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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 72450

At a glance

Schools

6,716

Students

Districts

Top rankedGreene City Technical Elementary School61^st of 491 Arkansas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Greene City Technical Middle School up 69 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Paragould High School 9.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 72450, covering Paragould, Arkansas, is home to 13 schools serving elementary through high school grades, split between the Paragould School District and the higher-performing Greene County Technical School District.

The most striking finding is the performance gap between the two districts. The Greene County Technical district (86th percentile) significantly outperforms the Paragould district (51st percentile), and this is closely tied to a socioeconomic divide. All Paragould elementary schools reporting data, including standout Woodrow Wilson Elementary School, have a 100% free/reduced lunch rate, yet Woodrow Wilson still exceeds state averages in core subjects. In contrast, Greene County Technical schools have lower poverty rates and generally higher test scores. The top school overall is Greene City Technical Elementary School, ranking in the 88th percentile with proficiency rates well above state averages. A key differentiator is advanced math: Greene City Technical Junior High School posts a phenomenal 85.4% proficiency in Geometry, compared to just 26.4% statewide, while Paragould district schools lag behind in this area.

Interesting trends include a "poverty paradox" in the Paragould district, where elementary schools outperform middle and high schools despite similar poverty levels, suggesting challenges compound over time. Conversely, the Greene County Technical district shows a strong "feeder school" effect, with consistent high performance from elementary through middle school. At the high school level, Greene City Technical High School is a stable, high-performing school (69th percentile) with a very low 0.6% dropout rate, while Paragould High School is rapidly improving, climbing from a 1-star to a 3-star rating in two years. Notably, the Paragould district spends more per student ($12,184) than Greene County Technical ($12,010), yet achieves lower results, indicating that factors like student-teacher ratios and program effectiveness are more critical than raw spending.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2026)									ATLAS Reading (2026)									ATLAS Mathematics (2026)							ATLAS Algebra (2026)			ATLAS Geometry (2026)			ATLAS Science (2026)							ATLAS Biology (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 7th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 9th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 10th 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 7th Grade	ATLAS Reading 8th Grade	ATLAS Reading 9th Grade	ATLAS Reading 10th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 7th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 8th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Algebra 8th Grade	ATLAS Algebra 9th Grade	ATLAS Algebra All Grades	ATLAS Geometry 9th Grade	ATLAS Geometry 10th Grade	ATLAS Geometry All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science 7th Grade	ATLAS Science 8th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	ATLAS Biology 9th Grade	ATLAS Biology 10th Grade	ATLAS Biology All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Paragould Junior High	Public	7-8	1713 W. Court St.	Paragould	72450	Greene County	Paragould School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 240-2261	512	38	13.3	100.0%	372 (72.7%)	43 (8.4%)	37 (7.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.5%)	30 (5.9%)	43	201^st of 327 public middle schools	38.5%		34.8	225^th of 324 public middle schools	30.6%	24					26.0	34.9			30.9					26.9	37.1			32.5					43.1	37.0	40.1	71.2		71.2								32.8	38.7	36.1				$10,775	$860	$9,915
Baldwin Elementary School	Public	2-4	612 W Mueller St	Paragould	72450	Greene County	Paragould School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 240-2211	221	14	15.6	100.0%	164 (74.2%)	19 (8.6%)	14 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	15 (6.8%)	39.6	312^th of 491 public elementary schools	36.5%		48	270^th of 495 public elementary schools	45.5%	42	32.0	30.6							31.4	41.3	32.0							36.7	25.4	54.7					40.0							41.3	41.3					41.4				$13,081	$2,332	$10,749
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School	Public	2-4	900 W. Emerson St.	Paragould	72450	Greene County	Paragould School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 240-2231	233	15	15.8	100.0%	151 (64.8%)	17 (7.3%)	23 (9.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (9.4%)	17 (7.3%)	64.4	174^th of 491 public elementary schools	64.6%		66.1	158^th of 495 public elementary schools	68.1%	16	45.5	57.9							51.6	44.2	56.5							50.4	33.8	53.3					43.4							45.5	52.0					48.6				$12,158	$1,401	$10,758
