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Arkansas

222 public school districts — browse by rating, county, or enter your zip code for instant results.

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Benton County
9 districts
White County
8 districts
Craighead County
8 districts
Garland County
7 districts
Washington County
7 districts
Faulkner County
6 districts
Mississippi County
5 districts
Pope County
5 districts
Crawford County
5 districts
Union County
4 districts
Hot Spring County
4 districts
Pulaski County
4 districts
Lonoke County
4 districts
Cleburne County
4 districts
Independence County
4 districts
Lawrence County
4 districts
Boone County
4 districts
Logan County
4 districts
Sebastian County
4 districts
Jefferson County
3 districts
Saline County
3 districts
Howard County
3 districts
Pike County
3 districts
Polk County
3 districts
Van Buren County
3 districts
Yell County
3 districts
Conway County
3 districts
Crittenden County
3 districts
Phillips County
3 districts
Poinsett County
3 districts
Greene County
3 districts
Clay County
3 districts
Izard County
3 districts
Fulton County
3 districts
Baxter County
3 districts
Carroll County
3 districts
Franklin County
3 districts
Johnson County
3 districts
Desha County
2 districts
Bradley County
2 districts
Ashley County
2 districts
Ouachita County
2 districts
Clark County
2 districts
Nevada County
2 districts
Columbia County
2 districts
Hempstead County
2 districts
Little River County
2 districts
Sevier County
2 districts
Miller County
2 districts
Montgomery County
2 districts
Perry County
2 districts
Arkansas County
2 districts
Jackson County
2 districts
Woodruff County
2 districts
Prairie County
2 districts
Monroe County
2 districts
Grant County
2 districts
St. Francis County
2 districts
Cross County
2 districts
Randolph County
2 districts
Sharp County
2 districts
Marion County
2 districts
Newton County
2 districts
Searcy County
2 districts
Scott County
2 districts
Chicot County
1 district
Lincoln County
1 district
Cleveland County
1 district
Drew County
1 district
Dallas County
1 district
Calhoun County
1 district
Lafayette County
1 district
Stone County
1 district
Lee County
1 district
Tipton County
1 district
Madison County
1 district
All Arkansas School Districts 222 districts, sorted by rating
DistrictCityRatingZip Codes
Bentonville Public SchoolsBentonville10/10  Excellent · 99th pct4
Bentonville School DistrictBentonville10/10  Excellent · 99th pct1
Bismarck Public SchoolsBismarck10/10  Excellent · 99th pct1
Greenbrier School DistrictGreenbrier10/10  Excellent · 99th pct2
Pottsville Public SchoolsPottsville10/10  Excellent · 99th pct1
Valley View School DistrictJonesboro10/10  Excellent · 99th pct1
Bryant Public SchoolsAlexander10/10  Excellent · 98th pct4
County Line School DistrictBranch10/10  Excellent · 98th pct2
Des Arc Public SchoolsBiscoe10/10  Excellent · 98th pct4
Fayetteville Public SchoolsFayetteville10/10  Excellent · 98th pct1
Greenwood School DistrictFort Smith10/10  Excellent · 98th pct4
Harrison School DistrictHarrison10/10  Excellent · 98th pct2
Heber Springs School DistrictHeber Springs10/10  Excellent · 98th pct2
Melbourne School DistrictGuion10/10  Excellent · 98th pct5
Salem School DistrictCamp10/10  Excellent · 98th pct4
Jackson County School DistrictGrubbs10/10  Excellent · 96th pct3
Lakeside School DistrictLakeside10/10  Excellent · 96th pct2
Bergman School DistrictBergman10/10  Excellent · 93th pct1
Brookland School DistrictJonesboro10/10  Excellent · 93th pct2
Cabot Public SchoolsAustin10/10  Excellent · 93th pct3
Conway Public SchoolsConway10/10  Excellent · 93th pct3
Emerson-Taylor-Bradley School DistrictEmerson-Taylor-Bradley10/10  Excellent · 93th pct3
Farmington School DistrictFayetteville10/10  Excellent · 93th pct2
Gravette School DistrictBella Vista10/10  Excellent · 93th pct5
Viola School DistrictBexar10/10  Excellent · 93th pct5
Charleston School DistrictCharleston10/10  Excellent · 91th pct1
De Queen School DistrictDe Queen10/10  Excellent · 91th pct3
McCrory School DistrictMc Crory10/10  Excellent · 91th pct2
Norfork SchoolsNorfork10/10  Excellent · 91th pct1
