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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
70	Lisa Academy Arkansas Hybrid School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	21 Corporate Hill Dr.	Little Rock	72205	Pulaski County	Lisa Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 451-4200	236	15	15.5	47.5%	59 (25.0%)	100 (42.4%)	31 (13.1%)	15 (6.4%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (11.0%)	$9,209			$748			$8,461	65.7	32.2	221	151		050007401739
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
73	Lavaca High School	Public	9-12	311 Holly St	Lavaca	72941	Sebastian County	Lavaca School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 377-1237	245	70	3.5	42.9%	195 (79.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.6%)	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.2%)	$12,587			$414			$12,172	64.3	36.1	203	130		050873000587
61	Parkers Chapel High School	Public	7-12	209 Parkers Chapel Road	El Dorado	71730	Union County	Parkers Chapel School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 862-4641	356	63	5.6	38.2%	281 (78.9%)	39 (11.0%)	18 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	$11,297			$622			$10,675	67.8	43.8	173	112		051122000841
35	Ouachita High School	Public	7-12	258 Schoolhouse Road	Donaldson	71941	Hot Spring County	Ouachita School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 384-2323	243	46	5.2	52.7%	226 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$10,548			$314			$10,234	79.1	51	138	103		051098000828
74	Pea Ridge High School	Public	10-12	1925 West Pickens Road	Pea Ridge	72751	Benton County	Pea Ridge School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 451-8182	597	41	14.6	28.0%	518 (86.8%)	10 (1.7%)	45 (7.5%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	$13,869			$611			$13,258	64.2	42.8	175	101		050303000072
12	Southside Charter High School	Public, Charter	10-12	1920 Batesville Blvd	Southside	72501	Independence County	Southside School District (Independence)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 251-2662	464	72	6.4	44.8%	402 (86.6%)	6 (1.3%)	44 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$11,485			$765			$10,721	89.6	60.1	106	94		051254001012
78	McCrory High School	Public	7-12	509 North Jackson Street	McCrory	72101	Woodruff County	McCrory School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 731-2851	242	28	8.7	62.0%	205 (84.7%)	26 (10.7%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$14,577			$1,514			$13,064	63.2	44.2	171	93		050960000702
97	Foreman High School	Public	7-12	700 Rocky Comfort Rd	Foreman	71836	Little River County	Foreman School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 542-7212	214	33	6.4	74.8%	156 (72.9%)	28 (13.1%)	24 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$15,242			$1,059			$14,183	58.7	39.8	188	91		050624000338
176	Gurdon High School	Public	7-12	1 Go-Devil Road	Gurdon	71743	Clark County	Gurdon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 353-5123	252	26	9.7	76.6%	133 (52.8%)	60 (23.8%)	54 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$16,666			$2,070			$14,596	41.5	20.3	265	89		050711000430

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America