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
191	East End Intermediate School	Public	3-5	5205 W Sawmill Rd	Little Rock	72206	Saline County	Sheridan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 888-1477	416	26	16	46.2%	318 (76.4%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (15.9%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	$10,121			$1,019			$9,102	60.9	62.8	185	6		050001500275
192	Oak Grove Elementary School	Public	2-4	5027 Hwy 135 North	Paragould	72450	Greene County	Paragould School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 240-2221	270	14	18.7	100.0%	230 (85.2%)	14 (5.2%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (5.2%)	$12,351			$1,366			$10,985	60.9	38.3	327	135		050001701497
193	Ida Burns Elementary School	Public	K-4	1201 Donaghey Ave	Conway	72034	Faulkner County	Conway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 450-4825	384	23	17	70.3%	172 (44.8%)	129 (33.6%)	45 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.6%)	$13,365			$1,291			$12,074	60.9	64	175	18		050459000186
194	Nashville Primary School	Public	K-3	1201 North Eighth St.	Nashville	71852	Howard County	Nashville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 845-3510	569	36	15.7	99.5%	297 (52.2%)	111 (19.5%)	144 (25.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	$10,414			$1,602			$8,812	60.3	42.4	298	104		051038001193
195	Magazine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	351 E Priddy St	Magazine	72943	Logan County	Magazine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(866) 900-2001	295	22	13.6	76.6%	284 (96.3%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$15,930			$2,334			$13,596	60.1	77.4	90	105		050915000649
196	Cedar Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	3549 Cord Road	Newark	72562	Independence County	Cedar Ridge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 201-2577	263	22	11.9	98.9%	245 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$16,961			$2,712			$14,249	60.1	49.8	264	68		050007000767
197	Sheridan Intermediate School	Public	3-5	708 Ridge Rd	Sheridan	72150	Grant County	Sheridan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 942-7488	585	32	18.3	42.7%	508 (86.8%)	20 (3.4%)	26 (4.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.8%)	$9,210			$870			$8,341	60.1	67.4	153	44		050001500097
198	Rose Bud Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	124 School Road	Rose Bud	72137	White County	Rose Bud School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 556-5152	399	26	15.4	60.7%	364 (91.2%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	$12,305			$1,479			$10,827	60	59	212	14		051200000961
199	Jim Stone Elementary School	Public	K-4	4255 College Ave	Conway	72034	Faulkner County	Conway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 450-4808	357	22	15.9	50.7%	173 (48.5%)	77 (21.6%)	67 (18.8%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.7%)	$13,142			$1,361			$11,781	59.8	66.6	156	43		050459000135
200	Southside Middle School	Public	4-6	55 Quail Lane	Southside	72501	Independence County	Southside School District (Independence)	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 251-2332	450	22	20.1	55.6%	411 (91.3%)	8 (1.8%)	23 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$9,775			$1,121			$8,655	59.8	67.9	150	50		051254000100

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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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