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Public School Review - Established 2003

Best Public Elementary Schools in Arkansas (2026)

The top-ranked public elementary schools in Arkansas are Root Elementary School, Baker Elementary School and Bright Field Middle School. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top-ranked public elementary schools are Bentonville, Greenbrier and Bryant.
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in Arkansas is 39%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 40%.

Top-Ranked Public Elementary Schools in Arkansas (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Root Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 80-84% (Top 1%)
Reading: 75-79% (Top 1%)
Grades: K-4
1529 Mission Blvd
Fayetteville, AR 72701
(479) 444-3075
Rank: #22.
Baker Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 75-79% (Top 1%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-5
15001 Kanis Road
Little Rock, AR 72223
(501) 228-3250
Rank: #33.
Bright Field Middle School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 77% (Top 1%)
Reading: 80% (Top 1%)
Grades: 5-6
5101 Sw Bright Road
Bentonville, AR 72713
(479) 418-7200
Rank: #44.
Greenbrier Wooster Elementary School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 78% (Top 1%)
Reading: 70-74% (Top 1%)
Grades: K-5
9 Church Circle
Greenbrier, AR 72058
(501) 679-3334
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Don Roberts Elementary School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 77% (Top 1%)
Reading: 72% (Top 1%)
Grades: K-5
16601 La Marche Drive
Little Rock, AR 72223
(501) 447-8300
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Founders Classical Academies Of Arkansas Bentonville
Charter School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 83% (Top 1%)
Reading: 69% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-8
1302 Melissa Dr Ste 100
Bentonville, AR 72712
(479) 715-6676
Rank: #77.
Willowbrook Elementary School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 82% (Top 1%)
Reading: 69% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-4
1800 Sw Gator Boulevard
Bentonville, AR 72713
(479) 418-7300
Rank: #88.
Evening Star Elementary School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 77% (Top 1%)
Reading: 70% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-4
5303 Bright Road
Bentonville, AR 72713
(479) 360-7400
Rank: #99.
Janie Darr Elementary School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 79% (Top 1%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
6505 Mount Hebron Rd
Rogers, AR 72758
(479) 631-3553
Rank: #10 - 1310. - 13.
Emerson Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 75-79% (Top 1%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-6
508 West Main
Emerson, AR 71740
(870) 626-3306
Rank: #10 - 1310. - 13.
Genoa Central Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 75-79% (Top 1%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-3
12018 St Hwy 196
Texarkana, AR 71854
(870) 653-7501
Rank: #10 - 1310. - 13.
Jefferson Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 75-79% (Top 1%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
2600 N Mckinley
Little Rock, AR 72207
(501) 447-5000
Rank: #10 - 1310. - 13.
Taylor Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 75-79% (Top 1%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-6
506 East Pine
Taylor, AR 71861
(870) 626-3304
Rank: #1414.
Sugar Creek Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 75-79% (Top 1%)
Reading: 65% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-4
1102 Bella Vista Road
Bentonville, AR 72712
(479) 254-5790
Rank: #1515.
Vandergriff Elementary School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 76% (Top 5%)
Reading: 67% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-4
2900 N Salem Road
Fayetteville, AR 72703
(479) 527-3600
Rank: #1616.
Bellview Elementary School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 77% (Top 1%)
Reading: 63% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
5400 S Bellview Rd
Rogers, AR 72758
(479) 631-3605
Rank: #1717.
John P. Woods Elementary School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 72% (Top 5%)
Reading: 67% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
3201 Massard Rd
Fort Smith, AR 72903
(479) 452-5808
Rank: #1818.
Chenal Elementary School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 73% (Top 5%)
Reading: 65% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
21201 Denny Road
Little Rock, AR 72223
(501) 821-7450
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Maumelle Charter Elementary School
Charter School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Reading: 65% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-3
900 Edgewood Drive
Maumelle, AR 72113
(501) 803-0066
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Weiner Elementary School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 60-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 70-79% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-69% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-6
319 Garfield Street
Weiner, AR 72479
(870) 684-2252
Rank: #2121.
Mcnair Middle School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 67% (Top 10%)
Reading: 71% (Top 5%)
Grades: 5-6
3030 East Mission Blvd
Fayetteville, AR 72703
(479) 527-3660
Rank: #2222.
Gary E. Cobb Middle School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 74% (Top 5%)
Reading: 62% (Top 5%)
Grades: 4-6
11986 St Hwy 196
Texarkana, AR 71854
(870) 653-7571
Rank: #2323.
Forest Park Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 65-69% (Top 10%)
Reading: 65-69% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
1600 N. Tyler
Little Rock, AR 72207
(501) 447-4500
Rank: #2424.
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 70-74% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-4
810 Bella Vista Road
Bentonville, AR 72712
(479) 254-5860
Rank: #2525.
Julia Lee Moore Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 75-79% (Top 1%)
Reading: 55-59% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-4
1301 Country Club Rd
Conway, AR 72034
(501) 450-4830
Rank: #2626.
Sequoyah Elementary School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 71% (Top 5%)
Reading: 60-64% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-4
1601 West 12th Street
Russellville, AR 72801
(479) 968-2134
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Bernice Young Elementary School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 67% (Top 10%)
Reading: 66% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
301 Pippin Apple Circle
Springdale, AR 72762
(479) 750-8770
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Greenbrier Springhill Elementary School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 67% (Top 10%)
Reading: 66% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-5
91 Elliott Rd
Greenbrier, AR 72058
(501) 679-1030
Rank: #2929.
Carolyn Lewis Elementary School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 72% (Top 5%)
Reading: 59% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-4
1805 Military Rd
Conway, AR 72034
(501) 450-4835
Rank: #3030.
Cooper Elementary School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 68% (Top 10%)
Reading: 63% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-4
2 Blowing Springs Road
Bella Vista, AR 72714
(479) 696-3700
Rank: #3131.
Valley View Intermediate School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 65% (Top 10%)
Reading: 67% (Top 5%)
Grades: 3-6
5404 Yarbrough Drive
Jonesboro, AR 72404
(870) 935-6361
Rank: #3232.
Central Park At Morning Star
(Math: 72% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 72% (Top 5%)
Reading: 57% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-4
1400 Sw Liberty Avenue
Bentonville, AR 72713
(479) 696-3200
Rank: #3333.
Harrison Middle School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 66% (Top 10%)
Reading: 66% (Top 5%)
Grades: 5-8
1125 Goblin Dr
Harrison, AR 72601
(870) 741-8771
Rank: #3434.
Apple Glen Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 80-84% (Top 1%)
Reading: 54% (Top 20%)
Grades: K-4
1801 Ne Brave Lane
Bentonville, AR 72712
(479) 254-5580
Rank: #3535.
L. A. Chaffin Middle School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 66% (Top 10%)
Reading: 65% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
3025 Massard Rd
Fort Smith, AR 72903
(479) 452-2226
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