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
101	Elmer H. Cook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3517 Brooken Hill Dr	Fort Smith	72908	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 646-8880	459	24	19.3	57.1%	242 (52.7%)	36 (7.8%)	66 (14.4%)	18 (3.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (20.5%)	$11,805			$1,594			$10,211	76.5	82.1	65	36		050633000359
102	Salem Elementary School	Public	K-5	2701 Salem Rd	Benton	72019	Saline County	Bryant School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 316-0263	469	29	16.2	45.0%	344 (73.3%)	43 (9.2%)	53 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	$11,776			$585			$11,191	76.5	71.5	126	24		050369000121
103	Des Arc Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2100 Hickory Street	Des Arc	72040	Prairie County	Des Arc School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 256-4128	379	24	15.5	74.1%	336 (88.7%)	32 (8.4%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$10,565			$915			$9,650	76.1	70.3	140	37		050519000241
104	Southside Elementary School	Public	K-4	2600 South Pine	Cabot	72023	Lonoke County	Cabot School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 743-3567	551	32	17.4	46.1%	434 (78.8%)	11 (2.0%)	58 (10.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (7.8%)	$9,906			$932			$8,974	75.9	66.5	159	55		050375001351
105	Norfork Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	161 Mildred Simpson Drive	Norfork	72658	Baxter County	Norfork School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 499-5228	273	18	14.7	60.8%	264 (96.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$12,547			$1,467			$11,079	75.9	84.5	54	51		051056000773
106	Eureka Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	156 Greenwood Hollow Road	Eureka Springs	72632	Carroll County	Eureka Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 253-8704	227	14	16.2	72.2%	195 (85.9%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$17,900			$3,024			$14,876	75.8	81.4	69	37		050597000305
107	Lakewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1800 Fairway Avenue	North Little Rock	72116	Pulaski County	North Little Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 771-8270	427	23	18.4	100.0%	177 (41.5%)	180 (42.2%)	33 (7.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.5%)	$12,901			$2,051			$10,851	75.7	76.5	101	6		051068000787
108	Jim D Rollins Elementary School Of Innovation	Public	PK, KG-5	354 E Fletcher Avenue	Springdale	72765	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 750-8880	570	30	18.7	37.2%	359 (63.0%)	9 (1.6%)	128 (22.5%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (0.9%)	22 (3.9%)	41 (7.2%)	$11,361			$919			$10,442	75.1	57.3	222	114		051266001741
109	Armorel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4555 North State Highway 137	Blytheville	72315	Mississippi County	Armorel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 763-5600	234	18	13.3	62.0%	190 (81.2%)	23 (9.8%)	19 (8.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$16,658			$1,088			$15,570	74.8	64.2	171	62		050255000026
110	North Heights Community School	Public, Magnet	K-5	2118 E 35th	Texarkana	71854	Miller County	Texarkana School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 773-1091	243	19	12.6	100.0%	148 (60.9%)	73 (30.0%)	9 (3.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	$15,984			$1,810			$14,173	74.6	79.5	82	28		051311001733

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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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