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
361	Carlisle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	707 East 5th Street	Carlisle	72024	Lonoke County	Carlisle School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 552-3261	380	32	11.8	62.1%	299 (78.7%)	38 (10.0%)	27 (7.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.7%)	$15,180			$1,432			$13,748	31.6	40.8	308	53		050396000139
362	Ringgold Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	Ringgold Elementary	Benton	72015	Saline County	Benton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 778-3500	511	28	18.2	62.0%	288 (56.4%)	96 (18.8%)	83 (16.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.0%)	$10,653			$977			$9,675	31.3	27.5	385	23		050296000067
363	Angie Grant Elementary School	Public	K-4	Angie Grant Elementary	Benton	72015	Saline County	Benton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 778-3300	340	23	14.6	66.2%	161 (47.4%)	62 (18.2%)	77 (22.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.9%)	$13,884			$2,011			$11,873	31.2	31.5	370	7		050296000062
364	Waldron Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1895 Rice St.	Waldron	72958	Scott County	Waldron School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 637-2454	648	37	17.3	73.1%	508 (78.4%)	3 (0.5%)	76 (11.7%)	15 (2.3%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.8%)	$14,018			$1,758			$12,260	31.1	35.5	345	19		051368001120
365	Pocahontas Upper Elementary School	Public	4-6	2301 North Park Street	Pocahontas	72455	Randolph County	Pocahontas School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 892-4573	402	24	16.5	74.4%	294 (73.1%)	6 (1.5%)	16 (4.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (14.7%)	24 (6.0%)	$9,891			$861			$9,029	31	36.4	340	25		051161000885
366	Oakland Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1501 South Detroit	Russellville	72801	Pope County	Russellville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 968-2084	503	29	17.2	86.1%	184 (36.6%)	38 (7.6%)	233 (46.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	42 (8.3%)	$13,650			$2,413			$11,237	30.6	40.3	311	55		051206000970
367	Nettleton Steam Intermediate	Public	3-6	2219 Thorn St	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Nettleton School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 910-7809	313	23	13.7	67.4%	121 (38.7%)	140 (44.7%)	31 (9.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	$14,705			$663			$14,042	30.5	32.8	361	6		051044001514
368	Pocahontas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2864 Thomasville	Pocahontas	72455	Randolph County	Pocahontas School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 892-4573	703	39	17.9	74.5%	545 (77.5%)	4 (0.6%)	28 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	87 (12.4%)	33 (4.7%)	$10,801			$1,781			$9,020	30.5	43.8	292	76		051161000883
369	Midland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3900 Floral Rd	Floral	72534	Independence County	Midland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 345-2413	291	20	14.5	100.0%	272 (93.5%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.1%)	$19,704			$4,250			$15,454	29.8	38.9	324	45		050002001297
370	Mansfield Elementary School	Public	K-4	101 N Walnut Ave	Mansfield	72944	Scott County	Mansfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 928-4866	278	21	13	71.6%	267 (96.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,004			$2,648			$11,355	29.5	39.4	320	50		050933000670

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About our rankings:

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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