Russellville SchoolsRussellville10/10  Excellent · 91th pct3
Searcy School DistrictLetona10/10  Excellent · 91th pct2
Manila School DistrictWest Ridge9/10  Excellent · 89th pct3
Mountain View School DistrictFox9/10  Excellent · 89th pct8
Nemo Vista School DistrictCenter Ridge9/10  Excellent · 89th pct1
Rogers Public SchoolsGarfield9/10  Excellent · 89th pct3
Rogers School DistrictRogers9/10  Excellent · 89th pct1
Scranton School DistrictScranton9/10  Excellent · 89th pct1
Vilonia School DistrictVilonia9/10  Excellent · 89th pct1
Atkins Public SchoolsAtkins9/10  Excellent · 87th pct1
Buffalo Island Central School DistrictBlack Oak9/10  Excellent · 87th pct3
Cross County School DistrictCherry Valley9/10  Excellent · 87th pct3
Dardanelle Public SchoolsDardanelle9/10  Excellent · 87th pct2
Lake Hamilton School DistrictPearcy9/10  Excellent · 87th pct2
Lavaca Public SchoolsCecil9/10  Excellent · 87th pct2
Mammoth Spring SchoolsMammoth Spring9/10  Excellent · 87th pct1
Mount Vernon-Enola School DistrictEnola9/10  Excellent · 87th pct2
Mountain Home School DistrictGamaliel9/10  Excellent · 87th pct6
Nashville School DistrictNashville9/10  Excellent · 87th pct1
Ouachita School DistrictDonaldson9/10  Excellent · 87th pct2
Prairie Grove School DistrictPrairie Grove9/10  Excellent · 87th pct1
Searcy County School DistrictHarriet9/10  Excellent · 87th pct3
Southside School DistrictRosie9/10  Excellent · 87th pct1
DeWitt School DistrictAlmyra9/10  Excellent · 84th pct9
Fountain Lake School DistrictHot Springs Village9/10  Excellent · 84th pct2
Gosnell School DistrictDell9/10  Excellent · 84th pct1
Sheridan School DistrictGrapevine9/10  Excellent · 84th pct5
White Hall School DistrictWhite Hall9/10  Excellent · 84th pct3
Alma School DistrictAlma9/10  Excellent · 82th pct3
Beebe School DistrictBeebe9/10  Excellent · 82th pct4
Gentry Public SchoolsGentry9/10  Excellent · 82th pct1
Glen Rose School DistrictTraskwood9/10  Excellent · 82th pct1
Harmony Grove School DistrictHarmony Grove9/10  Excellent · 82th pct1
Highland School DistrictWilliford9/10  Excellent · 82th pct4
Hillcrest School DistrictLynn9/10  Excellent · 82th pct5
Mena Public SchoolsHatfield9/10  Excellent · 82th pct1
Ozark School DistrictAltus9/10  Excellent · 82th pct2
Pangburn School DistrictPangburn9/10  Excellent · 82th pct1
Paragould School DistrictBeech Grove9/10  Excellent · 82th pct2
Pea Ridge School DistrictPea Ridge9/10  Excellent · 82th pct1
Quitman School DistrictQuitman9/10  Excellent · 82th pct1
Riverside School DistrictCaraway9/10  Excellent · 82th pct2
East End School DistrictBigelow8/10  Good · 80th pct2
Elkins School DistrictFayetteville8/10  Good · 80th pct1
Fouke School DistrictFouke8/10  Good · 80th pct2
Jessieville School DistrictJessieville8/10  Good · 80th pct1
Mount Ida School DistrictMount Ida8/10  Good · 80th pct3
Ouachita River School DistrictMena8/10  Good · 80th pct3
Paris School DistrictNew Blaine8/10  Good · 80th pct3
Poyen School DistrictPoyen8/10  Good · 80th pct1
Siloam Springs SchoolsSiloam Springs8/10  Good · 80th pct2
South Pike County School DistrictAntoine8/10  Good · 80th pct4
Van Buren School DistrictVan Buren8/10  Good · 80th pct1
Batesville School DistrictBatesville8/10  Good · 78th pct3
Cleveland County School DistrictCleveland8/10  Good · 78th pct3
Concord Public SchoolsWilburn8/10  Good · 78th pct5
Foreman School DistrictForeman8/10  Good · 78th pct1
Fort Smith Public SchoolsFort Smith8/10  Good · 78th pct4
Greene County Technical School DistrictDelaplaine8/10  Good · 78th pct2
Perryville School DistrictAdona8/10  Good · 78th pct2
Barton-Lexa School DistrictLexa8/10  Good · 73th pct2
Berryville Public SchoolsBerryville8/10  Good · 73th pct1
Cedarville School DistrictCedarville8/10  Good · 73th pct3
Centerpoint School DistrictAmity8/10  Good · 73th pct2
Corning Public SchoolsBiggers8/10  Good · 73th pct8
Cossatot River School DistrictCove8/10  Good · 73th pct5
Dierks School DistrictDierks8/10  Good · 73th pct3
Flippin School DistrictBull Shoals8/10  Good · 73th pct3
Hackett Public SchoolsHackett8/10  Good · 73th pct3
