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
111	West Side Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7295 Greers Ferry Road	Greers Ferry	72067	Cleburne County	WEST SIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Cleburne)	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 825-7744	284	21	13.6	100.0%	274 (96.5%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$16,715			$3,231			$13,484	74.6	60.1	205	94		051404001146
112	Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	146 S. Main Street	Strawberry	72469	Lawrence County	Hillcrest School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 376-5416	263	17	15.1	84.4%	251 (95.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	$15,530			$2,445			$13,084	74.6	67.7	152	40		050007100647
113	Leslie Intermediate School	Public	4-6	800 Elm St	Leslie	72645	Searcy County	Searcy County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 447-2431	170	16	10.8	98.2%	160 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$15,422			$1,824			$13,598	74.5	63.6	177	64		050948000595
114	Prairie Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	801 Viney Grove Road	Prairie Grove	72753	Washington County	Prairie Grove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 846-4211	763	39	19.5	47.2%	603 (79.0%)	3 (0.4%)	79 (10.4%)	9 (1.2%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	58 (7.6%)	$10,340			$635			$9,704	74.5	57.1	223	109		051176000894
115	Prairie Grove Middle School	Public	4-6	240 Viney Grove Road	Prairie Grove	72753	Washington County	Prairie Grove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 846-4220	550	31	17.7	48.0%	431 (78.4%)	3 (0.5%)	59 (10.7%)	8 (1.5%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.5%)	$8,840			$664			$8,176	74.1	72.7	120	5		051176001426
116	White County Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3259 Hwy 157	Judsonia	72081	White County	White County Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 729-4292	560	38	14.5	70.4%	516 (92.1%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$11,413			$1,314			$10,099	74.1	78.3	88	28		050417000155
117	Amanda Gist Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	152 Lucille	Cotter	72626	Baxter County	Cotter School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 435-6655	374	28	13.2	100.0%	355 (94.9%)	4 (1.1%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	$13,641			$2,219			$11,421	74	75.2	107	10		050468000193
118	Lakeside Intermediate School	Public	2-4	2855 Malvern Ave	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland)	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 262-2332	721	44	16.4	49.5%	479 (66.4%)	40 (5.5%)	98 (13.6%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (12.3%)	$10,930			$990			$9,940	74	81	73	45		050867001401
119	Harmony Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	401 Ouachita Road 88	Camden	71701	Ouachita County	Harmony Grove School District (Ouachita)	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 574-0960	425	26	16.2	55.3%	333 (78.4%)	69 (16.2%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	$11,854			$2,085			$9,769	73.8	59.1	211	92		050729000442
120	Vilonia Primary School	Public	K-3	4 Bane Lane	Vilonia	72032	Faulkner County	Vilonia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 796-2018	361	22	16.6	53.2%	312 (86.4%)	8 (2.2%)	28 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$11,605			$1,120			$10,485	73.3	96.8	10	110		051353001430

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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.
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