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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 72730

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Top rankedJerry Pop Williams Elementary School60^th of 491 Arkansas elementary schools

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Jerry Pop Williams Elementary School up 79 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

In zip code 72730, Farmington, Arkansas, there are two elementary schools—Jerry Pop Williams Elementary School and Bob Folsom Elementary School—both serving Kindergarten through 3rd grade as part of the highly-rated Farmington School District, which ranks in the top 13% of Arkansas districts.

The standout school in this area is Jerry Pop Williams Elementary, which has shown a remarkable upward trajectory in academic performance. In the 2025-2026 school year, it achieved an 88th percentile state ranking (60th out of 491 schools) and significantly outperformed Bob Folsom Elementary across all subjects. For example, Jerry Pop Williams posted a 57.9% proficiency rate in Reading compared to Bob Folsom's 40.3%, and a 64.0% proficiency rate in Mathematics versus 51.3%. This represents a dramatic turnaround for Jerry Pop Williams, which saw proficiency rates jump by over 17 percentage points in English Language Arts and Mathematics between the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years. In contrast, Bob Folsom Elementary has experienced a sharp decline in its state ranking, dropping from the 90th percentile (5-star) in 2023-2024 to the 55th percentile (3-star) in 2025-2026.

Both schools have similar per-student spending (around $9,000) and student-teacher ratios (about 17:1), suggesting the performance gap is driven by factors like instructional quality or school leadership rather than funding. Bob Folsom does have a slightly higher percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch (36.99% vs. 30.79% at Jerry Pop Williams), which can correlate with academic challenges. Overall, while the district is strong, families in this zip code will find that Jerry Pop Williams Elementary is delivering exceptional and improving results, whereas Bob Folsom Elementary is struggling to maintain its previous high standards.

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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 (2025)	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 All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jerry Pop Williams Elementary School	Public	K-3	322 N. Broyles Street	Farmington	72730	Washington County	Farmington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 267-6013	471	27	17.1	30.8%	358 (76.0%)	8 (1.7%)	53 (11.3%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.1%)	83.5	60^th of 491 public elementary schools	87.8%		70.5	139^th of 495 public elementary schools	71.9%	79	55.3	55.3	57.9	57.9	64.0	64.0	57.9	57.9	$9,014	$626	$8,388
Bob Folsom Elementary School	Public	K-3	230 S. Grace Lane	Farmington	72730	Washington County	Farmington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 267-6024	438	24	17.9	37.0%	329 (75.1%)	8 (1.8%)	49 (11.2%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.8%)	55.9	223^rd of 491 public elementary schools	54.6%		62.7	176^th of 495 public elementary schools	64.4%	47	40.3	40.3	40.3	40.3	51.3	51.3	48.7	48.7	$8,926	$618	$8,308

Cities Near Zip Code 72730

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Farmington	0.77 mi	6	32^nd
Fayetteville	1.3 mi	21	25^th
Greenland	4.94 mi	3	109^th
Prairie Grove	5.99 mi	5	27^th
Springdale	8.47 mi	33	120^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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