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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 291)	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
191	Huntsville High School	Public	9-12	594 S Harris	Huntsville	72740	Madison County	Huntsville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 738-2500	581	80	7.2	64.2%	471 (81.1%)	4 (0.7%)	66 (11.4%)	5 (0.9%)	6 (1.0%)	15 (2.6%)	14 (2.4%)	$12,266			$1,128			$11,138	37.5	55.3	119	72		050813000538
192	Decatur High School	Public	9-12	1498 Stadium Ave.	Decatur	72722	Benton County	Decatur School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 321-5780	173	28	6.1	100.0%	67 (38.7%)	4 (2.3%)	71 (41.0%)	20 (11.6%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$15,644			$906			$14,738	37.4	25.6	247	55		050498000221
193	Lakeside High School	Public	9-12	1110 South Lakeshore Drive	Lake Village	71653	Chicot County	LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Chicot)	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 265-2232	277	30	9.1	100.0%	11 (4.0%)	225 (81.2%)	37 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$15,981			$1,880			$14,101	37.4	35	209	16		050864000578
194	West Fork High School	Public	9-12	359 School Ave	West Fork	72774	Washington County	West Fork School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 839-3131	264	88	2.9	37.9%	209 (79.2%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (9.8%)	$14,194			$557			$13,637	37.2	64.8	86	108		051401001144
195	North Little Rock Center Of Excellence	Public, Charter	9-12	201 West 22nd Street	North Little Rock	72114	Pulaski County	North Little Rock School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 975-3895	472	32	14.6	100.0%	139 (29.4%)	236 (50.0%)	70 (14.8%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	$10,273			$1,721			$8,552	37	51.4	134	61		051068001641
196	Midland High School	Public	7-12	741 Main St	Pleasant Plains	72568	Independence County	Midland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 345-2610	222	46	4.8	100.0%	211 (95.0%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$13,242			$446			$12,796	36.5	42.3	179	17		050002001298
197	Maumelle High School	Public	9-12	100 Victory Lane	Maumelle	72113	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 851-5350	869	66	13.1	39.5%	308 (35.4%)	432 (49.7%)	64 (7.4%)	18 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (5.1%)	$14,898			$677			$14,221	36.5	45	167	30		051185001559
198	Northside High School	Public	9-12	2301 N B St	Fort Smith	72901	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 783-1171	2,231	199	11.2	77.4%	404 (18.1%)	316 (14.2%)	1,234 (55.3%)	100 (4.5%)	13 (0.6%)	4 (0.2%)	160 (7.2%)	$11,877			$1,501			$10,376	36.1	30.8	231	33		050633000367
199	Founders Classical Academies Of Arkansas West Little Rock	Public, Charter	7-12	1815 Rahling Rd	Rogers	72758	Pulaski County	Founders Classical Academies Of Arkansas	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 821-0382	56	17	3.3	35.7%	26 (46.4%)	24 (42.9%)	6 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								35.8	35.1	208	9		050040901685
200	Kipp:delta Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	9-12	215 Cherry St.	Helena	72342	Phillips County	KIPP Delta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 338-8138	181	52	3.4	100.0%	7 (3.9%)	169 (93.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$16,130			$5,123			$11,007	35.8	15.9	276	76		050006201451

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ATLAS English Language Arts, ATLAS Reading, ATLAS Algebra, ATLAS Geometry, ATLAS Biology 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.
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