Best Schools for Low-income Students in Arkansas (2026)

These are the Arkansas public schools where low-income students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested low-income students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.

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Elementary schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	HUGH GOODWIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL El Dorado	67%	77%	198	A+
2	BISMARCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bismarck	62%	82%	104	A+
3	GREENBRIER WOOSTER ELEMENTARY Greenbrier	62%	82%	69	A+
4	CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL North Little Rock	67%	72%	228	A+
5	WESTBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Benton	55%	85%	31	A
6	GENOA CENTRAL ELEM. SCHOOL Texarkana	62%	77%	106	A+
7	COOPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bella Vista	67%	72%	94	A+
8	POTTSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Pottsville	52%	82%	65	A+
9	PORTLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Portland	65%	65%	33	A
10	JANIE DARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Rogers	65%	65%	43	A+
11	GREENBRIER EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY Greenbrier	57%	72%	89	A+
12	GREENBRIER SPRINGHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Greenbrier	62%	67%	87	A+
13	MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Marshall	55%	75%	36	A
14	CENTER VALLEY ELEM. SCHOOL Russellville	62%	67%	62	A+
15	DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Dover	52%	72%	129	A+
16	FOREST HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Harrison	62%	62%	75	A
17	GIBBS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Little Rock	57%	67%	80	A+
18	EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Rogers	52%	72%	130	A+
19	GREENBRIER WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY Greenbrier	57%	67%	83	A+
20	WILLOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bentonville	55%	65%	36	A+
21	WOODROW CUMMINS ELEMENTARY SCH Conway	45%	75%	55	A+
22	CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOO Conway	52%	67%	112	A+
23	GREEN FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Green Forest	52%	67%	85	B+
24	SKYLINE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Harrison	52%	67%	106	A
25	OLD WIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Rogers	52%	67%	209	B+

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	PARK MAGNET AN IB PYP WORLD CLASS SCHOOL Hot Springs	72%	82%	138	A+
2	TAYLOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Taylor	65%	75%	52	A+
3	MCCRORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Mccrory	67%	67%	111	A+
4	CROSS COUNTY ELE TECH ACADEMY Cherry Valley	62%	72%	177	A+
5	BISMARCK MIDDLE SCHOOL Bismarck	57%	72%	206	A+
6	SALEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Salem	57%	72%	191	A+
7	DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Des Arc	57%	72%	121	A+
8	ARMOREL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Armorel	55%	75%	60	A+
9	COUNTY LINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Branch	52%	72%	115	A+
10	MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Melbourne	52%	72%	136	A+
11	GREENBRIER MIDDLE SCHOOL Greenbrier	57%	67%	211	A+
12	POTTSVILLE MIDDLE GRADE Pottsville	57%	67%	183	A+
13	JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE FLIGHTLINE ACADEMY Lrafb	55%	65%	40	A+
14	BRIGHT FIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL Bentonville	55%	65%	39	A+
15	CLINTON JR HIGH SCHOOL Clinton	62%	57%	297	A
16	EUREKA SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL Eureka Springs	57%	62%	136	A+
17	WEINER ELEMENTARY Weiner	65%	55%	58	A
18	MAMMOTH SPRING ELEM. SCHOOL Mammoth Spring	52%	67%	147	A
19	RURAL SPECIAL ELEM. SCHOOL Fox	55%	65%	42	A+
20	INTERNATIONAL STUDIES MAGNET Jonesboro	59%	59%	391	A
21	RICHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL West Memphis	50%	67%	329	A
22	DEQUEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL Dequeen	52%	62%	269	A
23	RIVERSIDE WEST ELEM. SCHOOL Lake City	52%	62%	90	A+
24	COSSATOT RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Wickes	57%	57%	185	B+
25	BERGMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL Harrison	57%	57%	207	A+

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	HAAS HALL ACADEMY AT THE LANE Rogers	90%	90%	24	A+
2	HAAS HALL ACADEMY Fayetteville	90%	70%	22	A+
3	HAAS HALL ACADEMY JONES CENTER Springdale	70%	70%	30	A
4	TIMBO HIGH SCHOOL Timbo	65%	55%	52	B+
5	TAYLOR HIGH SCHOOL Taylor	65%	55%	43	A+
6	FAYETTEVILLE VIRTUAL ACADEMY DISTRICT CONVERSION CHARTER SCH Fayetteville	65%	50%	31	A+
7	ALPENA HIGH SCHOOL Alpena	57%	52%	91	A+
8	BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL Bismarck	62%	47%	92	A+
9	CALICO ROCK HIGH SCHOOL Calico Rock	57%	52%	72	A+
10	DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL Des Arc	57%	52%	113	A+
11	SALEM HIGH SCHOOL Salem	57%	47%	175	A+
12	COUNTY LINE HIGH SCHOOL Branch	57%	47%	102	A+
13	CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL Clinton	57%	47%	209	A+
14	ARKANSAS ARTS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL Rogers	57%	47%	96	A
15	DON TYSON SCHOOL OF INNOVATION Springdale	56%	47%	466	A+
16	LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL Sherwood	52%	47%	63	A+
17	GREENBRIER HIGH SCHOOL Greenbrier	52%	47%	86	A+
18	MAUMELLE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL Maumelle	47%	52%	68	A
19	RURAL SPECIAL HIGH SCHOOL Fox	55%	45%	46	B+
20	OMAHA HIGH SCHOOL Omaha	52%	47%	82	A+
21	NORFORK HIGH SCHOOL Norfork	52%	47%	107	A
22	VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL Valley Springs	55%	45%	43	A+
23	TUCKERMAN HIGH SCHOOL Tuckerman	57%	37%	128	A+
24	ROGERS NEW TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL Rogers	57%	37%	213	A+
25	GRAVETTE HIGH SCHOOL Gravette	52%	42%	125	A

Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology

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