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
251	Hazen High School	Public	7-12	100 East Cleveland	Hazen	72064	Prairie County	Hazen School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 255-4546	229	22	10.2	72.1%	187 (81.7%)	32 (14.0%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$14,750			$481			$14,269	20.4	33.2	218	33		050753000465
252	Lee High School	Public	7-12	523 Forest Avenue	Marianna	72360	Lee County	Lee County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 295-7130	281	51	5.5	100.0%	21 (7.5%)	246 (87.5%)	11 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$18,265			$3,888			$14,377	20.2	21.8	259	7		050936000675
253	Graduate Arkansas Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	6724 Interstate 30	Little Rock	72209	Pulaski County	Graduate Arkansas Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 500-9270	557	10	53.1	99.1%	203 (36.4%)	251 (45.1%)	63 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.0%)	$8,304			$1,803			$6,501	20	10.7	293	40		050040701539
254	Prescott High School	Public	9-12	736 Martin St.	Prescott	71857	Nevada County	Prescott School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 887-3123	296	48	6.2	100.0%	146 (49.3%)	125 (42.2%)	22 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,545			$584			$12,961	19.7	26.8	242	12		051182000899
255	Dierks High School	Public	7-12	900 Old Hwy 70 West	Dierks	71833	Howard County	Dierks School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 286-3234	253	55	4.6	81.4%	223 (88.1%)	2 (0.8%)	24 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$15,193			$894			$14,299	18.9	41.7	181	74		050534000249
256	England High School	Public	7-12	501 Pine Bluff Hwy	England	72046	Lonoke County	England School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 842-2031	272	31	8.8	70.2%	125 (46.0%)	98 (36.0%)	26 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.4%)	$15,421			$1,187			$14,234	18.8	22.2	257	1		050585000296
257	Jacksonville High School	Public	9-12	1301 W Main Street	Jacksonville	72076	Pulaski County	Jacksonville North Pulaski School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 982-2128	1,208	114	10.5		296 (24.5%)	711 (58.9%)	122 (10.1%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (5.9%)	$14,161			$1,901			$12,260	18.8	24.1	250	7		050041900919
258	Premier High School Of Fort Smith	Public, Charter	9-12	3400 Rogers Ave Ste 126	Little Rock	72202	Sebastian County	Premier High Schools Of Arkansas	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(479) 366-9410	99	31	3.1	40.4%	54 (54.5%)	19 (19.2%)	22 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)								18.5	16.6	272	14		050040805144
259	Forrest City High School	Public	9-12	467 Victoria St	Forrest City	72335	St. Francis County	Forrest City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 633-1464	563	81	6.9	100.0%	13 (2.3%)	536 (95.2%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$14,732			$2,028			$12,704	17.9	14.7	283	24		050627000344
260	Jacksonville Lighthouse High School	Public, Charter	9-12	251 N. First Street	Jacksonville	72076	Pulaski County	Arkansas Lighthouse Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 985-1228	60	6	10.9	75.0%	6 (10.0%)	52 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	$39,734			$7,180			$32,554	17.6	14.3	284	24		050040201560

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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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