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Forest Heights Elementary School

Public Grades 1-4

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 491 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Forest Heights Elementary School in Harrison, AR, is a high-performing school serving 375 students in grades 1 through 4, and is part of the top-ranked Harrison School District (ranked 8th out of 251 districts in Arkansas).

Forest Heights stands out as an academic leader in the region, earning a 5-star rating and ranking 33rd out of 491 elementary schools statewide. Its most impressive strength is in Mathematics, where 72.4% of students are proficient—a remarkable 28.3 percentage points above the state average and 10.1 points above its own district. This performance is even more notable given that 66.93% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, a measure of economic disadvantage. The school consistently outperforms nearby peers, including Bergman Elementary School and Valley Springs Elementary School, in nearly every subject. It also significantly surpasses its district counterpart, Skyline Heights Elementary School, especially in English Language Arts (61.8% vs. 51.9%) and Science (61.7% vs. 55.3%).

What makes Forest Heights particularly compelling is its recent upward trajectory—the school jumped from 108th in 2022-2023 to 33rd in 2025-2026, a 75-spot improvement in just three years. This suggests highly effective changes in instruction or leadership. While Science is its relative weak spot (61.7% proficient), it remains strong compared to state averages. The school spends $16,413 per student, the highest among comparable schools, and this investment appears to yield strong returns, especially when compared to Bergman Elementary, which spends less but has similar demographics. Overall, Forest Heights is a standout choice for families seeking a school that delivers exceptional academic results despite socioeconomic challenges.

375

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,413

Per pupil spending ?

66.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1124 S Tamarind
Harrison, AR 72601

(870) 741-5837

District: Harrison School District

Students who attend Forest Heights Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Harrison Middle School
High:	Harrison High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.0%

Two or more races:

3.7%

Hispanic:

3.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arkansas average (63% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Arkansas elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg56%

Arkansas avg42%

33^rd of 491

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Harrison School District

8^th of 251Harrison School District among Arkansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arkansas percentile	Rating
2026	89.1	33 of 491	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	86.2	55 of 495	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	59 of 497	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	108 of 492	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	80 of 487	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	112 of 496	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	65 of 488	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	48 of 480	90.0%	★★★★★
2017	86.7	33 of 485	93.2%	★★★★★
2016	83.0	45 of 494	90.9%	★★★★★
2015	68.0	118 of 466	74.7%	★★★★☆
2014	90.7	11 of 471	97.7%	★★★★★
2013	90.0	8 of 476	98.3%	★★★★★
2012	84.2	26 of 468	94.4%	★★★★★
2011	83.1	39 of 471	91.7%	★★★★★
2010	89.7	13 of 457	97.2%	★★★★★
2009	84.6	34 of 445	92.4%	★★★★★
2008	90.4	13 of 439	97.0%	★★★★★
2007	81.2	54 of 440	87.7%	★★★★☆
2006	91.3	10 of 402	97.5%	★★★★★
2005	84.3	37 of 411	91.0%	★★★★★

By subject vs Arkansas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics72%+28 vs state