Hoxie School DistrictAlicia8/10  Good · 73th pct3
Izard Cty Consolidated SchoolsHorseshoe Bend8/10  Good · 73th pct6
Lamar School DistrictHagarville8/10  Good · 73th pct3
Mansfield School DistrictHuntington8/10  Good · 73th pct2
Palestine-Wheatley School DistrictGoodwin8/10  Good · 73th pct3
Piggott School DistrictPiggott8/10  Good · 73th pct3
Rose Bud School DistrictRomance8/10  Good · 73th pct2
Shirley School DistrictFairfield Bay8/10  Good · 73th pct2
South Conway County School DistrictMenifee8/10  Good · 73th pct4
South Side-Bee Branch School DistrictBee Branch8/10  Good · 73th pct2
Springdale School DistrictSpringdale8/10  Good · 73th pct2
Westside Consolidated School DistrictBono8/10  Good · 73th pct3
Wonderview School DistrictCleveland8/10  Good · 73th pct4
Wynne Public SchoolsParkin8/10  Good · 73th pct2
Yellville-Summit School DistrictPeel8/10  Good · 73th pct2
Ashdown School DistrictAshdown8/10  Good · 71th pct5
Booneville School DistrictBooneville8/10  Good · 71th pct1
Guy-Perkins SchoolsGuy8/10  Good · 71th pct1
Harrisburg School DistrictFisher8/10  Good · 71th pct3
Jasper School DistrictJasper8/10  Good · 71th pct6
Lincoln School DistrictCanehill8/10  Good · 71th pct4
Mulberry School DistrictMulberry8/10  Good · 71th pct1
Pocahontas School DistrictPocahontas8/10  Good · 71th pct1
West Side School DistrictEdgemont8/10  Good · 71th pct3
Tipton County School DistrictFrenchmans Bayou8/10  Good1
Arkadelphia School DistrictArkadelphia7/10  Good · 67th pct4
Bay School DistrictBay7/10  Good · 67th pct1
Hamburg School DistrictHamburg7/10  Good · 67th pct6
Mayflower School DistrictMayflower7/10  Good · 67th pct1
Pulaski County Special School DistrictCollege Station7/10  Good · 67th pct14
Smackover-Norphlet School DistrictSmackover-Norphlet7/10  Good · 67th pct5
Horatio School DistrictHoratio7/10  Good2
Carlisle School DistrictCarlisle6/10  Average · 60th pct2
Hazen School DistrictDe Valls Bluff6/10  Average · 60th pct3
Hector School DistrictTilly6/10  Average · 60th pct3
Kirby School DistrictGlenwood6/10  Average · 60th pct2
Lead Hill School DistrictDiamond City6/10  Average · 60th pct2
Magazine SchoolsBlue Mountain6/10  Average · 60th pct2
Magnolia School DistrictMagnolia6/10  Average · 60th pct3
Rector School DistrictGreenway6/10  Average · 60th pct2
El Dorado School DistrictEl Dorado6/10  Average · 58th pct1
Green Forest School DistrictAlpena6/10  Average · 58th pct3
Huntsville School DistrictCombs6/10  Average · 58th pct8
Cedar Ridge School DistrictThida6/10  Average · 56th pct7
Fordyce School DistrictFordyce6/10  Average · 56th pct2
Greenland Public SchoolsWest Fork6/10  Average · 56th pct2
Hot Springs School DistrictHot Springs National Park6/10  Average · 56th pct1
Jonesboro Public SchoolsState University6/10  Average · 56th pct1
Lonoke School DistrictLonoke6/10  Average · 56th pct1
Marmaduke School DistrictLafe6/10  Average · 56th pct2
Nettleton School DistrictJonesboro6/10  Average · 56th pct1
Stuttgart School DistrictCasscoe6/10  Average · 56th pct2
Two Rivers School DistrictCasa6/10  Average · 56th pct9
Blevins School DistrictBlevins6/10  Average · 53th pct3
Rivercrest School DistrictBassett6/10  Average · 53th pct7
Sloan-Hendrix School DistrictImboden6/10  Average · 53th pct3
Texarkana School DistrictTexarkana6/10  Average · 53th pct1
Trumann SchoolsTrumann6/10  Average · 53th pct1
White County Central School DistrictJudsonia6/10  Average · 53th pct1
Bald Knob School DistrictBald Knob6/10  Average · 51th pct2
Bearden School DistrictBearden6/10  Average · 51th pct2
Little Rock School DistrictLittle Rock5/10  Average · 49th pct9
Riverview School DistrictHigginson5/10  Average · 49th pct3
Bradford School DistrictBradford5/10  Average · 47th pct1
Crossett School DistrictCrossett5/10  Average · 47th pct1
Cutter-Morning Star School DistrictHot Springs National Park5/10  Average · 47th pct1
Maynard School DistrictMaynard5/10  Average · 47th pct2
Newport School DistrictAmagon5/10  Average · 47th pct5
Warren School DistrictWarren5/10  Average · 44th pct2
England School DistrictEngland5/10  Average · 42th pct2
McGehee School DistrictMcGehee5/10  Average · 42th pct5
