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
351	Shirley Elementary School	Public	K-6	1302 Hwy 9 East	Shirley	72153	Van Buren County	Shirley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 518-2223	169	16	10.6	85.2%	163 (96.4%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,064			$3,539			$12,525	33.4	28	384	33		051242001000
352	Mayflower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7 Ashmore Drive	Mayflower	72106	Faulkner County	Mayflower School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 470-0387	363	28	12.9	70.5%	285 (78.5%)	21 (5.8%)	20 (5.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.6%)	$11,904			$1,611			$10,293	33	42	300	52		050954000697
353	Malvern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1807 W Moline St	Malvern	72104	Hot Spring County	Malvern School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 467-3166	781	46	16.8	76.6%	391 (50.1%)	180 (23.0%)	100 (12.8%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (12.8%)	$14,922			$4,783			$10,140	33	20.4	423	70		050924001366
354	Central Elementary School	Public	3-7	456 East North Street	Magnolia	71753	Columbia County	Magnolia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 234-4911	527	32	16.4	99.2%	171 (32.4%)	287 (54.5%)	31 (5.9%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	$12,069			$2,096			$9,974	32.8	36.7	337	17		050004400653
355	Huntsville Intermediate School	Public	3-5	437 Park Ave	Huntsville	72740	Madison County	Huntsville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 738-6228	479	27	18	73.5%	373 (77.9%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (12.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	21 (4.4%)	$10,167			$874			$9,294	32.8	39.3	321	34		050813000662
356	Estem East Village Elementary Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	112 W 3rd St	Little Rock	72201	Pulaski County	Estem Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 214-6810	609	42	14.4	78.3%	61 (10.0%)	451 (74.1%)	52 (8.5%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.4%)	$12,912			$2,068			$10,844	32.6	30.1	377	21		050039801666
357	Fairview Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	820 E 17th Street	Texarkana	71854	Miller County	Texarkana School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 774-9241	246	18	13.5	100.0%	83 (33.7%)	132 (53.7%)	18 (7.3%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	$16,957			$2,641			$14,316	32.5	36.5	338	19		051311001072
358	Fordyce Elementary Schools	Public	PK, KG-6	Three Redbug Bus Loop	Fordyce	71742	Dallas County	Fordyce School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 352-2816	338	24	14	78.1%	142 (42.0%)	166 (49.1%)	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	$20,358			$3,643			$16,716	32.5	34.4	353	5		050621001230
359	Beard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Cavanaugh Rd	Fort Smith	72908	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 646-0834	297	19	15.3	78.1%	136 (45.8%)	32 (10.8%)	54 (18.2%)	19 (6.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (17.8%)	$14,170			$2,080			$12,089	32.4	45.4	282	77		050633000353
360	Crawford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1116 Parker Road	Russellville	72801	Pope County	Russellville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 968-4677	399	24	16.6	92.5%	200 (50.1%)	29 (7.3%)	129 (32.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.5%)	$15,049			$2,640			$12,409	32	24.6	396	36		051206000966

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About our rankings:

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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