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Arkansas schools ranked by test score

Latest ATLAS year (2023-24). 986 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 33.9%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
451OZARK UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OZARK · OZARK SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary33.6%-0.3pp
452BROOKLAND HIGH SCHOOL
BROOKLAND · BROOKLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT
High33.5%-0.4pp
453MORRILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MORRILTON · SOUTH CONWAY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary33.5%-0.4pp
454PERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
PERRYVILLE · PERRYVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High33.5%-0.4pp
455WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
EL DORADO · EL DORADO SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle33.5%-0.4pp
456KINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KINGSTON · JASPER SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary33.4%-0.5pp
457PORTLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORTLAND · HAMBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary33.4%-0.5pp
458CENTERPOINT HIGH SCHOOL
AMITY · CENTERPOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT
High33.3%-0.6pp
459PARIS MIDDLE SCHOOL
PARIS · PARIS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle33.3%-0.6pp
460PARKVIEW MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL
LITTLE ROCK · LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
High33.3%-0.6pp
461PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ALEXANDER · BRYANT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary33.3%-0.6pp
462HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HORATIO · HORATIO SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary33.2%-0.7pp
463NORPHLET MIDDLE SCHOOL
NORPHLET · SMACKOVER NORPHLET SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle33.2%-0.7pp
464HOLLY HARSHMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MENA · MENA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary33.1%-0.8pp
465OZARK JR SR HIGH SCHOOL
OZARK · OZARK SCHOOL DISTRICT
High33.1%-0.8pp
466POCAHONTAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
POCAHONTAS · POCAHONTAS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary33.1%-0.8pp
467CORNING HIGH SCHOOL
CORNING · CORNING SCHOOL DISTRICT
High33.0%-0.9pp
468GUY-PERKINS HIGH SCHOOL
GUY · GUY PERKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT
High33.0%-0.9pp
469MONTICELLO INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
MONTICELLO · MONTICELLO SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary33.0%-0.9pp
470RUSSELLVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
RUSSELLVILLE · RUSSELLVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High33.0%-0.9pp
471BUFFALO ISLAND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
MONETTE · BUFFALO ISLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High32.9%-1.0pp
472GREEN FOREST HIGH SCHOOL
GREEN FOREST · GREEN FOREST SCHOOL DISTRICT
High32.9%-1.0pp
473HECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HECTOR · HECTOR SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary32.9%-1.0pp
474HECTOR HIGH SCHOOL
HECTOR · HECTOR SCHOOL DISTRICT
High32.8%-1.1pp
475TIMBO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TIMBO · MOUNTAIN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary32.8%-1.1pp
476FLIPPIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
FLIPPIN · FLIPPIN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle32.7%-1.2pp
477GREENE CTY TECH MIDDLE SCHOOL
PARAGOULD · GREENE COUNTY TECH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle32.7%-1.2pp
478MORRILTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MORRILTON · SOUTH CONWAY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High32.7%-1.2pp
479OWL CREEK SCHOOL
FAYETTEVILLE · FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary32.6%-1.3pp
480PULASKI HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL
LITTLE ROCK · LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle32.6%-1.3pp
481THOMAS C BRUNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WARREN · WARREN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary32.6%-1.3pp
482WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SPRINGDALE · SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary32.6%-1.3pp
483DEQUEEN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
DE QUEEN · DE QUEEN SCHOOL DISTRICT
High32.5%-1.4pp
484DIERKS HIGH SCHOOL
DIERKS · DIERKS SCHOOL DISTRICT
High32.5%-1.4pp
485FOUNTAIN LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL
HOT SPRINGS · FOUNTAIN LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle32.5%-1.4pp
486JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL
FAYETTEVILLE · FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle32.4%-1.5pp
487MAGNET COVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MALVERN · MAGNET COVE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary32.4%-1.5pp
488MENA MIDDLE SCHOOL
MENA · MENA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle32.4%-1.5pp
489CADDO ACADEMY
NORMAN · CADDO HILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT
High32.3%-1.6pp
490DANVILLE UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL
DANVILLE · DANVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle32.3%-1.6pp
491CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL
CHARLESTON · CHARLESTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
High32.2%-1.7pp
492RISON HIGH SCHOOL
RISON · CLEVELAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High32.2%-1.7pp
493WEST FORK MIDDLE SCHOOL
WEST FORK · WEST FORK SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle32.2%-1.7pp
494ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
ALMA · ALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary32.1%-1.8pp
495BOB COURTWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
CONWAY · CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle32.1%-1.8pp
496MANSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
MANSFIELD · MANSFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT
High32.1%-1.8pp
497ASBELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FAYETTEVILLE · FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary32.0%-1.9pp
498BARTON JR. HIGH SCHOOL
EL DORADO · EL DORADO SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle32.0%-1.9pp
499PINE HAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BAUXITE · BAUXITE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary32.0%-1.9pp
500SPRING HILL HIGH SCHOOL
HOPE · SPRING HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High32.0%-1.9pp
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About this ranking

Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the ATLAS % Proficient (Level 3+4) threshold on the latest available ATLAS English Language Arts test (school year 2023-24). A higher percentage is better.

Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.

The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Arkansas, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.