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
341	Lisa Academy West Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	12200 Westhaven Dr	Little Rock	72211	Pulaski County	Lisa Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 476-3309	575	30	19.1	73.4%	57 (9.9%)	268 (46.6%)	190 (33.0%)	36 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	$10,447			$1,560			$8,888	35.1	26.6	389	48		050007401624
342	Maynard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	74 Campus Drive	Maynard	72444	Randolph County	Maynard School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 647-3519	341	22	15.4	99.1%	328 (96.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$11,835			$1,154			$10,681	35.1	26.9	388	46		050957000699
343	Ashdown Elementary School	Public	K-5	1323 Foster Drive	Ashdown	71822	Little River County	Ashdown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 898-3711	621	34	18.2	72.6%	365 (58.8%)	156 (25.1%)	32 (5.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.0%)	$11,048			$1,673			$9,375	35	50.3	258	85		050258001708
344	Marvin Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1319 N. Main St.	Mulberry	72947	Crawford County	Mulberry Pleasant View Bi County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 997-1495	185	16	11.3	100.0%	162 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.0%)	$16,218			$3,027			$13,190	34.9	40.4	310	34		051029000752
345	Nevada Elementary School	Public	K-6	6580 Us Hwy 278	Rosston	71858	Nevada County	Nevada School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 871-2475	226	18	12.8	100.0%	139 (61.5%)	59 (26.1%)	11 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.1%)	$14,387			$2,886			$11,501	34.7	31.5	369	24		050003001398
346	St. Paul Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	176 4th St	Huntsville	72740	Madison County	Huntsville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 677-2711	121	10	11.6	71.9%	115 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.5%)	$14,505			$1,613			$12,891	34.4	32	367	21		050813001034
347	Dwight Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1300 West Second Place	Russellville	72801	Pope County	Russellville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 968-3967	234	17	14.1	82.5%	129 (55.1%)	8 (3.4%)	67 (28.6%)	10 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.5%)	$15,296			$2,572			$12,725	33.9	29.7	380	33		051206000967
348	Howard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 N 8th St	Fort Smith	72901	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 783-7382	299	16	18.8	92.3%	50 (16.7%)	30 (10.0%)	189 (63.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.7%)	$14,338			$1,449			$12,890	33.7	32.7	362	14		050633000364
349	Hoxie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	602 SW Hartigan	Hoxie	72433	Lawrence County	Hoxie School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 886-2401	500	28	18.1	100.0%	470 (94.0%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$11,444			$1,139			$10,305	33.7	40.7	309	40		050799000517
350	Health Wellness & Environmental Studies Magnet	Public, Magnet	1-6	1001 Rosemond Avenue	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Jonesboro School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 933-5850	633	35	18.1	100.0%	141 (22.3%)	386 (61.0%)	70 (11.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.9%)	$11,391			$1,928			$9,463	33.6	33	360	10		050828000553

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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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