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Towns with the best schools in Arkansas

Ranked by our Schools score out of 100, which is based on how many high-school students take AP, IB or college classes, how many students miss a lot of school, the graduation rate and class size, for the public schools in the town. Of the 153 towns in Arkansas with 1,000 or more people, these are the top 25.

Greenwood ranks first with a score of 80. Nashville and Paris follow, with 76 and 75. Scores compare each town with all 27,850 towns we track across the US.

RankTownScore High-school students in AP or IB classesHigh-school students taking college classes Population
1 Greenwood 80 14.2%39.9% 9,616
2 Nashville 76 18.2%11.4% 4,063
3 Paris 75 10.4%27.4% 3,284
4 Cave City 73 10.5%19.8% 2,090
5 Danville 72 0.0%29.3% 2,289
6 Melbourne 72 10.6%27.2% 2,263
7 Hampton 71 10.0%12.0% 1,037
8 McGehee 71 11.8%44.1% 3,666
9 Lake City 70 11.6%32.9% 2,531
10 Pocahontas 70 25.4%30.3% 7,538
11 Morrilton 70 13.1%13.9% 7,080
12 Foreman 70 13.0%13.0% 1,044
13 Centerton 69 29.5%12.6% 21,920
14 Booneville 68 20.9%8.6% 3,798
15 Bentonville 68 42.2%15.7% 58,249
16 Walnut Ridge 68 34.2%14.0% 5,434
17 Marshall 68 8.6%42.9% 1,196
18 Marmaduke 68 7.8%16.6% 1,240
19 Prairie Grove 67 33.8%0.2% 7,798
20 Stuttgart 67 14.5%33.2% 7,903
21 Charleston 66 11.5%16.8% 2,646
22 Atkins 66 10.1%13.2% 2,877
23 Dover 66 18.4%25.9% 1,795
24 Corning 65 14.1%14.1% 3,134
25 Heber Springs 65 4.0%15.7% 7,161

This is not a test-score ranking, and graduation rates are from 2018 or 2019. Only towns with a high school of their own are listed, and a town does not show up when its students go to school elsewhere. Only towns with 1,000 or more people are ranked. Scores compare each town with all towns we track. See how we score towns and where the figures come from. These are estimates, so check official sources before you decide.

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