High Schools in Van Buren School District

Summary:

The Van Buren School District in Arkansas is home to a single high school, Van Buren High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has seen steady improvements in its statewide ranking and SchoolDigger rating over the past few years, moving from #109 out of 295 Arkansas high schools in 2022-2023 to #66 out of 291 in 2024-2025, and its SchoolDigger rating has increased from 3 to 4 stars out of 5.

Van Buren High School's test scores in English Language Arts, Reading, Geometry, and Biology are generally higher than the state average for Arkansas, with particularly strong 10th-grade proficiency rates in these subjects. However, the school's Geometry proficiency rates are lower than the state average, both for 10th grade and across all grades, indicating an area for potential improvement. The school serves a population with a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 50.49% in the 2023-2024 school year, which may present unique challenges and opportunities for the school and its educators.

Despite the school's socioeconomic factors, Van Buren High School appears to be well-resourced, with a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.1 and per-student spending of $10,557 for the 2018-2019 school year. This suggests that the Van Buren School District is allocating resources to support the educational needs of the students at Van Buren High School.

District Detail

2221 Pointer Trail
Van Buren, AR 72956

(479) 474-7942

SchoolDigger Rank:
102^nd of 250 Arkansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 5,703

Primary Schools: 6
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 2

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2025)		ATLAS Reading (2025)		ATLAS Geometry (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 10th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 10th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Geometry 10th Grade	ATLAS Geometry All Grades	ATLAS Biology 10th Grade	ATLAS Biology All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Van Buren High School	Public	10-12	2001 Pointer Trail	Van Buren	72956	Crawford County	Van Buren School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 474-6821	1,232	115	10.7	57.9%	750 (60.9%)	31 (2.5%)	307 (24.9%)	34 (2.8%)	19 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	88 (7.1%)	66.4	66^th of 291 public high schools	77.3%		61.5	100^th of 305 public high schools	67.2%	34	42.8	42.8	41.8	41.8	8.5	8.5	41.1	40.9	$12,386	$536	$11,850

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fort Smith School District	2.81 mi	26	149^th
Institute For The Creative Arts	5.48 mi	1
Future School Of Fort Smith	5.89 mi	1	215^th
Westark Technical Center	5.98 mi	1
Premier High Schools Of Arkansas	6.78 mi	7	231^st

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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.