Best High Schools in Arkansas

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 291)	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
51	Melbourne High School	Public	7-12	310 Bearkat Drive	Melbourne	72556	Izard County	Melbourne School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 368-4345	381	54	7	45.7%	361 (94.8%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,645			$849			$11,797	71.9	89.2	15	36		050972000711
52	Mountain View High School	Public	9-12	210 High School Dr.	Mountain View	72560	Stone County	Mountain View School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 269-3943	337	57	5.8	99.1%	319 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$14,666			$1,529			$13,136	70.8	61.9	97	45		051020000749
53	Russellville High School	Public	9-12	2203 S Knoxville	Russellville	72802	Pope County	Russellville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 968-3151	1,281	120	10.6	56.9%	721 (56.3%)	73 (5.7%)	379 (29.6%)	24 (1.9%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	76 (5.9%)	$14,609			$1,594			$13,015	70.5	66.3	79	26		051206000971
54	Greenbrier High School	Public	10-12	72 Green Valley Drive	Greenbrier	72058	Faulkner County	Greenbrier School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 679-4236	818	51	16	39.1%	735 (89.9%)	16 (2.0%)	45 (5.5%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.8%)	$11,729			$601			$11,128	70.5	63.2	92	38		050690000418
55	Ozark Junior Senior High School	Public	8-12	1631 Hillbilly Dr.	Ozark	72949	Franklin County	Ozark School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 667-4116	629	65	9.7	51.2%	566 (90.0%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.6%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.2%)	$11,961			$705			$11,256	70.3	54.7	121	66		051101000830
56	Elkins High School	Public	9-12	349 N Center	Elkins	72727	Washington County	Elkins School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 643-3381	463	56	8.2	37.4%	382 (82.5%)	7 (1.5%)	25 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (7.6%)	$11,615			$365			$11,249	70.1	70.7	61	5		050576000290
57	Concord High School	Public	7-12	10920 Heber Springs Road North	Concord	72523	Cleburne County	Concord School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 668-3522	173	39	4.4	50.3%	165 (95.4%)	2 (1.2%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$14,857			$1,176			$13,681	68.9	69.3	67	10		050456000181
58	Emerson High School	Public	7-12	212 Grayson	Emerson	71740	Columbia County	Emerson Taylor Bradley School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 626-3305	136	23	5.8	49.3%	92 (67.6%)	33 (24.3%)	5 (3.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	$12,953			$226			$12,726	68.5	79.6	33	25		050006800292
59	Mountain Home Career Academies	Public, Charter	8-12	500 Bomber Blvd.	Mountain Home	72653	Baxter County	Mountain Home School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 425-1215	1,523	128	11.9	33.2%	1,383 (90.8%)	6 (0.4%)	63 (4.1%)	15 (1.0%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	49 (3.2%)	$12,202			$869			$11,333	68.4	67	77	18		050004300676
60	Gentry High School	Public	9-12	1295 Pioneer Lane	Gentry	72734	Benton County	Gentry School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 736-2666	565	80	7	50.1%	332 (58.8%)	4 (0.7%)	122 (21.6%)	43 (7.6%)	12 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	49 (8.7%)	$13,854			$670			$13,185	68.2	67	76	16		050654000390

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ATLAS English Language Arts, ATLAS Reading, ATLAS Algebra, ATLAS Geometry, ATLAS Biology 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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