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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
111	Conway High School	Public	10-12	2300 Prince St	Conway	72034	Faulkner County	Conway School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 450-4880	2,350	136	17.2	41.0%	1,178 (50.1%)	659 (28.0%)	349 (14.9%)	41 (1.7%)	5 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	116 (4.9%)	$10,803			$523			$10,280	56.2	72.6	53	58		050459000184
112	Murfreesboro High School	Public	7-12	605 3rd Avenue	Murfreesboro	71958	Pike County	South Pike County School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 285-2184	313	42	7.3	99.0%	259 (82.7%)	15 (4.8%)	22 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	$14,690			$759			$13,931	55.9	71.4	58	54		051032000755
113	South Side High School	Public	7-12	334 Southside Road	Bee Branch	72013	Van Buren County	SOUTH SIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Van Buren)	No	No	No	No	(501) 654-2242	249	35	7	98.8%	225 (90.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	$17,866			$872			$16,994	55.1	57.6	114	1		051257001014
114	Mt. Judea K-12 School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	14790 Ar 123 Hwy	Deer	72655	Newton County	Deer Mt Judea School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 434-5362	175	84	2	98.3%	164 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	$15,697			$1,006			$14,691	55.1	21.5	261	147		050007201630
115	Magnet Cove High School	Public	7-12	472 Magnet School Road	Malvern	72104	Hot Spring County	Magnet Cove School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 332-5466	307	54	5.7	47.6%	277 (90.2%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.8%)	$14,340			$301			$14,039	54.6	65	85	30		050919000652
116	Harmony Grove High School	Public	10-12	2621 N Hwy 229	Benton	72015	Saline County	HARMONY GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Saline)	No	No	No	No	(501) 776-2337	312	51	6	21.5%	283 (90.7%)	6 (1.9%)	17 (5.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$12,623			$150			$12,473	54.3	65.2	84	32		050732000444
117	Norfork High School	Public	7-12	136 Mildred Simpson Drive	Norfork	72658	Baxter County	Norfork School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 499-5228	196	34	5.8	56.1%	192 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$15,177			$1,157			$14,020	54	60.4	104	13		051056000774
118	Flippin High School	Public	9-12	103 Alford St.	Flippin	72634	Marion County	Flippin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 453-2233	246	59	4.1	100.0%	220 (89.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	$14,015			$1,399			$12,616	54	49.6	147	29		050615000331
119	Atkins High School	Public	9-12	403 Avenue Three NW	Atkins	72823	Pope County	Atkins School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 641-7872	317	76	4.1	67.8%	295 (93.1%)	7 (2.2%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	$13,419			$810			$12,609	53.7	54	124	5		050261000033
120	Searcy High School	Public	9-12	301 N Ella	Searcy	72143	White County	Searcy School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 268-8315	1,220	116	10.4	39.4%	844 (69.2%)	130 (10.7%)	130 (10.7%)	13 (1.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (8.2%)	$10,813			$658			$10,156	53.7	73.2	50	70		051221000985

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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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