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
331	West Magnet Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	850 Hill Street	Batesville	72501	Independence County	Batesville School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 793-9878	599	34	17.6	81.6%	294 (49.1%)	27 (4.5%)	229 (38.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	35 (5.8%)	$11,809			$1,644			$10,164	36.9	39.6	318	13		050001900046
332	Decatur Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9083 Mt. Olive Rd	Decatur	72722	Benton County	Decatur School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 321-5780	278	20	13.7	100.0%	121 (43.5%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (43.5%)	6 (2.2%)	8 (2.9%)	17 (6.1%)	5 (1.8%)	$13,129			$1,010			$12,119	36.6	21.1	420	88		050498000220
333	Rector Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	604 West 5th Street	Rector	72461	Clay County	Rector School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 595-3151	389	22	18	71.2%	364 (93.6%)	5 (1.3%)	12 (3.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$13,959			$3,502			$10,456	36.5	39.2	323	10		050437001273
334	Star City Jimmy Brown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 East Arkansas St	Star City	71667	Lincoln County	Star City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(866) 446-3647	679	44	15.4	99.9%	435 (64.1%)	127 (18.7%)	71 (10.5%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.3%)	$11,372			$1,459			$9,912	36.5	36.4	339	5		050002801041
335	Cabe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1 Go-Devil Road	Gurdon	71743	Clark County	Gurdon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 353-4454	365	23	16.1	78.9%	232 (63.6%)	74 (20.3%)	56 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$13,626			$1,721			$11,905	36.2	36.1	342	7		050711000432
336	Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	913 N 24 St	Van Buren	72956	Crawford County	Van Buren School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 474-7059	466	25	18.3	75.3%	296 (63.5%)	14 (3.0%)	74 (15.9%)	8 (1.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (14.6%)	$13,624			$3,016			$10,608	36.2	32.2	365	29		051341001097
337	Monitor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3955 East Monitor Road	Springdale	72765	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 750-8749	586	32	18.4	82.8%	148 (25.3%)	20 (3.4%)	285 (48.6%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	98 (16.7%)	25 (4.3%)	$12,288			$1,997			$10,291	36	37.1	334	3		051266001452
338	Hackett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	102 North Oak Street	Hackett	72937	Sebastian County	Hackett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 638-8606	474	33	14.1	100.0%	411 (86.7%)	6 (1.3%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.2%)	$11,695			$2,221			$9,474	35.9	29.9	379	41		050717000436
339	Kensett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	701 W Dandridge St	Kensett	72082	White County	Riverview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 742-3221	294	19	15.1	90.1%	162 (55.1%)	46 (15.6%)	55 (18.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.9%)	$13,494			$2,501			$10,994	35.7	27	387	48		050840000559
340	Portland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	314 Hwy 160 E	Portland	71663	Ashley County	Hamburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 737-4333	136	8	17	75.0%	78 (57.4%)	17 (12.5%)	37 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	$13,613			$1,616			$11,997	35.5	42.8	296	44		050004201282

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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