Best High Schools in Arkansas

A teacher and two students give a thumbs-up in a classroom.

Find the best Arkansas high schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Arkansas test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

Alert! We are expecting the release of this year's test scores by the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education any day now! We will update our rankings as soon as they are released!

Alert! New test scores and rankings are expected from the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education any day now!

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 291)	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
71	Cross County High School A New Technical School	Public, Charter	7-12	21 Cr 215	Cherry Valley	72324	Cross County	Cross County School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 588-3337	315	28	11.1	100.0%	273 (86.7%)	29 (9.2%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$14,767			$2,068			$12,699	65.3	50.3	143	72		050774001537
72	Bryant High School	Public	9-12	801 N Reynolds Rd	Bryant	72022	Saline County	Bryant School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 847-5605	2,369	148	16	48.4%	1,243 (52.5%)	548 (23.1%)	458 (19.3%)	41 (1.7%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (3.0%)	$11,089			$630			$10,459	64.9	63.1	93	21		050369000118
73	Lavaca High School	Public	9-12	311 Holly St	Lavaca	72941	Sebastian County	Lavaca School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 377-1237	245	70	3.5	42.9%	195 (79.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.6%)	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.2%)	$12,587			$414			$12,172	64.3	36.1	203	130		050873000587
74	Pea Ridge High School	Public	10-12	1925 West Pickens Road	Pea Ridge	72751	Benton County	Pea Ridge School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 451-8182	597	41	14.6	28.0%	518 (86.8%)	10 (1.7%)	45 (7.5%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	$13,869			$611			$13,258	64.2	42.8	175	101		050303000072
75	Lake Hamilton High School	Public	10-12	280 Wolf St	Pearcy	71964	Garland County	Lake Hamilton School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 767-9311	936			60.6%	709 (75.7%)	34 (3.6%)	124 (13.2%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (6.3%)	$15,220			$1,462			$13,758	64.2	66.5	78	3		050861000575
76	Cedarville High School	Public	9-12	9500 Pirates Point	Cedarville	72932	Crawford County	Cedarville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 474-7021	250	25	10.1	98.8%	203 (81.2%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.0%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.4%)	$16,413			$1,538			$14,875	63.9	45.5	164	88		050408000150
77	Southside High School	Public	9-12	4100 Gary St	Fort Smith	72903	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 646-7371	2,053	191	10.7	48.3%	1,077 (52.5%)	140 (6.8%)	462 (22.5%)	151 (7.4%)	21 (1.0%)	1 (0.0%)	201 (9.8%)	$12,816			$1,943			$10,873	63.4	68	71	6		050633000373
78	McCrory High School	Public	7-12	509 North Jackson Street	McCrory	72101	Woodruff County	McCrory School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 731-2851	242	28	8.7	62.0%	205 (84.7%)	26 (10.7%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$14,577			$1,514			$13,064	63.2	44.2	171	93		050960000702
79	Prairie Grove High School	Public, Charter	9-12	500 Cole Drive	Prairie Grove	72753	Washington County	Prairie Grove School District	Yes	No	No	No	(479) 846-4212	620	69	8.9	39.4%	494 (79.7%)	15 (2.4%)	64 (10.3%)	7 (1.1%)	15 (2.4%)	5 (0.8%)	20 (3.2%)	$11,365			$230			$11,135	63.1	76.7	41	38		051176000895
80	Beebe High School	Public	9-12	1201 W Center St	Beebe	72012	White County	Beebe School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 882-5463	1,049	126	8.3	48.0%	862 (82.2%)	47 (4.5%)	89 (8.5%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.1%)	$11,221			$376			$10,846	63.1	55.6	118	38		050288000057

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Arkansas

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ATLAS English Language Arts, ATLAS Reading, ATLAS Algebra, ATLAS Geometry, ATLAS Biology 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.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds