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
311	Booneville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	386 W Seventh St	Booneville	72927	Logan County	Booneville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(855) 675-3339	791	41	19.4	100.0%	694 (87.7%)	6 (0.8%)	39 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.4%)	$11,493			$2,083			$9,410	40.3	46.7	278	33		050345000104
312	Fort Smith Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	3205 Jenny Lind Rd	Fort Smith	72903	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(844) 989-3399	106	13	8.4	63.2%	50 (47.2%)	16 (15.1%)	23 (21.7%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (14.2%)								40.2	21.1	419	107		050633005147
313	Theodore Jones Elementary School	Public	K-4	1800 Freyaldenhoven Ln	Conway	72032	Faulkner County	Conway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 450-6645	491	27	17.9	65.0%	163 (33.2%)	204 (41.5%)	64 (13.0%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.8%)	$10,924			$1,378			$9,546	40.1	52.1	245	68		050459000081
314	Friendship Aspire Academy Hazel St Pine Bluff	Public, Charter	K-5	Pine Bluff Ar 71603	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Friendship Aspire Academies Arkansas	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 395-7401	469	29	16.2	80.0%	6 (1.3%)	447 (95.3%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	$17,582			$4,906			$12,676	40	59.6	209	105		050042301657
315	Morrilton Elementary School	Public	2-3	1203 N St Joseph St	Morrilton	72110	Conway County	South Conway County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 354-9443	311	19	16		184 (59.2%)	45 (14.5%)	35 (11.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.5%)	$12,161			$2,256			$9,905	39.9	42.9	295	20		051252001166
316	Green Forest Intermed School	Public	4-8	401 Tulip Court	Green Forest	72638	Carroll County	Green Forest School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 438-5242	551	44	12.6	83.5%	199 (36.1%)	1 (0.2%)	252 (45.7%)	63 (11.4%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,689			$1,113			$10,576	39.8	41.3	304	12		050687000546
317	Edward D. Trice Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	4505 Pinson	Texarkana	71854	Miller County	Texarkana School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 772-8431	473	33	14.2	100.0%	182 (38.5%)	233 (49.3%)	39 (8.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	$13,197			$1,559			$11,638	39.5	34.2	354	37		051311001264
318	Wm. Jefferson Clinton Primary School	Public	PK, KG-6	601 Lakeshore Drive	Hope	71801	Hempstead County	Hope School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 722-2723	929	53	17.6	100.0%	160 (17.2%)	407 (43.8%)	313 (33.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (5.0%)	$15,367			$3,034			$12,333	39	41.7	302	16		050784000025
319	Guy-Perkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	492 Highway 25 North	Guy	72061	Faulkner County	Guy Perkins School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 679-3509	247	18	14.1	91.9%	209 (84.6%)	12 (4.9%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.1%)	$17,106			$1,859			$15,247	38.9	52.3	242	77		050714000433
320	Hector Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	11529 Sr 27	Hector	72843	Pope County	Hector School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 284-3586	245	18	13.3	100.0%	239 (97.6%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$11,645			$1,171			$10,474	38.6	34.9	351	31		050762000471

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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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