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
221	Wonderview High School	Public	7-12	2436 Highway 95	Hattieville	72063	Conway County	Wonderview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 354-8668	226	35	6.5	61.1%	211 (93.4%)	3 (1.3%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$13,722			$1,208			$12,514	30.6	35.8	205	16		051437001170
222	Bradford High School	Public	7-12	504 W Main Street	Bradford	72020	White County	Bradford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 344-2607	185	39	4.7	100.0%	176 (95.1%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$13,718			$500			$13,219	30.6	36.4	202	20		050348000107
223	Kirby High School	Public	7-12	2614 Hwy 27n.	Kirby	71950	Pike County	Kirby School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 398-4211	176	45	3.8		149 (84.7%)	1 (0.6%)	19 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	$12,447			$846			$11,602	30.6	33.7	215	8		050849000566
224	Marion High School	Public	10-12	1 Patriot Dr	Marion	72364	Crittenden County	Marion School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 739-5130	927	91	10.2	79.0%	289 (31.2%)	536 (57.8%)	61 (6.6%)	12 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.1%)	$13,363			$544			$12,818	29.7	24.3	249	25		050939000682
225	McGehee High School	Public	9-12	409 Oak Street	McGehee	71654	Desha County	McGehee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 222-5026	326	35	9.3	100.0%	131 (40.2%)	158 (48.5%)	29 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$15,765			$1,056			$14,709	29.3	30	234	9		050963000705
226	Westside High School	Public	6-12	400 N. Hwy. 164	Hartman	72840	Johnson County	WESTSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Johnson)	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 497-1171	306	28	10.8	99.0%	258 (84.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.6%)	6 (2.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.9%)	$12,405			$1,155			$11,251	29	26	243	17		051402001267
227	Junction City High School	Public	7-12	500 North Elm Street	Junction City	71749	Union County	Junction City School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 899-4048	317	67	4.7	69.7%	162 (51.1%)	148 (46.7%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,967			$377			$18,589	28.9	31.2	227			050834000558
228	Carlisle High School	Public	7-12	145 Raborn Road	Carlisle	72024	Lonoke County	Carlisle School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 552-3196	280	35	8	61.1%	228 (81.4%)	22 (7.9%)	19 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	$17,555			$804			$16,751	28.9	29.4	237	9		050396000140
229	The Academies At Jonesboro High School	Public	7-12	618 W. Nettleton	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Jonesboro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 933-5881	1,505	102	14.7	100.0%	521 (34.6%)	659 (43.8%)	239 (15.9%)	12 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (4.7%)	$14,411			$1,239			$13,172	28.5	29.1	238	9		050828000551
230	Bay High School	Public	7-12	700 School Street	Bay	72411	Craighead County	Bay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 781-3297	233	25	9.2	48.9%	210 (90.1%)	14 (6.0%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$15,020			$850			$14,169	28.2	33.9	213	17		050282000051

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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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