The ranking below is based on the percentage of schools within a town or city which have placed in the top 10% of all schools statewide.
A school's overall rank is based on its combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Schools are ranked and compared within their own state only.
Statewide Range: 21%
86%
Avg. Statewide: 46%
Top Ranked Cities With Best Public Schools in Arkansas (2025)
City
% of Schools in
Top 10% Statewide
Top 10% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
Rank: #11.
86%
(6 out of 7)
(6 out of 7)
- Greenbrier Wooster Elementary School
Rank: #18 of 997 (Top 1%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 70-74%) - Greenbrier Springhill Elementary School
Rank: #65 of 997 (Top 5%)
(Math: 71% | Reading: 66%) - Greenbrier Westside Elementary School
Rank: #108 of 997 (Top 5%)
(Math: 68% | Reading: 59%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Greenbrier, AR Schools
Rank: #22.
67%
(18 out of 27)
(18 out of 27)
- Haas Hall Bentonville
Rank: #2 of 997 (Top 1%)
(Math: 87% | Reading: 92%) - Bright Field Middle School
Rank: #13 of 997 (Top 1%)
(Math: 79% | Reading: 80%) - Founders Classical Academies Of Arkansas Bentonville
Rank: #21 of 997 (Top 1%)
(Math: 80% | Reading: 69%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Bentonville, AR Schools
Rank: #33.
40%
(4 out of 10)
(4 out of 10)
Rank: #44.
33%
(5 out of 15)
(5 out of 15)
- Eastside Elementary School
Rank: #154 of 997 (Top 10%)
(Math: 72% | Reading: 52%) - Magness Creek Elementary School
Rank: #184 of 997 (Top 10%)
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 50-54%) - Westside Elementary School
Rank: #184 of 997 (Top 10%)
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 50-54%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Cabot, AR Schools
Rank: #55.
32%
(6 out of 19)
(6 out of 19)
Rank: #66.
21%
(6 out of 28)
(6 out of 28)
- Haas Hall Academy At The Lane
Rank: #5 of 997 (Top 1%)
(Math: 83% | Reading: 85-89%) - Evening Star Elementary School
Rank: #23 of 997 (Top 1%)
(Math: 77% | Reading: 70%) - Janie Darr Elementary School
Rank: #28 of 997 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 65-69%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Rogers, AR Schools
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