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
221	Cross County Elementary Technical Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2622 Hwy 42	Cherry Valley	72324	Cross County	Cross County School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 588-3337	415	26	16.1	100.0%	377 (90.8%)	20 (4.8%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$11,666			$2,376			$9,289	57.1	54.3	233	12		050774001509
222	McRae Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	609 W McRae	Searcy	72143	White County	Searcy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 268-3936	445	24	18.7	60.4%	323 (72.6%)	28 (6.3%)	50 (11.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.0%)	$13,128			$2,338			$10,789	57	61.8	194	28		051221000984
223	Old Wire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3001 S Old Wire Rd	Rogers	72758	Benton County	Rogers School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 631-3510	481	31	15.3	82.3%	55 (11.4%)	9 (1.9%)	353 (73.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.4%)	14 (2.9%)	$10,697			$1,122			$9,574	56.1	58.5	215	8		051197001088
224	Monticello Intermediate School	Public	3-5	280 Clyde Ross	Monticello	71655	Drew County	Monticello School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 367-4030	361	25	14.2	66.5%	199 (55.1%)	121 (33.5%)	23 (6.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	$13,844			$3,716			$10,128	56	51.1	249	25		050984001395
225	Wynne Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1300 N. Falls Blvd.	Wynne	72396	Cross County	Wynne School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 238-5060	510	30	16.7	71.6%	319 (62.5%)	163 (32.0%)	13 (2.5%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$12,066			$1,414			$10,652	55.8	59.7	207	18		051443001173
226	Rural Special Elementary School	Public	K-6	13237 Hwy 263	Fox	72051	Stone County	Mountain View School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 363-4365	112	10	11.1	97.3%	106 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$13,354			$1,242			$12,112	55.6	48.8	266	40		051020000964
227	Preston & Florence Mattison Elementary School	Public	K-4	2001 Florence Mattison Drive	Conway	72032	Faulkner County	Conway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 450-4820	417	25	16.9	70.5%	151 (36.2%)	117 (28.1%)	94 (22.5%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.8%)	$12,297			$1,532			$10,765	55.3	51	252	25		050459001248
228	Bonnie Grimes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 S 13th St	Rogers	72758	Benton County	Rogers School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 631-3660	458	28	16.5	69.7%	139 (30.3%)	3 (0.7%)	282 (61.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.9%)	15 (3.3%)	$11,346			$1,229			$10,117	55	75.2	108	120		051197001370
229	Paris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	401 N School St	Paris	72855	Logan County	Paris School District	No	No	No	Yes	(844) 963-3243	416	27	15.5	100.0%	332 (79.8%)	6 (1.4%)	29 (7.0%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (9.6%)	$13,958			$2,190			$11,768	55	64.1	172	57		051113000836
230	Turnbow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3390 Habberton Road	Springdale	72765	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 750-8785	599	34	17.4	81.6%	102 (17.0%)	15 (2.5%)	307 (51.3%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	139 (23.2%)	25 (4.2%)	$12,694			$1,930			$10,763	55	46.7	277	47		051266001161

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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