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
91	John Tyson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1967 Chapman Avenue	Springdale	72765	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 750-8862	571	31	18.7	71.8%	180 (31.5%)	10 (1.8%)	312 (54.6%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	41 (7.2%)	18 (3.2%)	$11,594			$1,322			$10,272	78.9	77.2	94	3		051266001027
92	Viola Elementary School	Public	K-6	314 Longhorn Drive	Viola	72583	Fulton County	Viola School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 458-2511	193	18	10.5	75.6%	191 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$15,423			$2,799			$12,623	78.8	83.9	58	34		051356001111
93	Lisa Academy Fayetteville	Public, Charter	K-5	1166 Van Asche Drive	Fayetteville	72704	Washington County	Lisa Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(479) 717-6464	377	20	18.7	41.9%	203 (53.8%)	32 (8.5%)	77 (20.4%)	26 (6.9%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (8.2%)								78.6	81.2	72	21		050007405156
94	Ouachita Elementary School	Public	K-6	332 Schoohouse Road	Donaldson	71941	Hot Spring County	Ouachita School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 384-2341	280	16	17.2	57.9%	269 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$10,903			$1,373			$9,530	78.5	82.5	63	31		051098000827
95	Lake Hamilton Intermediate School	Public	4-5	104 Wolf St	Pearcy	71964	Garland County	Lake Hamilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 767-4111	566	35	16.3	70.5%	407 (71.9%)	17 (3.0%)	87 (15.4%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.8%)	$10,637			$1,349			$9,288	78.4	70.5	138	43		050861001234
96	Gibbs Magnet Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1115 W 16th Street	Little Rock	72202	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(501) 447-4900	291	20	14.6	57.7%	81 (27.8%)	183 (62.9%)	18 (6.2%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$18,630			$2,375			$16,255	78.3	62.5	188	92		050900000614
97	Hurricane Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	6091 Alcoa	Benton	72015	Saline County	Bryant School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 653-1012	435	28	15.4	58.9%	179 (41.1%)	152 (34.9%)	49 (11.3%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.7%)	$12,453			$1,080			$11,373	78.1	66.8	154	57		050369001450
98	Pottsville Middle Grade	Public	4-6	6926 River Road	Pottsville	72858	Pope County	Pottsville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 890-6631	417	27	15.6	44.4%	364 (87.3%)	3 (0.7%)	46 (11.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$8,990			$538			$8,452	77.9	76.2	104	6		051170000401
99	Osage Creek Elementary School	Public	K-4	5303 Bright Road	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 286-9500	551	29	19	27.8%	299 (54.3%)	36 (6.5%)	58 (10.5%)	98 (17.8%)	25 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.2%)	$11,343			$544			$10,799	77.6	62.6	186	87		050306001649
100	Cherokee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	169 Rebel Dr	Hardy	72542	Sharp County	Highland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 257-3118	581	44	13.1		550 (94.7%)	11 (1.9%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$13,122			$2,061			$11,061	76.6	73.8	115	15		050777000490

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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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