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
401	Vera Kilpatrick Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1002 E 35th St	Texarkana	71854	Miller County	Texarkana School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 774-9691	373	25	14.7	100.0%	48 (12.9%)	297 (79.6%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	$13,908			$2,224			$11,685	23.3	32.5	363	38		051311001075
402	Warren Elementary School	Public	K-3	220 Lady Jack Drive	Warren	71671	Bradley County	Warren School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 226-6761	412	29	13.9	83.7%	143 (34.7%)	144 (35.0%)	115 (27.9%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,305			$1,554			$10,752	21.9	18.9	429	27		050000601129
403	Herbert Carter Global Community Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-6	133 Military Rd	Marion	72364	Crittenden County	Marion School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(870) 739-5120	670	35	19	64.3%	243 (36.3%)	296 (44.2%)	82 (12.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.0%)	$11,642			$1,164			$10,479	21.9	31.4	371	32		050939000681
404	Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4111 Park Ave	Fort Smith	72903	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 783-4506	387	20	19.3	89.9%	79 (20.4%)	42 (10.9%)	210 (54.3%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.7%)	$13,603			$2,816			$10,787	21.3	18	432	28		050633000370
405	Meadow Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 East Bethany Rd	North Little Rock	72117	Pulaski County	North Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 955-3620	468	29	16	100.0%	13 (2.8%)	381 (81.4%)	34 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.3%)	$13,223			$2,642			$10,581	21.1	23.4	405			051068000792
406	Kipp: Blytheville College Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-6	1124 Moultrie Dr.	Blytheville	72315	Mississippi County	KIPP Delta Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 776-8833	292	16	18.8	100.0%	6 (2.1%)	256 (87.7%)	16 (5.5%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$14,521			$5,561			$8,961	21.1	10.9	466	60		050006201526
407	Daisy Bates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14300 Dineen	Little Rock	72206	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 897-2171	409	31	13.3	75.6%	69 (16.9%)	146 (35.7%)	146 (35.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.8%)	$16,235			$1,592			$14,643	20.4	22.4	410	3		051185001391
408	Crossett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1100 Camp Road	Crossett	71635	Ashley County	Crossett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 364-6521	699	40	17.5	68.4%	391 (55.9%)	242 (34.6%)	32 (4.6%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.7%)	$12,996			$1,535			$11,461	20.2	24.1	400	8		050480000201
409	Terry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10800 Mara Lynn Road	Little Rock	72211	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-6500	328	21	15.6	99.1%	23 (7.0%)	243 (74.1%)	28 (8.5%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.0%)	$18,106			$2,480			$15,626	20.2	19.6	428	19		050900000633
410	Otter Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	16000 Otter Creek Parkway	Little Rock	72210	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 447-5800	372	23	15.8	99.2%	27 (7.3%)	238 (64.0%)	95 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$15,977			$2,511			$13,466	20	16.2	436	26		050900001384

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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.

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