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
201	Cutter-Morning Star High School	Public	7-12	2801 Spring Street	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	Cutter Morning Star School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 262-2414	331	31	10.6	66.2%	241 (72.8%)	12 (3.6%)	49 (14.8%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	$15,067			$3,311			$11,756	35.6	30.2	233	32		050486000210
202	Rural Special High School	Public	7-12	13237 Hwy 263	Fox	72051	Stone County	Mountain View School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 363-4365	91	24	3.7	96.7%	86 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$17,218			$1,406			$15,811	35.4	68.2	70	132		051020000965
203	Warren High School	Public	9-12	931 North Myrtle	Warren	71671	Bradley County	Warren School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 226-6736	480	47	10.3	100.0%	148 (30.8%)	172 (35.8%)	135 (28.1%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.3%)	$17,289			$1,312			$15,977	35.1	38.6	193	10		050000601695
204	Premier High School Online	Public, Charter	7-12	400 Hardin Rd Suite 120	Little Rock	72202	Pulaski County	Premier High Schools Of Arkansas	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(479) 282-9971	292	13	22.1	21.6%	79 (27.1%)	134 (45.9%)	47 (16.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.0%)	24 (8.2%)								35	23.7	253	49		050040805146
205	Waldron High School	Public	9-12	736 W. Hwy. 80	Waldron	72958	Scott County	Waldron School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 637-3405	401	46	8.8	66.8%	286 (71.3%)	5 (1.2%)	80 (20.0%)	8 (2.0%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$16,860			$1,434			$15,427	34.7	47.2	155	50		051368001122
206	Smackover High School	Public	9-12	1 Buckaroo Lane	Norphlet	71762	Union County	Smackover Norphlet School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 725-3101	347	66	5.2	43.8%	254 (73.2%)	68 (19.6%)	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$14,821			$1,049			$13,772	34.5	40.5	185	21		051251001009
207	Fort Smith Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	3205 Jenny Lind Rd	Fort Smith	72903	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(844) 989-3399	106	13	8.4	63.2%	50 (47.2%)	16 (15.1%)	23 (21.7%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (14.2%)								33.9	14.8	281	74		050633005147
208	Ozark Mountain High School	Public	7-12	300 School Street	Western Grove	72685	Newton County	Ozark Mountain School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 429-5215	225	64	3.5	98.7%	213 (94.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)								33.9	62.2	96	112		050007605163
209	Hermitage High School	Public	7-12	312 N. School Drive Hermitage	Hermitage	71647	Bradley County	Hermitage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 463-2235	208	25	8.4	100.0%	120 (57.7%)	26 (12.5%)	56 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	$15,257			$1,953			$13,304	33.8	25	248	39		050771000485
210	Corning High School	Public	9-12	500 Bobcat Lane	Corning	72422	Clay County	Corning School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 857-3041	217	36	6	68.2%	202 (93.1%)	3 (1.4%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$18,224			$1,804			$16,420	33.7	51.3	135	75		050000900191

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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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