Best Elementary Schools in Arkansas

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 495)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
151	Skyline Heights Elementary School	Public	1-4	1120 W Holt	Harrison	72601	Boone County	Harrison School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 741-5821	479	28	17.1	65.8%	429 (89.6%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	$11,229			$1,688			$9,542	67.7	65.8	164	13		050738000454
152	Gravette Upper Elementary	Public	3-5	500 8th Ave SE	Gravette	72736	Benton County	Gravette School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 787-4140	480	26	18.7	47.5%	381 (79.4%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.3%)	12 (2.5%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (7.7%)	$10,889			$1,169			$9,720	67.3	71.3	128	24		050684000406
153	Lisa Academy Springdale	Public, Charter	K-8	301 Holcomb St	Springdale	72764	Washington County	Lisa Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(479) 717-6464	450	27	16.7	73.8%	140 (31.1%)	15 (3.3%)	250 (55.6%)	6 (1.3%)	13 (2.9%)	15 (3.3%)	11 (2.4%)	$11,521			$954			$10,567	67.1	71.5	127	26		050007401672
154	Sulphur Rock Magnet Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	480 N Main St	Batesville	72501	Independence County	Batesville School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 799-3149	333	20	16.7	45.0%	284 (85.3%)	9 (2.7%)	25 (7.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (3.0%)	$17,408			$1,520			$15,888	66.8	70.8	135	19		050001901092
155	Gosnell Elementary School	Public	K-6	600 Hwy 181	Gosnell	72315	Mississippi County	Gosnell School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 532-4003	648	43	15.1	79.6%	357 (55.1%)	182 (28.1%)	52 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (8.5%)	$12,181			$2,289			$9,892	66.5	71.6	125	30		050002901275
156	Bismarck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	11636 Hwy. 84	Bismarck	71929	Hot Spring County	Bismarck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 865-3616	379	25	15.3	66.5%	344 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	$10,576			$1,696			$8,880	66.4	70.9	133	23		050324000085
157	Ozark Upper Elementary School	Public	4-5	1301 Walden Drive	Ozark	72949	Franklin County	Ozark School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 667-3464	251	14	18.1	62.9%	217 (86.5%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.8%)	$11,715			$1,007			$10,708	66.2	52.7	239	82		051101001719
158	Woodrow Wilson Elementary School	Public	2-4	900 W. Emerson St.	Paragould	72450	Greene County	Paragould School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 240-2231	233	15	15.8	100.0%	151 (64.8%)	17 (7.3%)	23 (9.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (9.4%)	17 (7.3%)	$12,158			$1,401			$10,758	66.1	55.2	230	72		050001701292
159	Parkview Elementary School	Public	K-5	619 Parkview	Van Buren	72956	Crawford County	Van Buren School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 474-8730	437	23	18.8	65.7%	280 (64.1%)	9 (2.1%)	76 (17.4%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (14.6%)	$9,710			$662			$9,047	66	68.9	146	13		051341001371
160	Joe Mathias Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1609 N 24th St	Rogers	72756	Benton County	Rogers School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 631-3530	478	28	16.9	72.2%	112 (23.4%)	3 (0.6%)	313 (65.5%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.5%)	13 (2.7%)	$12,044			$1,008			$11,036	65.6	50.3	259	99		051197000117

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ATLAS English Language Arts, ATLAS Reading, ATLAS Mathematics, ATLAS Science test scores released by the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
These rankings were last updated on July 10, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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