Arkansas · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Public Schools in Arkansas

Top 50 schools ranked by resource quality score, based on student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.

Compiled from official source data by .
79/100
Top score
B+
Top grade
67/100
Avg score (top 50)
50
Schools ranked

The ranking in one line

Guy-Perkins High School in GUY is Arkansas's top-resourced public school, scoring 79/100 on the NCES resource index.

79/100
top score (grade B+)
3
schools at the top grade (B+)
67/100
average across the top 50
# School GradeScore
1 Guy-Perkins High School GUY B+ 79
2 Mineral Springs High School MINERAL SPRINGS B+ 75
3 Deer K-12 School DEER B+ 75
4 Norfork High School NORFORK B 74
5 Mt. Judea K-12 School MT. JUDEA B 74
6 Danville Middle School DANVILLE B 71
7 Huntsville Middle School HUNTSVILLE B 70
8 Morrilton Junior High School MORRILTON B 70
9 Lincoln Academy FOREST CITY B 70
10 Hampton High School HAMPTON B- 69
11 Dardanelle High School DARDANELLE B- 68
12 Piggott High School PIGGOTT B- 68
13 Lee High School MARIANNA B- 68
14 Booneville High School BOONEVILLE B- 68
15 Lavaca Middle School LAVACA B- 68
16 Riverview Junior High School SEARCY B- 68
17 Brinkley High School BRINKLEY B- 68
18 Nemo Vista High School CENTER RIDGE B- 68
19 Lakeside Middle School LAKE VILLAGE B- 67
20 Guy-Perkins Elementary School GUY B- 66
21 Caddo Hills High School NORMAN B- 66
22 Midland High School PLEASANT PLAINS B- 66
23 Foreman High School FOREMAN B- 66
24 Flightline Upper Academy LRAFB B- 66
25 Maumelle Middle School MAUMELLE B- 65
26 Thirty-Fourth Ave. Elem. Sch. PINE BLUFF B- 65
27 Melbourne High School MELBOURNE B- 65
28 Booneville Jr High School BOONEVILLE B- 65
29 Wonderview High School HATTIEVILLE B- 65
30 Nevada High School ROSSTON B- 65
31 Bradford High School BRADFORD B- 65
32 Kirby High School KIRBY B- 65
33 Elgin B Milton Primary School Ozark C+ 64
34 Cedar Ridge High School NEWARK C+ 64
35 Paris Middle School PARIS C+ 64
36 Hampton Elementary School HAMPTON C+ 64
37 Lafayette County High School STAMPS C+ 64
38 Izard Co. Cons. High School BROCKWELL C+ 64
39 Haas Hall Academy Jones Center SPRINGDALE C+ 64
40 Oark Elementary School OARK C+ 64
41 Heber Springs High School HEBER SPRINGS C+ 63
42 Hermitage Elementary School HERMITAGE C+ 63
43 Scranton High School SCRANTON C+ 63
44 Hermitage High School HERMITAGE C+ 63
45 Nichols Intermediate Academy LITTLE ROCK C+ 63
46 Portland Elementary School PORTLAND C+ 63
47 Weiner Elementary WEINER C+ 63
48 Huntsville Intermediate Sch HUNTSVILLE C+ 62
49 Mcgehee High School MCGEHEE C+ 62
50 Atkins High School ATKINS C+ 62

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best public schools in Arkansas? ▼

The top-rated school in Arkansas is Guy-Perkins High School in GUY with a quality score of 79/100 (grade B+). Rankings are based on student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted programs, and attendance rates from NCES data.

How are school quality scores calculated? ▼

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data across 4 metrics: student-teacher ratio (lower is better, national avg ~16:1), counselor availability (ASCA recommends 250:1), gifted program availability, and chronic absenteeism rate (lower is better). This measures school resources, not test scores.

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Methodology

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio, school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates. Schools must have at least 50 students and data for one or more metrics. This measures resource quality, not test scores. Higher scores indicate smaller class sizes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.