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Bentonville School District

At a glance

7^thof 251 Arkansas districts▼ 5

Better than 97% of Arkansas districts

Elementary 13 Middle 9 High 2Grades K-12

500 Tiger Boulevard
Bentonville, AR 72712·(479) 254-5000·All Arkansas district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 97.2% of districts

Schools

19,575

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedEvening Star Elementary School1^st of 491 Arkansas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School up 25 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Bentonville West High School 9.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

5 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Bentonville School District in Arkansas is a high-performing, 5-star district ranked 7th out of 251 in the state, serving 24 schools including 13 elementary schools (K-4), 9 middle schools, and 2 high schools.

Several schools stand out for exceptional performance. Evening Star Elementary School is the top performer, ranked #1 in Arkansas for elementary schools, with the highest test scores and the lowest percentage of students on free/reduced lunch. Lincoln Junior High School is the top middle school, ranked #2 in the state, with near-perfect advanced math scores. Apple Glen Elementary School is also a top-tier school, ranked #3 in the state. Notably, Ruth Barker Middle School and Old High Middle School achieve strong academic results despite serving a higher percentage of students on free/reduced lunch, suggesting effective teaching. Both high schools, Bentonville High School (ranked #7) and Bentonville West High School (ranked #17), boast exceptional graduation rates of 96.0% and 96.1%, respectively, with very low dropout rates.

Key metrics show the district's graduation rate far exceeds the state average, and middle school math acceleration is a major strength, with several junior highs achieving perfect proficiency in advanced math. Per-student spending varies widely, from $10,056 at Evening Star to $18,166 at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, but higher spending does not correlate with higher test scores. A cluster of high-performing schools on Bright Road, including Bentonville West High School and Evening Star Elementary, suggests a strong community feeder pattern. Many schools show year-over-year improvement in state rankings, indicating a district-wide focus on continuous improvement.

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Ranking:

