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
371	Junction City Elementary School	Public	K-6	200 West Holly Street	Junction City	71749	Union County	Junction City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 899-4043	356	29	12.2	68.5%	203 (57.0%)	132 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.4%)	$14,817			$1,825			$12,992	29.4	34.6	352	19		050834000557
372	Allbritton Elementary School	Public	3-5	119 Allbritton Drive	Hamburg	71646	Ashley County	Hamburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 853-2820	293	17	17	64.2%	197 (67.2%)	55 (18.8%)	35 (11.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$11,560			$2,143			$9,417	28.6	41.1	305	67		050004201675
373	Ellen Smith Elementary School	Public	K-4	1601 S. Donaghey St	Conway	72034	Faulkner County	Conway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 450-4815	461	27	16.8	63.6%	181 (39.3%)	144 (31.2%)	94 (20.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.0%)	$11,593			$1,786			$9,808	28.6	65.3	166	207		050459000185
374	Bobby G Lester Elementary School	Public	K-5	601 Harris Road 72076	Jacksonville	72076	Pulaski County	Jacksonville North Pulaski School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 982-7456	421	32	13.1	45.1%	142 (33.7%)	189 (44.9%)	48 (11.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	35 (8.3%)	$14,165			$1,169			$12,996	28.5	25.4	390	16		050041901655
375	Marguerite Vann Elementary School	Public	K-4	2845 Carl Stuart Rd	Conway	72034	Faulkner County	Conway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 450-4870	359	22	16	70.8%	135 (37.6%)	126 (35.1%)	52 (14.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.3%)	$12,542			$1,188			$11,354	28.4	39.4	319	56		050459001355
376	Augusta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10 Red Devil Drive	Augusta	72006	Woodruff County	Augusta School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 347-2432	184	18	10.4	100.0%	72 (39.1%)	92 (50.0%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.2%)	$20,002			$5,006			$14,996	28.3	20	426	50		050267000036
377	Landmark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16712 Arch Street Pike	Little Rock	72206	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 888-8790	301	18	16.7	72.8%	101 (33.6%)	51 (16.9%)	132 (43.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	$16,327			$1,525			$14,802	28	15.4	441	64		051185000927
378	Yocum Elementary School	Public	K-4	308 South College	El Dorado	71730	Union County	El Dorado School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 864-5096	580	37	15.4	90.0%	125 (21.6%)	371 (64.0%)	40 (6.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.1%)	$12,835			$1,761			$11,074	27.2	16	437	59		050568000285
379	Deer K-12 School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	17974 Ar 16 Hwy	Deer	72628	Newton County	Deer Mt Judea School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 428-8110	174	80	2.1	98.3%	149 (85.6%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	6 (3.4%)	5 (2.9%)	$15,313			$1,201			$14,112	27.1	23	407	28		050007201621
380	Two Rivers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	17721 E State Hwy 28	Ola	72853	Yell County	Two Rivers School District	No	No	No	Yes	(833) 272-8773	294	24	12.4	100.0%	256 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.9%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$17,633			$3,161			$14,472	26.9	21.4	416	36		050007900818

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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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