Best High Schools in Arkansas

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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
41	Alma High School	Public	9-12	101 East Main	Alma	72921	Crawford County	Alma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 632-2162	981	120	8.1	41.9%	799 (81.4%)	15 (1.5%)	65 (6.6%)	11 (1.1%)	30 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.2%)	$12,932			$738			$12,194	75.8	73.8	46	5		050225000004
42	Cotter High School	Public	7-12	198 Mable	Cotter	72626	Baxter County	Cotter School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 435-6323	324	57	5.6	100.0%	306 (94.4%)	3 (0.9%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,992			$752			$11,240	75.3	76.8	40	2		050468000194
43	Des Arc High School	Public	7-12	600 Main Street	Des Arc	72040	Prairie County	Des Arc School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 256-4166	279	23	12.2	73.5%	243 (87.1%)	25 (9.0%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,482			$786			$12,696	75.1	71.6	55	12		050519000240
44	Bergman High School	Public	9-12	8949 Highway 7 N	Harrison	72601	Boone County	Bergman School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 741-1414	297	78	3.8	46.8%	265 (89.2%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$13,295			$392			$12,904	74.6	89.2	16	28		050309000078
45	Clinton High School	Public	9-12	489 Yellowjacket Lane	Clinton	72031	Van Buren County	Clinton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 745-6070	390	58	6.6	100.0%	352 (90.3%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$12,402			$656			$11,746	74.4	66.1	81	36		050441000172
46	Fayetteville High School	Public	9-12	994 W Martin Luther King Blvd	Fayetteville	72701	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 444-3050	2,588	229	11.2	35.6%	1,618 (62.5%)	272 (10.5%)	377 (14.6%)	74 (2.9%)	13 (0.5%)	28 (1.1%)	206 (8.0%)	$14,846			$705			$14,141	74	71.7	54	8		050612000319
47	Poyen High School	Public	7-12	14296 Hwy 270 W	Poyen	72128	Grant County	Poyen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 332-2939	264	50	5.2	44.3%	242 (91.7%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$11,396			$483			$10,913	73.6	67.5	73	26		051173000893
48	Founders Classical Academies Of Arkansas High School Rogers	Public, Charter	7-12	800 S Dodson Rd	Rogers	72758	Benton County	Founders Classical Academies Of Arkansas	Yes	No	No	Yes	(479) 689-1369	207	20	10.5	8.7%	157 (75.8%)	7 (3.4%)	27 (13.0%)	12 (5.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								73.1	93	11	37		050040901606
49	Jasper High School	Public	7-12	600 School St.	Jasper	72641	Newton County	Jasper School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 446-2223	205	51	3.9		203 (99.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,788			$677			$13,111	72.9	64	89	40		050824000545
50	Pangburn High School	Public	7-12	1100 Short St	Pangburn	72121	White County	Pangburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 728-3513	326	56	5.8	56.4%	303 (92.9%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$13,093			$905			$12,187	72.8	65.9	82	32		051107000835

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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.

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