English Language Arts62%+22 vs state

Science62%+18 vs state

Reading57%+17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2026)					ATLAS Reading (2026)					ATLAS Mathematics (2026)					ATLAS Science (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ATLAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading 6th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Forest Heights Elementary School	Public	1-4	1124 S Tamarind	Harrison	72601	Boone County	Harrison School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 741-5837	375	22	17.0	66.9%	345 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	89.1	33^rd of 491 public elementary schools	93.3%		86.2	55^th of 495 public elementary schools	88.9%	22	61.2	62.2			61.8	57.2	57.2			57.2	67.4	77.6			72.4	59.2	64.3			61.7	$16,413	$1,915	$14,498
Skyline Heights Elementary School	Public	1-4	1120 W Holt	Harrison	72601	Boone County	Harrison School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 741-5821	479	28	17.1	65.8%	429 (89.6%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	78.9	87^th of 491 public elementary schools	82.3%		67.7	151^st of 495 public elementary schools	69.5%	64	55.0	48.7			51.9	51.7	48.7			50.2	66.6	67.8			67.2	55.0	55.5			55.3	$11,229	$1,688	$9,542
Harrison Kindergarten	Public	K	500 North Chestnut	Harrison	72601	Boone County	Harrison School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 741-5043	177	15	12.0	67.2%	163 (92.1%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)								(n/a)																					$15,436	$1,759	$13,677
Valley Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7349 School Str	Valley Springs	72682	Boone County	Valley Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 302-3071	315	20	15.6	63.5%	293 (93.0%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	87.3	40^th of 491 public elementary schools	91.9%		73.2	121^st of 495 public elementary schools	75.6%	81	57.4	63.4			60.4	55.6	61.6			58.4	62.9	67.3			65.1	63.0	59.6			61.4	$13,575	$1,501	$12,075
Bergman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8949 Highway 7 N	Harrison	72601	Boone County	Bergman School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 741-6404	474	27	17.7	65.6%	452 (95.4%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	80.2	79^th of 491 public elementary schools	83.9%		79.5	88^th of 495 public elementary schools	82.2%	9	47.7	53.0			50.6	47.7	51.8			50.0	72.3	69.8			70.9	57.0	59.0			58.1	$10,650	$1,018	$9,631
Alpena Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	300d South Denver	Alpena	72611	Boone County	Alpena School District	No	No	No	Yes	(866) 425-7362	219	14	15.4	71.2%	210 (95.9%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.1	192^nd of 491 public elementary schools	60.9%		69.7	143^rd of 495 public elementary schools	71.1%	49	32.3	41.7	30.4	51.8	39.1	38.7	45.9	39.1	51.8	43.8	58.1	45.9	52.1	59.2	54.3	48.4	33.3	56.5	55.5	48.5	$12,971	$2,376	$10,596
Western Grove Elementary	Public	K-6	300 School Street	Western Grove	72685	Newton County	Ozark Mountain School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 429-7102	153	10	15.9	98.0%	144 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	11.3	456^th of 491 public elementary schools	7.1%		14.1	450^th of 495 public elementary schools	9.1%	6	11.1	10.0	26.6	6.9	13.8	14.8	10.0	23.3	10.3	14.6	14.8	23.3	23.3	20.7	20.7	25.9	23.3	30.0	31.0	27.6
Jasper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	600 School St.	Jasper	72641	Newton County	Jasper School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 446-5320	281	20	14.2	98.9%	278 (98.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	75.6	111^th of 491 public elementary schools	77.4%		61.7	181^st of 495 public elementary schools	63.4%	70	63.1	50.0	67.8	47.8	57.6	63.1	52.8	71.4	52.1	60.0	42.1	63.9	28.5	43.5	45.6	44.7	66.7	60.7	52.2	56.0	$13,106	$1,524	$11,582
Bruno-Pyatt Elementary	Public	K-6	4754 Hwy 125 S	Western Grove	72685	Marion County	Ozark Mountain School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(870) 427-5227	28	9	3.2	89.3%	28 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Omaha Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	522 W. College Rd	Omaha	72662	Boone County	Omaha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 433-2453	247	18	13.8	78.1%	228 (92.3%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	52.9	241^st of 491 public elementary schools	50.9%		45.5	285^th of 495 public elementary schools	42.4%	44	59.2	42.8	31.8	38.2	43.3	48.1	38.1	36.4	38.2	40.4	51.8	19.1	27.3	53.0	40.4	51.8	57.2	22.7	44.1	44.2	$13,594	$2,213	$11,381

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Heights Elementary School

Is Forest Heights Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Forest Heights Elementary School ranks in the top 6.7% of Arkansas elementary schools.

What district is Forest Heights Elementary School in?

Harrison School District

What is the racial makeup of Forest Heights Elementary School?

Students at Forest Heights Elementary School are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Forest Heights Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 375 students attended Forest Heights Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Forest Heights Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Forest Heights Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harrison Middle School
High : Harrison High School

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2025–26 ATLAS test scoresJul 13, 2026

2024–25 graduation ratesMar 5, 2026

2019–20 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 6, 2026

2017–18 through 2024–25 dropout ratesJan 6, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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