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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
801DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL
DUMAS · DUMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT
High21.5%-12.4pp
802CROSSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CROSSETT · CROSSETT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary21.4%-12.5pp
803FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CAMDEN · CAMDEN FAIRVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary21.3%-12.6pp
804FORT SMITH VIRTUAL ACADEMY
FORT SMITH · FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT
High21.2%-12.7pp
805OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH LITTLE ROCK · PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary21.2%-12.7pp
806CROSSETT HIGH SCHOOL
CROSSETT · CROSSETT SCHOOL DISTRICT
High21.1%-12.8pp
807MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL
MAGNOLIA · MAGNOLIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
High21.1%-12.8pp
808HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HACKETT · HACKETT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary21.0%-12.9pp
809PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STUTTGART · STUTTGART SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary21.0%-12.9pp
810RECTOR HIGH SCHOOL
RECTOR · RECTOR SCHOOL DISTRICT
High21.0%-12.9pp
811AMBOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH LITTLE ROCK · NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary20.9%-13.0pp
812LINDA CHILDERS KNAPP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SPRINGDALE · SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary20.9%-13.0pp
813MAUMELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
MAUMELLE · PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle20.7%-13.2pp
814RIDGE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH LITTLE ROCK · NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary20.7%-13.2pp
815TRUMANN HIGH SCHOOL
TRUMANN · TRUMANN SCHOOL DISTRICT
High20.7%-13.2pp
816DORA KIMMONS MIDDLE SCHOOL
FORT SMITH · FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle20.6%-13.3pp
817FUTURE SCHOOL OF FORT SMITH
FORT SMITH · FUTURE SCHOOL OF FORT SMITH
High20.6%-13.3pp
818MURRELL TAYLOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JACKSONVILLE · JACKSONVILLE NORTH PULASKI SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary20.6%-13.3pp
819NORTH LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL
NORTH LITTLE ROCK · NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle20.6%-13.3pp
820ARKANSAS MIDDLE SCHOOL
TEXARKANA · TEXARKANA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle20.5%-13.4pp
821COLLEGE STATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COLLEGE STATION · PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary20.4%-13.5pp
822PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT SMITH · FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary20.4%-13.5pp
823SONORA MIDDLE SCHOOL
SPRINGDALE · SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle20.4%-13.5pp
824WALDRON MIDDLE SCHOOL
WALDRON · WALDRON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle20.4%-13.5pp
825ARKANSAS MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDERS ACADEMY (AMFRA)
LITTLE ROCK · ARKANSAS MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDERS ACADEMY (AMFRA)
High20.3%-13.6pp
826JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE FLIGHTLINE ACADEMY
LITTLE ROCK · ARKANSAS LIGHTHOUSE CHARTER SCHOOLS
Middle20.3%-13.6pp
827MALVERN MIDDLE SCHOOL
MALVERN · MALVERN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle20.3%-13.6pp
828YOCUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EL DORADO · EL DORADO SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary20.3%-13.6pp
829BARTON HIGH SCHOOL
LEXA · BARTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
High20.2%-13.7pp
830FRIENDSHIP ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARY
PINE BLUFF · FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS
Elementary20.2%-13.7pp
831MAGNOLIA MIDDLE SCHOOL
MAGNOLIA · MAGNOLIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle20.2%-13.7pp
832KENSETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KENSETT · RIVERVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary20.1%-13.8pp
833LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
LAKE VILLAGE · LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Chicot)
Middle20.1%-13.8pp
834TWO RIVERS HIGH SCHOOL
OLA · TWO RIVERS SCHOOL DISTRICT
High20.1%-13.8pp
835DRIVEN VIRTUAL ACADEMY
LITTLE ROCK · PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Combined20.0%-13.9pp
836HARRY C. MORRISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT SMITH · FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary20.0%-13.9pp
837MINERAL SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MINERAL SPRINGS · MINERAL SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary20.0%-13.9pp
838PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL
PRESCOTT · PRESCOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT
High20.0%-13.9pp
839SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT SMITH · FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary20.0%-13.9pp
840SUNNYMEDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT SMITH · FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary19.9%-14.0pp
841BUTTERFIELD TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL
VAN BUREN · VAN BUREN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle19.6%-14.3pp
842LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SPRINGDALE · SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High19.6%-14.3pp
843MAIN STREET VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET SCHOOL
HOT SPRINGS · HOT SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary19.5%-14.4pp
844LANDMARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LITTLE ROCK · PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary19.3%-14.6pp
845DAISY BATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LITTLE ROCK · PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary19.2%-14.7pp
846TWO RIVERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OLA · TWO RIVERS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary19.2%-14.7pp
847MARION HIGH SCHOOL
MARION · MARION SCHOOL DISTRICT
High19.1%-14.8pp
848WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
HARTMAN · WESTSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Johnson)
High19.1%-14.8pp
849LAFAYETTE COUNTY ELEMENTARY
LEWISVILLE · LAFAYETTE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary19.0%-14.9pp
850ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL
WILSON · RIVERCREST SCHOOL DISTRICT
High18.9%-15.0pp
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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.