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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
951LEE HIGH SCHOOL
MARIANNA · LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High10.1%-23.8pp
952MABELVALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MABELVALE · LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary10.1%-23.8pp
953MATTHEWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PINE BLUFF · PINE BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary10.1%-23.8pp
954J.A. FAIR K8 PREPARATORY SCHOOL
LITTLE ROCK · LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary10.0%-23.9pp
955BROADMOOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PINE BLUFF · PINE BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary9.7%-24.2pp
956WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LITTLE ROCK · LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary9.5%-24.4pp
957PINE BLUFF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
PINE BLUFF · PINE BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle9.4%-24.5pp
958RESPONSIVE ED SOLUTIONS PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF SPRINGDALE
SPRINGDALE · RESPONSIVE ED SOLUTIONS PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF SPRINGDALE
High9.3%-24.6pp
959STEPHENS ELEMENTARY
LITTLE ROCK · LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary9.1%-24.8pp
960BALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LITTLE ROCK · LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary8.9%-25.0pp
961JACKSON WONDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST MEMPHIS · WEST MEMPHIS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary8.7%-25.2pp
962CLARENDON HIGH SCHOOL
CLARENDON · CLARENDON SCHOOL DISTRICT
High8.6%-25.3pp
963BLYTHEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
BLYTHEVILLE · BLYTHEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle8.5%-25.4pp
964HARRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH LITTLE ROCK · PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary8.3%-25.6pp
965PINE BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL
PINE BLUFF · PINE BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICT
High7.8%-26.1pp
966DUNBAR MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL
LITTLE ROCK · LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle7.6%-26.3pp
967BERYL HENRY UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOPE · HOPE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle7.5%-26.4pp
968BLYTHEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BLYTHEVILLE · BLYTHEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary7.3%-26.6pp
969CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL
LITTLE ROCK · LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle7.3%-26.6pp
970GRADUATE ARKANSAS CHARTER HIGH
LITTLE ROCK · GRADUATE ARKANSAS CHARTER
High6.9%-27.0pp
971WONDER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
WEST MEMPHIS · WEST MEMPHIS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle6.9%-27.0pp
972EARLE HIGH SCHOOL
EARLE · EARLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High6.8%-27.1pp
973WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LITTLE ROCK · LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary6.7%-27.2pp
974LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL
MABELVALE · LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
High6.6%-27.3pp
975FAULK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST MEMPHIS · WEST MEMPHIS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary6.5%-27.4pp
976PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF NORTH LITTLE ROCK
NORTH LITTLE ROCK · RESPONSIVE ED SOLUTIONS PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL N LITTLE ROCK
High6.4%-27.5pp
977MABELVALE MIDDLE SCHOOL
MABELVALE · LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle6.2%-27.7pp
978FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL
PINE BLUFF · FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS
Middle5.9%-28.0pp
979BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH LITTLE ROCK · NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary5.8%-28.1pp
980MARVELL-ELAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MARVELL · MARVELL ELAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary4.7%-29.2pp
981BRADY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LITTLE ROCK · LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary4.6%-29.3pp
982BASELINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LITTLE ROCK · LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary3.9%-30.0pp
983MARVELL-ELAINE HIGH SCHOOL
MARVELL · MARVELL ELAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High3.5%-30.4pp
984AGEE LIERLY LIFE PREPARATION SERVICES SCHOOL
FAYETTEVILLE · FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High3.2%-30.7pp
985CREATIVE ACTION TEAM SCHOOL
HOPE · HOPE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Combined2.8%-31.1pp
986ARKANSAS CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL-ALEXANDER
ALEXANDER · DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICES SCHOOL SYSTEM
High2.0%-31.9pp
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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.