4	53.3	50.0	52.1	68.8	29.2	45.0	33.3	0.0	10.5	31.1	20.0	25.9	43.6		40.0	$15,193	$894	$14,299
Mineral Springs High School	Public	7-12	130 West McCrary St	Mineral Springs	71851	Howard County	Mineral Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 287-4747	197	37	5.3	82.7%	33 (16.8%)	137 (69.5%)	20 (10.2%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	15	266^th of 293 public high schools	9.2%		11.5	276^th of 291 public high schools	5.2%	10	28.0	7.7	25.0	4.5	17.5	28.0	7.6	25.0	22.7	21.1	20.0	23.1	21.6		2.8	2.8				0.0	11.5	5.9		18.2	15.4	$22,293	$912	$21,380
Nashville High School	Public	10-12	1301 Mt. Pleasant Dr.	Nashville	71852	Howard County	Nashville School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 845-3261	444	60	7.4	99.3%	232 (52.3%)	87 (19.6%)	115 (25.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	61.7	96^th of 293 public high schools	67.2%		58.2	98^th of 291 public high schools	66.3%	2				49.6	49.6				48.0	48.0								11.7	11.7					33.4	33.4	$12,527	$679	$11,848

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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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