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
1	Root Elementary School	Public	K-4	1529 Mission Blvd	Fayetteville	72701	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 444-3075	445	25	17.8	14.8%	376 (84.5%)	6 (1.3%)	31 (7.0%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.5%)	$11,531			$640			$10,891	99.6	97.7	5	4		050612000325
2	Vandergriff Elementary School	Public	K-4	2900 N Salem Road	Fayetteville	72704	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 527-3600	558	30	18.6	11.3%	452 (81.0%)	8 (1.4%)	40 (7.2%)	19 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (6.6%)	$11,305			$573			$10,732	98.9	95.7	15	13		050612000231
3	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	2600 N McKinley	Little Rock	72207	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 447-5000	359	22	16.4	35.7%	241 (67.1%)	74 (20.6%)	14 (3.9%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.0%)	$15,785			$2,279			$13,507	98.6	99.2	1	2		050900000619
4	Janie Darr Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6505 Mount Hebron Rd	Rogers	72758	Benton County	Rogers School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 631-3553	433	25	17.6	10.9%	316 (73.0%)	6 (1.4%)	75 (17.3%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.0%)	$10,707			$321			$10,386	98.6	96.6	11	7		051197001588
5	Evening Star Elementary School	Public	K-4	5303 Bright Road	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 360-7400	716	35	20.4	3.4%	606 (84.6%)	6 (0.8%)	41 (5.7%)	21 (2.9%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.7%)	$10,056			$348			$9,708	98.6	99.1	2	3		050306001684
6	Greenbrier Springhill Elementary School	Public	K-5	91 Elliott Rd	Greenbrier	72058	Faulkner County	Greenbrier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 679-1030	447	27	16.3	40.9%	402 (89.9%)	4 (0.9%)	23 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$9,865			$1,150			$8,715	97.8	96.2	13	7		050690001623
7	Elm Tree Elementary School	Public	K-4	101 NW Elm Tree Lane	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 254-5650	583	29	20	14.9%	445 (76.3%)	22 (3.8%)	67 (11.5%)	20 (3.4%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.6%)	$10,419			$348			$10,071	97.6	91.3	26	19		050306000165
8	Willowbrook Elementary School	Public	K-4	1800 SW Gator Boulevard	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 418-7300	671	35	19.1	6.4%	317 (47.2%)	27 (4.0%)	28 (4.2%)	254 (37.9%)	12 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.6%)	$11,007			$433			$10,575	97.5	95	18	10		050306001543
9	Apple Glen Elementary School	Public	K-4	1801 NE Brave Lane	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 254-5580	497	27	18.3	19.5%	352 (70.8%)	15 (3.0%)	76 (15.3%)	12 (2.4%)	8 (1.6%)	3 (0.6%)	31 (6.2%)	$11,713			$158			$11,555	97	97.1	9			050306001424
10	Founders Classical Academies Of Arkansas Rogers	Public, Charter	K-6	800 S Dodson Rd	Rogers	72758	Benton County	Founders Classical Academies Of Arkansas	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(501) 821-0382	521	29	18	8.8%	252 (48.4%)	18 (3.5%)	56 (10.7%)	173 (33.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)								96.2	97.1	7	3		050040905131

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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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