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
441	Scott Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	15306 Alexander Road	Scott	72142	Pulaski County	Academics Plus Public Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 961-1744	207	21	10	71.0%	64 (30.9%)	116 (56.0%)	15 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	$15,063			$2,369			$12,694	15.4	44.1	287	154		050005901619
442	Stewart Elementary School	Public	3-5	400 Dawson Rd	Forrest City	72335	St. Francis County	Forrest City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 633-3248	400	22	18.2	100.0%	18 (4.5%)	374 (93.5%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,125			$2,821			$10,305	15.4	21.2	418	24		050627000350
443	Oak Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5703 Oak Grove Road	North Little Rock	72118	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 851-5370	193	16	12	74.1%	59 (30.6%)	85 (44.0%)	34 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.7%)	$18,904			$1,719			$17,184	15.4	13.4	452	9		051185000933
444	KIPP Delta Elementary Literacy Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1020 Plaza St.	West Helena	72390	Phillips County	KIPP Delta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 753-9800	463	30	15.6	100.0%	20 (4.3%)	432 (93.3%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$15,036			$4,784			$10,251	15.3	14.5	448	4		050006201513
445	Bragg Elementary School	Public	K-6	600 N. Redding Street	West Memphis	72301	Crittenden County	West Memphis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 735-4196	473	28	16.8	100.0%	137 (29.0%)	294 (62.2%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	$11,104			$2,668			$8,436	15.2	10.9	464	19		050804000521
446	Main Street Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	301 Oaklawn Boulevard	Hot Springs	71913	Garland County	Hot Springs School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 623-2661	647	41	15.9	99.8%	191 (29.5%)	251 (38.8%)	114 (17.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	87 (13.4%)	$15,720			$3,974			$11,746	15.2	17.4	433	13		050789000511
447	Ridge Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	4601 Ridge Road	North Little Rock	72116	Pulaski County	North Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 771-8155	516	30	17.2	100.0%	54 (10.5%)	207 (40.1%)	227 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.7%)	$13,473			$2,678			$10,794	15.1	21	421	26		051068000729
448	Langston Elementary Leadership Academy Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	120 Chestnut	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	Hot Springs School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 620-7821	504	27	18.5	100.0%	100 (19.8%)	224 (44.4%)	111 (22.0%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.1%)	$16,502			$4,560			$11,942	14.9	14.9	445	3		050789001187
449	Elmdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	420 North West End Ave	Springdale	72765	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 750-8859	510	27	19.1	88.8%	77 (15.1%)	8 (1.6%)	377 (73.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (5.5%)	16 (3.1%)	$14,558			$2,632			$11,926	14.8	10.8	467	18		051266001021
450	Western Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	300 School Street	Western Grove	72685	Newton County	Ozark Mountain School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 429-7102	153	10	15.9	98.0%	144 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)								14.1	22	414	36		050007605160

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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.
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