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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
651STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
STUTTGART · STUTTGART SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle27.2%-6.7pp
652VERA KILPATRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TEXARKANA · TEXARKANA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary27.2%-6.7pp
653IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VIOLET HILL · IZARD COUNTY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary27.1%-6.8pp
654SCOTT CHARTER SCHOOL
SCOTT · ACADEMICS PLUS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS
Combined27.1%-6.8pp
655WARREN MIDDLE SCHOOL
WARREN · WARREN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle27.1%-6.8pp
656BRADLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BRADLEY · EMERSON TAYLOR BRADLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary27.0%-6.9pp
657MONITOR ELEMENTARY
SPRINGDALE · SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary27.0%-6.9pp
658WONDERVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HATTIEVILLE · WONDERVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary27.0%-6.9pp
659EDWARD D. TRICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TEXARKANA · TEXARKANA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary26.9%-7.0pp
660WALDRON HIGH SCHOOL
WALDRON · WALDRON SCHOOL DISTRICT
High26.9%-7.0pp
661BALD KNOB MIDDLE SCHOOL
BALD KNOB · BALD KNOB SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle26.8%-7.1pp
662BOBBY G LESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · JACKSONVILLE NORTH PULASKI SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary26.8%-7.1pp
663MALVERN HIGH SCHOOL
MALVERN · MALVERN SCHOOL DISTRICT
High26.8%-7.1pp
664MARMADUKE HIGH SCHOOL
MARMADUKE · MARMADUKE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High26.8%-7.1pp
665CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MAGNOLIA · MAGNOLIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle26.7%-7.2pp
666BRADLEY HIGH SCHOOL
BRADLEY · EMERSON TAYLOR BRADLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High26.6%-7.3pp
667CLARKSVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
CLARKSVILLE · CLARKSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High26.6%-7.3pp
668JUNCTION CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JUNCTION CITY · JUNCTION CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary26.6%-7.3pp
669COSSATOT RIVER HIGH SCHOOL
COVE · COSSATOT RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT
High26.5%-7.4pp
670HEALTH WELLNESS & ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES MAGNET
JONESBORO · JONESBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary26.5%-7.4pp
671HARP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SPRINGDALE · SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary26.4%-7.5pp
672LAWSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LITTLE ROCK · PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary26.4%-7.5pp
673CALICO ROCK HIGH SCHOOL
CALICO ROCK · CALICO ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
High26.3%-7.6pp
674ENGLAND HIGH SCHOOL
ENGLAND · ENGLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT
High26.3%-7.6pp
675FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TEXARKANA · TEXARKANA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary26.3%-7.6pp
676HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HAZEN · HAZEN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary26.3%-7.6pp
677CEDARVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
CEDARVILLE · CEDARVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High26.2%-7.7pp
678HAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HAMPTON · HAMPTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary26.2%-7.7pp
679WALNUT RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WALNUT RIDGE · LAWRENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary26.2%-7.7pp
680DARDANELLE PRIMARY SCHOOL
DARDANELLE · DARDANELLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary26.1%-7.8pp
681MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL
MCCRORY · MCCRORY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High26.1%-7.8pp
682GREENLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GREENLAND · GREENLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary26.0%-7.9pp
683PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PRESCOTT · PRESCOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary26.0%-7.9pp
684RINGGOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BENTON · BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary26.0%-7.9pp
685HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOL
HAMBURG · HAMBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT
High25.9%-8.0pp
686MARVIN PRIMARY SCHOOL
MULBERRY · MULBERRY PLEASANT VIEW BI COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary25.8%-8.1pp
687STAR CITY HIGH SCHOOL
STAR CITY · STAR CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High25.8%-8.1pp
688BATESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER
BATESVILLE · BATESVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High25.7%-8.2pp
689BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL
BRADFORD · BRADFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT
High25.6%-8.3pp
690RIVERVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SEARCY · RIVERVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle25.6%-8.3pp
691SMACKOVER HIGH SCHOOL
NORPHLET · SMACKOVER NORPHLET SCHOOL DISTRICT
High25.6%-8.3pp
692ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BENTON · BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary25.5%-8.4pp
693HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT SMITH · FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary25.5%-8.4pp
694MEADOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH LITTLE ROCK · NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary25.5%-8.4pp
695SYLVAN HILLS HIGH SCHOOL
SHERWOOD · PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High25.5%-8.4pp
696ANNIE CAMP JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
JONESBORO · JONESBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle25.4%-8.5pp
697DARDANELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
DARDANELLE · DARDANELLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle25.4%-8.5pp
698DEER K-12 SCHOOL
DEER · DEER MT JUDEA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Combined25.4%-8.5pp
699GLEN ROSE HIGH SCHOOL
MALVERN · GLEN ROSE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High25.4%-8.5pp
700GLEN ROSE MIDDLE SCHOOL
MALVERN · GLEN ROSE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle25.4%-8.5pp
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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.