The bulletin board for America's public schools. Parents, teachers, students, and staff. One community per school.

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
301OMAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OMAHA · OMAHA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary39.1%+5.2pp
302DANVILLE LOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL
DANVILLE · DANVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle39.0%+5.1pp
303HARMONY GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CAMDEN · HARMONY GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Ouachita)
Elementary39.0%+5.1pp
304LINGLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
ROGERS · ROGERS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle39.0%+5.1pp
305FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT SMITH · FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.9%+5.0pp
306HACKLER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
MOUNTAIN HOME · MOUNTAIN HOME SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.9%+5.0pp
307CABOT HIGH SCHOOL
CABOT · CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT
High38.8%+4.9pp
308FARMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
FARMINGTON · FARMINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
High38.8%+4.9pp
309INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET
JONESBORO · JONESBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.8%+4.9pp
310MURFREESBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MURFREESBORO · SOUTH PIKE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.7%+4.8pp
311SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
FORT SMITH · FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT
High38.7%+4.8pp
312CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL
CLINTON · CLINTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
High38.6%+4.7pp
313HARMONY GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
BENTON · HARMONY GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Saline)
Middle38.6%+4.7pp
314LISA ACADEMY NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL
NORTH LITTLE ROCK · LISA ACADEMY
Middle38.6%+4.7pp
315EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL
HENSLEY · SHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle38.5%+4.6pp
316BERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
BERRYVILLE · BERRYVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High38.4%+4.5pp
317BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL
BISMARCK · BISMARCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle38.4%+4.5pp
318RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
LAKE CITY · RIVERSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High38.4%+4.5pp
319NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROGERS · ROGERS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.3%+4.4pp
320VILONIA HIGH SCHOOL
VILONIA · VILONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT
High38.3%+4.4pp
321ESTEM JUNIOR HIGH PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
LITTLE ROCK · ESTEM PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
Middle38.2%+4.3pp
322QUITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
QUITMAN · QUITMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle38.2%+4.3pp
323BEEBE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BEEBE · BEEBE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.1%+4.2pp
324KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KIRBY · KIRBY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.1%+4.2pp
325BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BAY · BAY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary38.0%+4.1pp
326GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL
GRAVETTE · GRAVETTE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High37.9%+4.0pp
327GUY-PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GUY · GUY PERKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary37.9%+4.0pp
328LISA ACADEMY WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL
LITTLE ROCK · LISA ACADEMY
Middle37.9%+4.0pp
329PRAIRIE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PRAIRIE GROVE · PRAIRIE GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary37.9%+4.0pp
330AHLF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SEARCY · SEARCY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle37.6%+3.7pp
331ALMA HIGH SCHOOL
ALMA · ALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT
High37.6%+3.7pp
332COTTER HIGH SCHOOL
COTTER · COTTER SCHOOL DISTRICT
High37.6%+3.7pp
333DARDANELLE HIGH SCHOOL
DARDANELLE · DARDANELLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
High37.5%+3.6pp
334GRACE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROGERS · ROGERS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary37.5%+3.6pp
335NASHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NASHVILLE · NASHVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle37.5%+3.6pp
336PANGBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PANGBURN · PANGBURN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary37.5%+3.6pp
337ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BIGELOW · EAST END SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary37.4%+3.5pp
338MT. VERNON ENOLA HIGH SCHOOL
MOUNT VERNON · MOUNT VERNON ENOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT
High37.4%+3.5pp
339RENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VAN BUREN · VAN BUREN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary37.4%+3.5pp
340VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOL
VAN BUREN · VAN BUREN SCHOOL DISTRICT
High37.4%+3.5pp
341CABOT MIDDLE SCHOOL SOUTH
CABOT · CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle37.3%+3.4pp
342FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY HAZEL ST PINE BLUFF
PINE BLUFF · FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS
Elementary37.3%+3.4pp
343HARMONY GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL
BENTON · HARMONY GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Saline)
Middle37.2%+3.3pp
344PRESTON & FLORENCE MATTISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CONWAY · CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary37.1%+3.2pp
345LESLIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
LESLIE · SEARCY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle37.0%+3.1pp
346MENA HIGH SCHOOL
MENA · MENA SCHOOL DISTRICT
High37.0%+3.1pp
347MURFREESBORO HIGH SCHOOL
MURFREESBORO · SOUTH PIKE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High37.0%+3.1pp
348NEMO VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL
CENTER RIDGE · NEMO VISTA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle37.0%+3.1pp
349OSAGE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BENTONVILLE · BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary37.0%+3.1pp
350ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL
ALMA · ALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Middle36.9%+3.0pp
Page 7 of 20

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.