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Best Public Schools in Van Buren County, AR

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Schools

2,057

Students

Districts

Top rankedClinton Junior High School54^th of 335 Arkansas middle schools

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Biggest riser

Clinton Junior High School up 16 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Clinton High School 6.6 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clinton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	852 Yellowjacket Lane	Clinton	72031	Van Buren County	Clinton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 745-6071	553	38	14.5	100.0%	489 (88.4%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	68.5	151^st of 494 public elementary schools	69.4%		71.4	130^th of 495 public elementary schools	73.7%	21	58.5	35.1	46.4							46.9	59.8	40.3	51.2							50.6	51.2	53.9	50.0							51.7																					64.6	42.1	44.0							50.4											$14,491	$2,973	$11,518
Clinton High School	Public	9-12	489 Yellowjacket Lane	Clinton	72031	Van Buren County	Clinton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 745-6070	390	58	6.6	100.0%	352 (90.3%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	72.1	49^th of 301 public high schools	83.7%		74.4	45^th of 291 public high schools	84.5%	4							42.6	43.8		43.1							46.5	43.8		45.3																	35.7			34.5							76.5	16.7		28.9																		49.4		49.4	$12,402	$656	$11,746
Clinton Junior High School	Public	6-8	443 Yellowjacket Lane	Clinton	72031	Van Buren County	Clinton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 745-6068	317	24	13.3	100.0%	272 (85.8%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (11.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	76.1	54^th of 335 public middle schools	83.9%		70.3	70^th of 324 public middle schools	78.4%	16				56.5	50.0	46.2				50.3				60.0	46.6	47.9				51.0				51.8	45.5	45.5				47.4						90.0				90.0														49.4	56.8	43.7				49.3											$12,479	$1,154	$11,325
Shirley Elementary School	Public	K-6	1302 Hwy 9 East	Shirley	72153	Van Buren County	Shirley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 518-2223	169	16	10.6	85.2%	163 (96.4%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35.7	341^st of 494 public elementary schools	31.0%		33.4	351^st of 495 public elementary schools	29.1%	10		17.9	32.0	50.0						35.3		17.9	24.0	58.3						35.3		17.9	28.0	50.0						31.8																						17.9	32.0	54.2						34.1											$16,064	$3,539	$12,525
Shirley High School	Public	7-12	201 Blue Devil Drive	Shirley	72153	Van Buren County	Shirley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 518-2223	110	14	7.5	74.5%	103 (93.6%)	2 (1.8%)	2 (1.8%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	35.8	213^th of 301 public high schools	29.2%		41.8	175^th of 291 public high schools	39.9%	38					21.9	29.4	30.8	38.5		28.0					34.4	29.4	38.5	38.5		34.7					31.3	0.0				20.4							0.0			0.0								8.3		8.3					31.3	23.5				28.6								15.4		13.3	$17,009	$2,743	$14,266
South Side Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	334 Southside Road	Bee Branch	72013	Van Buren County	SOUTH SIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Van Buren)	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 654-2200	269	20	13.7	98.9%	242 (90.0%)	7 (2.6%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	57.6	212^th of 494 public elementary schools	57.1%		61	188^th of 495 public elementary schools	62.0%	24	40.0	43.5	32.5	47.1						40.2	37.1	39.1	35.0	52.9						40.9	47.1	47.8	47.5	61.8						51.1																					47.1	52.2	40.0	47.1						45.8											$17,270	$2,287	$14,983
South Side High School	Public	7-12	334 Southside Road	Bee Branch	72013	Van Buren County	SOUTH SIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Van Buren)	No	No	No	No	(501) 654-2242	249	35	7.0	98.8%	225 (90.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	61.6	100^th of 301 public high schools	66.8%		55.1	113^th of 291 public high schools	61.2%	13					46.4	40.0	45.0	41.0		43.1					46.4	37.5	46.7	46.2		44.3					57.1	16.1				35.6							38.5			44.9							30.0	14.8		20.8					35.7	30.0				32.4							46.9	30.8		41.3	$17,866	$872	$16,994

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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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