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
471	J.F. Wahl Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	125 Hickory Hill	Helena	72342	Phillips County	Helena West Helena School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 338-4404	539	35	15.5	100.0%	27 (5.0%)	490 (90.9%)	6 (1.1%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$17,373			$5,739			$11,634	9.6	10.9	465	6		050768001637
472	Fairview Elementary School	Public	K-3	735 Robin Street	Camden	71701	Ouachita County	Camden Fairview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 231-5434	523	36	14.5	99.4%	104 (19.9%)	351 (67.1%)	23 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.8%)	$14,000			$2,702			$11,298	9.5	13.8	450	22		050606000311
473	College Station Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4710 Frazier Pike	College Station	72206	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 490-5750	150	12	12.2	86.7%	7 (4.7%)	134 (89.3%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$20,953			$1,681			$19,271	9.1	21.3	417	56		051185000910
474	Coleman Elementary School	Public	2-5	4600 West 13th	Pine Bluff	71603	Jefferson County	Watson Chapel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 879-3697	426	31	13.8	79.8%	44 (10.3%)	366 (85.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$12,336			$1,756			$10,580	8.7	20	427	47		051393001136
475	Reed Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	709 Dan Gill Drive	Dumas	71639	Desha County	Dumas School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 382-5365	368	27	13.8	100.0%	49 (13.3%)	255 (69.3%)	47 (12.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$19,505			$3,424			$16,081	8.7	11.3	462	13		050550001481
476	Maddux Elementary School	Public	K-6	2100 E Barton	West Memphis	72301	Crittenden County	West Memphis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 735-4242	402	26	15.4	100.0%	6 (1.5%)	389 (96.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$13,327			$3,555			$9,772	8.5	9.3	473	3		050804000525
477	Earle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1425 2nd Street	Earle	72331	Crittenden County	Earle School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 792-8732	195	15	13.2	99.5%	6 (3.1%)	183 (93.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	$14,604			$2,767			$11,837	8.5	9.8	472	5		050555000264
478	Lafayette County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	208 W. Seventh St.	Lewisville	71845	Lafayette County	Lafayette County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 921-4275	244	20	12	88.5%	55 (22.5%)	168 (68.9%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	$17,858			$4,366			$13,492	8.3	15.4	442	36		050006500719
479	Harris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4424 Highway 161 North	North Little Rock	72117	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 955-3550	187	16	11.4	64.7%	18 (9.6%)	135 (72.2%)	22 (11.8%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	$22,401			$2,258			$20,143	8.3	5.9	484	5		051185000916
480	Brady Elementary School	Public	K-5	7915 W Markham Street	Little Rock	72205	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-3900	309	21	14.7	99.0%	26 (8.4%)	248 (80.3%)	11 (3.6%)	11 (3.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	$17,641			$2,118			$15,523	7.3	3.9	495	15		050900000605

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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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