Best Elementary Schools in Arkansas

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Arkansas elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Arkansas test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

Alert! We are expecting the release of this year's test scores by the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education any day now! We will update our rankings as soon as they are released!

Alert! New test scores and rankings are expected from the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education any day now!

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
171	Sherwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	307 Verona Avenue	Sherwood	72120	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 833-1150	424	22	19	46.7%	173 (40.8%)	181 (42.7%)	28 (6.6%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (7.8%)	$14,181			$1,141			$13,040	63.5	71.1	129	42		051185000939
172	Scranton Elementary School	Public	K-6	103 N. Eighth St.	Scranton	72863	Logan County	Scranton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(833) 938-7121	237	17	14	52.7%	222 (93.7%)	4 (1.7%)	6 (2.5%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$10,671			$1,098			$9,573	63.4	50.6	256	84		051218000980
173	Founders Classical Academies Of Ark West Little Rock Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	1815 Rahling Rd	Rogers	72758	Pulaski County	Founders Classical Academies Of Arkansas	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 821-0382	61	8	7.9	47.5%	15 (24.6%)	27 (44.3%)	11 (18.0%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.8%)								63.3			(n/a)		050040901727
174	Parkway Elementary School	Public	K-5	5200 Bryant Parkway	Alexander	72002	Saline County	Bryant School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 653-5128	568	34	16.5	58.8%	238 (41.9%)	71 (12.5%)	224 (39.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.1%)	$10,843			$926			$9,918	63.1	53.4	235	61		050369001661
175	Southside Elementary School	Public	3-4	200 W. Tulsa	Siloam Springs	72761	Benton County	Siloam Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 524-3183	699	34	20.2	61.5%	286 (40.9%)	7 (1.0%)	277 (39.6%)	23 (3.3%)	19 (2.7%)	6 (0.9%)	81 (11.6%)	$10,587			$1,351			$9,236	62.9	52.5	241	66		051245001005
176	Bob Folsom Elementary School	Public	K-3	230 S. Grace Lane	Farmington	72730	Washington County	Farmington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 267-6024	438	24	17.9	37.0%	329 (75.1%)	8 (1.8%)	49 (11.2%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.8%)	$8,926			$618			$8,308	62.7	86	48	128		050609001490
177	Grace Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 N Dixieland Rd	Rogers	72756	Benton County	Rogers School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 631-3670	403	25	15.9	77.7%	100 (24.8%)	8 (2.0%)	271 (67.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	18 (4.5%)	$11,707			$1,141			$10,566	62.3	65	169	8		051197001221
178	Hackler Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1310 Post Oak Road	Mountain Home	72653	Baxter County	Mountain Home School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 425-1288	837	45	18.5	50.4%	751 (89.7%)	9 (1.1%)	36 (4.3%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.7%)	$10,360			$1,150			$9,209	62	66	163	15		050004301522
179	Barling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 D St	Barling	72923	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 452-0211	316	18	17.7	78.2%	167 (52.8%)	1 (0.3%)	89 (28.2%)	13 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	42 (13.3%)	$11,916			$1,137			$10,779	62	47.8	269	90		050633000352
180	Eagle Mountain Magnet Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	600 Eagle Mountain Blvd.	Batesville	72501	Independence County	Batesville School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 698-9141	905	36	25.2	58.8%	482 (53.3%)	19 (2.1%)	327 (36.1%)	22 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.0%)	45 (5.0%)	$11,177			$1,187			$9,990	61.8	43.8	291	111		050001900144

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Arkansas

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

About our rankings:

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.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection