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
321	Bayou Meto Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26405 Highway 107	Jacksonville	72076	Pulaski County	Jacksonville North Pulaski School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 988-4131	416	28	14.7	48.6%	254 (61.1%)	91 (21.9%)	36 (8.7%)	7 (1.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	$13,143			$1,471			$11,673	38.6	35	349	28		050041900905
322	Indian Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	6800 Indian Hills Drive	North Little Rock	72116	Pulaski County	North Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 835-5622	398	28	14.1	100.0%	145 (36.4%)	181 (45.5%)	29 (7.3%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.8%)	$14,200			$2,450			$11,749	38.5	44.4	286	36		051068000786
323	Northwest Elementary School	Public	K-4	1600 N College	El Dorado	71730	Union County	El Dorado School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 864-5078	477	29	16.3		136 (28.5%)	241 (50.5%)	61 (12.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (7.3%)	$12,938			$2,416			$10,522	37.8	33.7	356	33		050568000279
324	Judsonia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	916 Judson Ave	Judsonia	72081	White County	Riverview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 729-5196	307	20	15.4	77.2%	245 (79.8%)	7 (2.3%)	35 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	$13,533			$2,245			$11,288	37.8	37.4	332	8		050840001442
325	Palestine-Wheatley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7950 Hwy. 70 West	Palestine	72372	St. Francis County	Palestine Wheatley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 581-2588	448	30	14.9	99.3%	383 (85.5%)	37 (8.3%)	14 (3.1%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$11,676			$1,240			$10,436	37.7	38.4	326	1		050005100832
326	Crystal Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5001 Northshore Dr	North Little Rock	72118	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 791-8000	499	33	15	59.9%	68 (13.6%)	333 (66.7%)	41 (8.2%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (8.8%)	$15,178			$1,952			$13,226	37.6	35.4	346	20		051185000058
327	Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	510 Wynn Park Drive	Corning	72422	Clay County	Corning School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 857-3748	361	21	17.5	78.7%	342 (94.7%)	5 (1.4%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	$10,869			$1,457			$9,412	37.5	50.3	260	67		050000900192
328	Fouke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	370 East Red Cut Road	Fouke	71837	Miller County	Fouke School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 653-4165	514	32	15.8	68.1%	475 (92.4%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	$13,026			$1,678			$11,348	37.5	40.1	314	14		050636000379
329	Lead Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6966 Milum Rd	Lead Hill	72644	Boone County	Lead Hill School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 436-0506	185	11	16.1	98.4%	171 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)	$14,916			$1,488			$13,428	37.3	36.3	341	12		050342000102
330	Clarksville Elementary School	Public	2-3	1903 Clark Road	Clarksville	72830	Johnson County	Clarksville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 705-3256	368	24	15.2	79.3%	179 (48.6%)	2 (0.5%)	125 (34.0%)	41 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	16 (4.3%)	$12,511			$1,926			$10,585	37.1	60.2	204	126		050438000168

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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.

Educational resources:

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