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Best Public Schools in St. Francis County, AR

At a glance

Schools

2,904

Students

Districts

Top rankedPalestine-Wheatley Senior High149^th of 293 Arkansas high schools

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Biggest riser

Forrest City High School up 5 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Forrest City High School 6.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools 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 (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 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 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
Palestine-Wheatley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7950 Hwy. 70 West	Palestine	72372	St. Francis County	Palestine Wheatley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 581-2588	448	30	14.9	99.3%	383 (85.5%)	37 (8.3%)	14 (3.1%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	35.9	338^th of 491 public elementary schools	31.2%		37.7	325^th of 495 public elementary schools	34.3%	13	29.6	37.2	30.8	23.3					30.7	37.1	38.4	30.2	28.3					33.9	37.0	38.5	25.0	38.4			35.2							27.8	58.9	36.5	30.0			40.1				$11,676	$1,240	$10,436
Palestine-Wheatley Senior High	Public	7-12	7950 Hwy. 70 West	Palestine	72372	St. Francis County	Palestine Wheatley School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 581-2425	378	77	4.9	99.2%	317 (83.9%)	46 (12.2%)	10 (2.6%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.4	149^th of 293 public high schools	49.1%		48.8	142^nd of 291 public high schools	51.2%	7					24.3	28.8	39.7	39.8	33.0					24.3	26.3	37.9	39.7	32.0					34.8	22.4	29.0	31.8	22.4	24.7		13.1	13.1					30.3	31.3	30.9		31.5	32.0	$11,355	$242	$11,113
East Arkansas Secondary Career Center	Public	9-12	1700 New Castle Rd	Forrest City	72335	St. Francis County	East Arkansas Career Center	No	No	No	No	(870) 633-4480	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Forrest City High School	Public	9-12	467 Victoria St	Forrest City	72335	St. Francis County	Forrest City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 633-1464	563	81	6.9	100.0%	13 (2.3%)	536 (95.2%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	19.4	254^th of 293 public high schools	13.3%		17.9	259^th of 291 public high schools	11.0%	5							27.9	20.2	23.9							29.6	21.8	25.6									6.5	6.5	38.1	1.0	7.2								68.2	15.5	24.6	$14,732	$2,028	$12,704
Forrest City Junior High School	Public	7-8	1133 North Division St	Forrest City	72335	St. Francis County	Forrest City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 633-3230	270	17	15.6	100.0%	8 (3.0%)	244 (90.4%)	11 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	17.2	288^th of 327 public middle schools	11.9%		15.3	288^th of 324 public middle schools	11.1%						22.3	19.4			20.9					23.7	20.2			21.9					31.8	15.4	24.3	41.7		41.7								29.4	21.6	25.5				$16,207	$3,116	$13,091
Stewart Elementary School	Public	3-5	400 Dawson Rd	Forrest City	72335	St. Francis County	Forrest City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 633-3248	400	22	18.2	100.0%	18 (4.5%)	374 (93.5%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.8	470^th of 491 public elementary schools	4.3%		15.4	442^nd of 495 public elementary schools	10.7%	28	16.5	17.5	13.9						15.9	18.3	19.0	17.5						18.3	19.0	28.3	21.9				22.9							18.2	19.2	16.1				17.8				$13,125	$2,821	$10,305
Lincoln Academy	Public	6	1133 North Division St	Forrest City	72335	St. Francis County	Forrest City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 261-1810	132	8	16.6	100.0%	5 (3.8%)	121 (91.7%)	4 (3.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)				15.4					15.4				17.1					17.1				21.3			21.3										19.7			19.7				$7,149	$1,787	$5,362
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	801 Deaderick Road	Forrest City	72335	St. Francis County	Forrest City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 633-2141	713	25	28.5	100.0%	20 (2.8%)	689 (96.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																										$15,343	$2,160	$13,183

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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.