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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 7th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 8th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 9th Grade	ATLAS Algebra All Grades	ATLAS Geometry 8th Grade	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 11th Grade	ATLAS Biology All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bentonville High School	Public	9-12	1801 SE J Street	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 254-5100	3,579	307	11.6	14.7%	2,581 (72.1%)	71 (2.0%)	407 (11.4%)	280 (7.8%)	45 (1.3%)	17 (0.5%)	178 (5.0%)	94.2	7^th of 293 public high schools	97.6%		93.3	9^th of 291 public high schools	96.9%	2							65.8	59.5	62.7							66.8	59.3	63.1										47.0	46.9		87.2	34.8	59.3								88.5	63.7	71.4	77.0	$11,870	$381	$11,489
Washington Junior High School	Public	7-8	1501 NE Wildcat Way	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 254-5345	709	45	15.7	21.2%	551 (77.7%)	6 (0.8%)	83 (11.7%)	14 (2.0%)	9 (1.3%)	8 (1.1%)	38 (5.4%)	96.7	7^th of 327 public middle schools	97.9%		95.3	9^th of 324 public middle schools	97.2%	2					71.5	63.1			67.3					72.3	62.1			67.1					82.3	66.1	76.6	100.0	93.4		94.1	100.0			100.0					72.7	66.2	69.4					$14,673	$259	$14,414
R.E. Baker Elementary School	Public	K-4	301 NW 3rd Street	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 254-5720	309	18	16.7	38.2%	178 (57.6%)	7 (2.3%)	74 (23.9%)	28 (9.1%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.3%)	15 (4.9%)	83.4	63^rd of 491 public elementary schools	87.2%		89.8	38^th of 495 public elementary schools	92.3%	25	52.2	64.3							58.2	54.9	58.6							56.7	53.5	75.7					64.5									55.0	61.4					58.2					$14,602	$1,241	$13,361
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-4	810 Bella Vista Road	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 254-5860	404	25	16.1	16.6%	315 (78.0%)	9 (2.2%)	32 (7.9%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (8.2%)	93	19^th of 491 public elementary schools	96.1%		88.6	44^th of 495 public elementary schools	91.1%	25	70.1	59.0							65.2	64.9	56.5							61.1	79.3	66.7					73.7									77.4	66.6					72.5					$18,166	$1,620	$16,546
Ardis Ann Middle School	Public	5-6	3400 Highway 72 West	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 254-5510	576	35	16.4	17.4%	426 (74.0%)	22 (3.8%)	62 (10.8%)	33 (5.7%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (3.8%)								(n/a)			58.2	65.0					61.7			56.7	64.3					60.7			68.2	72.3			70.4											62.9	64.5			63.7					$11,110	$533	$10,577
Elm Tree Elementary School	Public	K-4	101 NW Elm Tree Lane	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 254-5650	583	29	20.0	14.9%	445 (76.3%)	22 (3.8%)	67 (11.5%)	20 (3.4%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.6%)	97	8^th of 491 public elementary schools	98.4%		97.6	7^th of 495 public elementary schools	98.6%	1	70.1	71.0							70.6	68.0	70.3							69.4	78.3	81.1					80.0									72.2	75.4					74.1					$10,419	$348	$10,071
Lincoln Junior High School	Public	7-8	1206 NW Leopard Lane	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 254-5250	723	48	15.0	20.1%	491 (67.9%)	35 (4.8%)	89 (12.3%)	51 (7.1%)	11 (1.5%)	7 (1.0%)	39 (5.4%)	97.9	2^nd of 327 public middle schools	99.4%		95.8	8^th of 324 public middle schools	97.5%	6					71.6	69.9			70.8					69.3	69.1			69.2					74.3	70.6	72.8		97.7		98.2	100.0			100.0					72.9	71.2	72.1					$15,040	$710	$14,330
The International School At Mary Mae Jones	Public	K-4	500 SE 14th Street	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 254-5930	567	33	17.1	42.5%	262 (46.2%)	32 (5.6%)	136 (24.0%)	60 (10.6%)	12 (2.1%)	13 (2.3%)	52 (9.2%)	76.3	107^th of 491 public elementary schools	78.2%		89.8	35^th of 495 public elementary schools	92.9%	72	48.4	56.4							52.5	50.8	52.7							51.7	52.4	58.6					55.6									51.6	62.4					57.2					$13,389	$934	$12,455
Central Park At Morning Star	Public	K-4	1400 SW Liberty Avenue	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 696-3200	604	32	18.8	17.9%	391 (64.7%)	17 (2.8%)	70 (11.6%)	91 (15.1%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.1%)	94.5	14^th of 491 public elementary schools	97.1%		92.7	27^th of 495 public elementary schools	94.5%	13	69.0	61.1							64.9	70.4	61.1							65.5	81.0	75.2					77.9									74.6	65.6					69.9					$11,081	$437	$10,645
Ruth Barker Middle School	Public	5-6	500 SE 18th Street	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 696-3300	530	28	19.1	29.8%	336 (63.4%)	22 (4.2%)	85 (16.0%)	36 (6.8%)	11 (2.1%)	8 (1.5%)	32 (6.0%)								(n/a)			60.8	70.8					65.9			62.5	69.0					65.8			70.8	74.2			72.5											69.9	69.4			69.7					$12,008	$346	$11,662
Centerton Gamble Elementary	Public	K-4	1550 Gamble Road	Centerton	72719	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 696-3400	725	40	18.1	20.0%	465 (64.1%)	31 (4.3%)	119 (16.4%)	49 (6.8%)	9 (1.2%)	7 (1.0%)	45 (6.2%)	83.1	66^th of 491 public elementary schools	86.6%		84.3	60^th of 495 public elementary schools	87.9%	6	64.2	47.8							55.7	62.8	45.9							54.0	73.0	64.7					68.7									72.3	52.2					61.9					$10,250	$421	$9,828
Old High Middle School	Public	5-6	406 NW 2nd Street	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 254-5440	618	32	19.3	17.2%	502 (81.2%)	8 (1.3%)	52 (8.4%)	12 (1.9%)	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.5%)								(n/a)			63.5	68.3					65.9			62.2	67.4					64.8			70.1	71.9			71.0											72.7	74.7			73.8					$12,139	$631	$11,509