Paragould High School	Public	9-12	1701 W. Court St.	Paragould	72450	Greene County	Paragould School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 240-2271	881	92	9.5	100.0%	629 (71.4%)	64 (7.3%)	97 (11.0%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (4.7%)	41 (4.7%)	52.4	139^th of 293 public high schools	52.6%		37.7	190^th of 291 public high schools	34.7%	51							32.1	37.6	34.9							36.3	42.7	39.4									24.8	24.6	87.1	17.0	27.3								84.8	30.2	38.6	$12,908	$574	$12,334
Oak Grove Middle School	Public	5-6	5097 Hwy. 135 N.	Paragould	72450	Greene County	Paragould School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 240-2241	447	24	18.6	100.0%	332 (74.3%)	28 (6.3%)	35 (7.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.9%)	26 (5.8%)								(n/a)			31.1	34.5					32.8			30.2	35.4					32.9			44.8	45.1			45.0									35.1	44.0			39.7				$9,804	$1,101	$8,703
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%)	60.2	197^th of 491 public elementary schools	59.9%		60.9	192^nd of 495 public elementary schools	61.2%	5	53.8	42.9							48.4	49.4	46.8							48.1	37.3	35.2					36.2							51.0	51.7					51.3				$12,351	$1,366	$10,985
Paragould Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	1600 Country Club Road	Paragould	72450	Greene County	Paragould School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 240-2201	602	31	19.3	100.0%	451 (74.9%)	47 (7.8%)	32 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	27 (4.5%)	37 (6.1%)								(n/a)																																										$15,934	$2,333	$13,601
Greene City Technical Elementary School	Public	K-6	5203 West Kingshighway	Paragould	72450	Greene County	Greene County Technical School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 215-4430	501	28	17.6	53.9%	451 (90.0%)	15 (3.0%)	20 (4.0%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	83.4	61^st of 491 public elementary schools	87.6%		80	85^th of 495 public elementary schools	82.8%	24	60.3								60.3	59.8								59.8	60.2						60.2							55.0						55.0				$11,350	$1,628	$9,722
Greene City Technical Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1300 South Rockingchair Road	Paragould	72450	Greene County	Greene County Technical School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 236-6439	710	45	15.9	58.2%	653 (92.0%)	17 (2.4%)	17 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (2.0%)								(n/a)																																										$16,865	$1,647	$15,218
Greene City Technical High School	Public	9-12	4601 Linwood Drive	Paragould	72450	Greene County	Greene County Technical School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 215-4460	760	80	9.5	40.9%	693 (91.2%)	20 (2.6%)	26 (3.4%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	62.9	90^th of 293 public high schools	69.3%		47.2	150^th of 291 public high schools	48.5%	60								36.2	36.2								37.1	37.1												25.4	25.2									45.4	45.5	$11,909	$579	$11,330
Greene City Technical Middle School	Public	6-12	5207 West Kingshighway	Paragould	72450	Greene County	Greene County Technical School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 215-4480	557	31	18.0	52.8%	500 (89.8%)	19 (3.4%)	19 (3.4%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	76.1	52^nd of 327 public middle schools	84.1%		59.1	121^st of 324 public middle schools	62.7%	69				44.8	45.0				45.0				44.9	45.0				44.9				60.0	61.2		60.7										50.6	57.3		54.3				$10,717	$694	$10,022
Greene City Technical Junior High School	Public	6-9	5201 West Kingshighway	Paragould	72450	Greene County	Greene County Technical School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 215-4450	521	39	13.3	44.1%	470 (90.2%)	12 (2.3%)	28 (5.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	66.6	97^th of 327 public middle schools	70.3%		76.4	50^th of 324 public middle schools	84.6%	47						35.7	51.9		43.5						33.0	54.0		43.1						62.2	62.2	94.9	41.0	54.1	87.0		85.4						53.8	53.8				$11,226	$525	$10,701
Greene City Technical Intermediate School	Public	4-5	5205 West Kingshighway	Paragould	72450	Greene County	Greene County Technical School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 215-4440	501	30	16.8	53.5%	452 (90.2%)	13 (2.6%)	13 (2.6%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	9 (1.8%)	63	185^th of 491 public elementary schools	62.3%		57.5	216^th of 495 public elementary schools	56.4%	31		42.4	45.1						43.8		40.8	45.9						43.4		55.6	51.6				53.6								52.4	37.5				45.0				$11,205	$1,239	$9,967

Cities Near Zip Code 72450

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Paragould	0.3 mi	13	99^th
Brookland	10.83 mi	5	94^th
Marmaduke	11.16 mi	2	134^th
Monette	14.42 mi	1	110^th
Leachville	16.47 mi	1	49^th

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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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