Best High Schools in Arkansas

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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
81	Dover High School	Public	9-12	101 Pirates Loop	Dover	72837	Pope County	Dover School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 331-2120	375	87	4.3	54.9%	343 (91.5%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.2%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$13,519			$403			$13,117	63	49.9	145	64		050543000257
82	Rison High School	Public	7-12	700 Main Street	Rison	71665	Cleveland County	Cleveland County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 325-6241	314	33	9.4	63.4%	216 (68.8%)	74 (23.6%)	7 (2.2%)	11 (3.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$13,448			$1,270			$12,178	62.7	73.1	51	31		050006700951
83	River Valley Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	60 Northridge Drive	Van Buren	72956	Crawford County	Van Buren School District	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(479) 471-3165	79	34	2.3	68.4%	68 (86.1%)	1 (1.3%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.9%)	$8,759			$3,467			$5,292	62.7	80.5	32	51		051341001650
84	Pottsville High School	Public	10-12	500 Apache Drive	Pottsville	72858	Pope County	Pottsville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 968-6334	404	80	5	34.7%	346 (85.6%)	6 (1.5%)	37 (9.2%)	8 (2.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$13,371			$337			$13,033	62.5	76.6	42	42		051170000891
85	Harmony Grove High School	Public	7-12	401 Ouachita Road 88	Camden	71701	Ouachita County	Harmony Grove School District (Ouachita)	No	No	No	No	(870) 574-0867	402	83	4.8	38.6%	316 (78.6%)	62 (15.4%)	13 (3.2%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$12,029			$358			$11,671	61.6	81.5	25	60		050729000443
86	Highland High School	Public	9-12	1 Rebel Circle	Hardy	72542	Sharp County	Highland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 856-3273	476	65	7.3		437 (91.8%)	6 (1.3%)	19 (4.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	$14,544			$1,563			$12,981	61.5	70	65	21		050777000491
87	Mount Ida High School	Public	7-12	338 Whittington	Mount Ida	71957	Montgomery County	Mount Ida School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 867-2771	202	41	4.9	63.9%	181 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	$17,099			$1,540			$15,559	60.7	55.7	117	30		050999000733
88	Estem High School	Public, Charter	9-12	112 W 3rd St	Little Rock	72201	Pulaski County	Estem Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 478-2800	676	69	9.8	61.7%	108 (16.0%)	424 (62.7%)	93 (13.8%)	7 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	37 (5.5%)	$12,219			$1,018			$11,201	59.9	60.5	102	14		050039801470
89	Calico Rock High School	Public	7-12	1 Pirate Place	Calico Rock	72519	Izard County	Calico Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 297-3745	176	28	6.2	98.3%	172 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$15,308			$979			$14,329	59.9	50.2	144	55		050384000132
90	El Dorado High School	Public	9-12	2000 Wildcat Drive	El Dorado	71730	Union County	El Dorado School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 864-5100	1,235	134	9.2		455 (36.8%)	553 (44.8%)	148 (12.0%)	17 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (4.9%)	$14,216			$1,510			$12,706	59.3	51.6	132	42		050568000274

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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