Sugar Creek Elementary School	Public	K-4	1102 Bella Vista Road	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 254-5790	381	25	15.2	18.6%	300 (78.7%)	6 (1.6%)	38 (10.0%)	7 (1.8%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	83.4	62^nd of 491 public elementary schools	87.4%		93.5	22^nd of 495 public elementary schools	95.6%	40	64.9	53.1							58.5	67.0	50.4							58.0	69.1	54.0					61.0									64.9	54.9					59.5					$17,590	$350	$17,240
Apple Glen Elementary School	Public	K-4	1801 NE Brave Lane	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 254-5580	497	27	18.3	19.5%	352 (70.8%)	15 (3.0%)	76 (15.3%)	12 (2.4%)	8 (1.6%)	3 (0.6%)	31 (6.2%)	97.7	3^rd of 491 public elementary schools	99.4%		97	9^th of 495 public elementary schools	98.2%	6	71.7	76.8							74.4	68.7	71.4							70.2	80.8	84.8					83.0									73.7	78.6					76.3					$11,713	$158	$11,555
Cooper Elementary School	Public	K-4	2 Blowing Springs Road	Bella Vista	72714	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 696-3700	628	32	19.6	19.4%	500 (79.6%)	4 (0.6%)	81 (12.9%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	90.6	29^th of 491 public elementary schools	94.1%		95.2	17^th of 495 public elementary schools	96.6%	12	56.1	62.7							59.7	53.4	59.3							56.7	66.3	84.0					76.3									65.3	79.3					73.2					$10,656	$349	$10,308
Willowbrook Elementary School	Public	K-4	1800 SW Gator Boulevard	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 418-7300	671	35	19.1	6.4%	317 (47.2%)	27 (4.0%)	28 (4.2%)	254 (37.9%)	12 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.6%)	94.4	16^th of 491 public elementary schools	96.7%		97.5	8^th of 495 public elementary schools	98.4%	8	59.0	68.4							64.2	61.5	68.3							65.3	77.1	80.7					79.1									68.0	72.3					70.4					$11,007	$433	$10,575
Bright Field Middle School	Public	5-6	5101 SW Bright Road	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 418-7200	697	35	19.7	4.6%	464 (66.6%)	18 (2.6%)	48 (6.9%)	130 (18.7%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	29 (4.2%)								(n/a)			77.2	81.8					79.5			75.1	78.0					76.7			86.5	86.0			86.3											81.4	82.7			82.0					$10,617	$365	$10,253
J. William Fulbright Junior High School	Public	7-8	5303 Bright Road	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 802-7000	718	50	14.2	11.1%	455 (63.4%)	21 (2.9%)	83 (11.6%)	129 (18.0%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (3.2%)	96.7	6^th of 327 public middle schools	98.2%		97.5	4^th of 324 public middle schools	98.8%	2					71.4	73.1			72.3					70.7	72.6			71.6					74.9	68.5	72.6	100.0	89.9		92.8	86.5			86.5					72.5	77.0	74.7					$12,893	$322	$12,571
Bentonville West High School	Public	9-12	5303 Bright Road	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 286-9800	2,661	281	9.4	21.2%	1,693 (63.6%)	145 (5.4%)	440 (16.5%)	192 (7.2%)	36 (1.4%)	25 (0.9%)	130 (4.9%)	84.2	17^th of 293 public high schools	94.2%		87.5	16^th of 291 public high schools	94.5%	1							53.7	52.6	53.2							54.7	53.6	54.2										41.8	41.6		77.8	29.7	48.4								75.3	44.1	50.0	60.5	$10,781	$291	$10,490
Creekside Middle School	Public	5-6	5303 Bright Road	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 286-9600	635	36	17.4	27.7%	383 (60.3%)	29 (4.6%)	89 (14.0%)	87 (13.7%)	11 (1.7%)	5 (0.8%)	31 (4.9%)								(n/a)			54.0	52.3					53.1			51.6	51.0					51.3			71.0	62.7			66.8											63.3	61.4			62.3					$10,802	$405	$10,397
Osage Creek Elementary School	Public	K-4	5303 Bright Road	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 286-9500	551	29	19.0	27.8%	299 (54.3%)	36 (6.5%)	58 (10.5%)	98 (17.8%)	25 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.2%)	81.4	74^th of 491 public elementary schools	84.9%		77.6	99^th of 495 public elementary schools	80.0%	25	67.7	47.6							56.5	67.7	50.0							57.8	68.7	57.2					62.3									67.6	50.0					57.9					$11,343	$544	$10,799
Evening Star Elementary School	Public	K-4	5303 Bright Road	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 360-7400	716	35	20.4	3.4%	606 (84.6%)	6 (0.8%)	41 (5.7%)	21 (2.9%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.7%)	98.6	1^st of 491 public elementary schools	99.8%		98.6	5^th of 495 public elementary schools	99.0%	4	77.2	74.4							75.8	77.8	72.4							75.2	83.8	85.5					84.7									82.6	77.9					80.2					$10,056	$348	$9,708
Grimsley Junior High School	Public	7-8	5303 Bright Road	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 360-7500	846	54	15.6	24.5%	533 (63.0%)	35 (4.1%)	148 (17.5%)	65 (7.7%)	7 (0.8%)	6 (0.7%)	52 (6.1%)	92	15^th of 327 public middle schools	95.4%		88	18^th of 324 public middle schools	94.4%	3					63.1	56.3			59.7					60.8	53.3			57.1					68.8	53.5	63.0	97.1	80.4		83.3	92.0			92.0					71.4	62.1	66.9					$10,369	$403	$9,967
Vaughn Elementary	Public	K-4	5303 Bright Road	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(479) 254-5500	647	35	18.5	21.9%	400 (61.8%)	15 (2.3%)	129 (19.9%)	42 (6.5%)	6 (0.9%)	11 (1.7%)	44 (6.8%)	79.2	84^th of 491 public elementary schools	82.9%		83.7	63^rd of 495 public elementary schools	87.3%	21	53.7	50.0							51.9	55.8	45.0							50.5	64.0	66.4					65.1									59.2	55.0					57.1

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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.