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
381	Asbell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1500 N Sang	Fayetteville	72703	Washington County	Fayetteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 444-3080	319	22	14.5	87.5%	103 (32.3%)	86 (27.0%)	62 (19.4%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	49 (15.4%)	$17,096			$2,300			$14,796	26.4	43.3	294	87		050612000316
382	Newport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Commerce Drive	Newport	72112	Jackson County	Newport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 523-1311	691	46	15.1	42.1%	353 (51.1%)	175 (25.3%)	65 (9.4%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (13.0%)	$14,731			$2,870			$11,861	26.2	30.4	376	6		050002301517
383	Spradling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4949 Spradling Ave	Fort Smith	72904	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 783-8048	307	17	18.3	94.5%	48 (15.6%)	31 (10.1%)	192 (62.5%)	13 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.5%)	$13,041			$1,606			$11,435	26.1	30.7	373	10		050633000374
384	Oaklawn Stem Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	525 Hammond Lane	Hot Springs	71913	Garland County	Hot Springs School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 620-7822	452	26	17.1	100.0%	164 (36.3%)	141 (31.2%)	97 (21.5%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.7%)	$16,119			$4,039			$12,080	25.5	28.9	382	2		050789000506
385	Hermitage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	206 W. School Drive Hermitage	Hermitage	71647	Bradley County	Hermitage School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 463-8500	217	16	13.5	100.0%	119 (54.8%)	31 (14.3%)	60 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,531			$3,811			$13,720	25.5	47.3	272	113		050771000484
386	Bradford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	504 W Main Street	Bradford	72020	White County	Bradford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 344-8245	249	19	13.1	100.0%	242 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$12,211			$1,521			$10,690	25.3	11.5	458	72		050348000106
387	Kingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	220 Madison 2620	Kingston	72742	Madison County	Jasper School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 665-2835	122	11	10.7	97.5%	108 (88.5%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.2%)	$16,608			$1,547			$15,062	25.3	66.3	160	227		050824000563
388	Sunnymede Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4201 N O St	Fort Smith	72904	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 783-6327	510	27	18.7	91.4%	70 (13.7%)	35 (6.9%)	323 (63.3%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (11.8%)	$11,773			$1,780			$9,993	25.3	22	412	24		050633000375
389	England Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	535 Pine Bluff Hwy	England	72046	Lonoke County	England School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 842-2041	350	24	14.3	72.9%	188 (53.7%)	112 (32.0%)	27 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.6%)	$15,051			$1,516			$13,536	25.1	35.3	347	42		050585000295
390	Mineral Springs Elementary School	Public	K-6	130 West McCrary St	Mineral Springs	71851	Howard County	Mineral Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 287-4746	204	20	10	87.3%	40 (19.6%)	116 (56.9%)	29 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.3%)	$18,953			$1,956			$16,997	25	20.3	424	34		050978000716

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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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