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
211	Timbo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	23747 Hwy 263 N.	Timbo	72680	Stone County	Mountain View School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 746-4303	98	9	10.6	96.9%	93 (94.9%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,108			$2,309			$12,799	58.1	51.3	247	36		051020001086
212	Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	201 Elementary Dr.	Mountain View	72560	Stone County	Mountain View School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 269-3104	497	34	14.4	99.4%	482 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$14,699			$2,869			$11,829	58.1	77.3	93	119		051020000747
213	Horatio Elementary School	Public	K-6	205 Isbell	Horatio	71842	Sevier County	Horatio School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 832-1930	313	23	13.5	80.2%	229 (73.2%)	3 (1.0%)	66 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)								58	50.2	262	49		050786000501
214	Kirby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2614 Hwy 27n.	Kirby	71950	Pike County	Kirby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 398-4213	216	19	11.1	77.8%	192 (88.9%)	1 (0.5%)	22 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$12,552			$2,321			$10,230	57.6	52.7	238	24		050849000565
215	Raymond F. Orr Elementary School	Public	K-5	3609 Phoenix Ave	Fort Smith	72903	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 646-3711	235	14	17	70.6%	124 (52.8%)	18 (7.7%)	32 (13.6%)	12 (5.1%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (19.6%)	$16,992			$4,555			$12,437	57.5	59.7	208	7		050633000368
216	Greene City Technical Intermediate School	Public	4-5	5205 West Kingshighway	Paragould	72450	Greene County	Greene County Technical School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 215-4440	501	30	16.8	53.5%	452 (90.2%)	13 (2.6%)	13 (2.6%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$11,205			$1,239			$9,967	57.5	61.3	199	17		051308001546
217	Euper Lane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 Euper Ln	Fort Smith	72903	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 452-2601	397	24	16.2	61.5%	188 (47.4%)	26 (6.5%)	96 (24.2%)	16 (4.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	65 (16.4%)	$14,761			$1,961			$12,800	57.4	81.3	71	146		050633001358
218	Rison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	700 Main Street	Rison	71665	Cleveland County	Cleveland County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 325-6894	427	28	15.1	74.5%	307 (71.9%)	81 (19.0%)	8 (1.9%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	$12,200			$2,610			$9,590	57.4	64	173	45		050006700950
219	Smackover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	701 Magnolia St.	Norphlet	71759	Union County	Smackover Norphlet School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 725-3601	523	29	17.8	56.4%	431 (82.4%)	60 (11.5%)	16 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$14,530			$2,519			$12,011	57.3	50.3	261	42		051251001008
220	Jones Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2926 S 1st St	Rogers	72758	Benton County	Rogers School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 631-3535	463	30	15.2	68.0%	105 (22.7%)	2 (0.4%)	334 (72.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	12 (2.6%)	$11,342			$1,184			$10,158	57.3	73.8	116	104		051197000505

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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