Hermitage School DistrictHermitage4/10  Below Average · 40th pct2
Malvern Special School DistrictMalvern Special4/10  Below Average · 40th pct3
Decatur School DistrictDecatur4/10  Below Average · 36th pct1
Drew Central School DistrictDrew Central4/10  Below Average · 36th pct2
Nevada School DistrictNevada4/10  Below Average · 36th pct3
Prescott School DistrictPrescott4/10  Below Average · 31th pct2
Dumas School DistrictDumas3/10  Below Average · 29th pct4
Marion School DistrictClarkedale3/10  Below Average · 29th pct5
Star City School DistrictStar3/10  Below Average · 29th pct3
Hampton School DistrictHampton3/10  Below Average · 24th pct2
West Memphis School DistrictWest Memphis3/10  Below Average · 24th pct5
Deer/Mount Judea School DistrictDeer3/10  Below Average · 22th pct5
Hope School DistrictHope3/10  Below Average · 22th pct2
Junction City School DistrictJunction2/10  Poor · 20th pct1
Brinkley School DistrictBrinkley2/10  Poor · 18th pct2
Gurdon School DistrictGurdon2/10  Poor · 18th pct3
Westside School DistrictCoal Hill2/10  Poor · 18th pct2
Camden Fairview School DistrictCamden Fairview2/10  Poor · 16th pct3
Midland School DistrictFloral2/10  Poor · 16th pct2
Mineral Springs School DistrictMineral Springs2/10  Poor · 13th pct4
Mountain Pine School DistrictMountain Pine2/10  Poor · 13th pct1
Osceola School DistrictDriver2/10  Poor · 11th pct1
Watson Chapel School DistrictWatson Chapel2/10  Poor · 11th pct1
Lafayette County School DistrictLafayette1/10  Poor · 9th pct4
Blytheville School DistrictBlytheville1/10  Poor · 7th pct1
Clarendon School DistrictClarendon1/10  Poor · 7th pct4
Dermott School DistrictDermott1/10  Poor · 7th pct1
Forrest City School DistrictCaldwell1/10  Poor · 4th pct5
Helena-West Helena School DistrictHelena1/10  Poor · 4th pct2
Strong School DistrictStrong1/10  Poor · 4th pct2
Pine Bluff School DistrictPine Bluff1/10  Poor · 2th pct7
Lee County School DistrictAubrey1/10  Poor · 1th pct6
Marvell School DistrictCrumrod1/10  Poor · 1th pct9
Augusta School DistrictAugustaNot rated3
Bauxite School DistrictBauxiteNot rated2
Caddo Hills School DistrictCaddo GapNot rated2
Calico Rock School DistrictCalico RockNot rated4
Cave City School DistrictCave CityNot rated2
Clarksville School DistrictClarksvilleNot rated1
Clinton School DistrictChoctawNot rated4
Cotter School DistrictCotterNot rated2
Dover School DistrictDoverNot rated1
Earle School DistrictEarleNot rated1
East Poinsett County School DistrictLepantoNot rated4
Eureka Springs School DistrictEureka SpringsNot rated2
Jacksonville North Pulaski School DistrictJacksonvilleNot rated2
Lawrence County School DistrictBlack RockNot rated4
Mountainburg SchoolsChesterNot rated2
North Little Rock School DistrictNorth Little RockNot rated2
Omaha School DistrictOmahaNot rated1
Ozark Mountain School DistrictEvertonNot rated8
Waldron School DistrictHarveyNot rated4
Western Yell County School DistrictBellevilleNot rated3

School Districts in Arkansas

Arkansas is home to 222 public school districts serving approximately 492,841 students across 615+ zip codes. The average district rating statewide is 7/10, based on state reading and math assessment proficiency (NCES EDFacts, 2017–18 — the most recent district-level federal collection we have processed), ranked against other districts in the same state. Directory data (enrollment, schools, contacts) is NCES CCD 2024–25.

Top-rated districts in Arkansas include Bentonville Public Schools, Bentonville School District, Bismarck Public Schools, and 2 more top-rated districts. Use the table above to sort and compare all districts, or click any district name to view its full profile including assigned schools, enrollment, and spending data.

Finding Your District in Arkansas

School district boundaries in Arkansas are determined by your residential address, not just your city or zip code. In some areas, a single zip code spans multiple districts, or a district may serve students across several zip codes. The most reliable way to confirm your district is to enter your exact zip code in the search tool above.

Why School Districts Matter for Homebuyers

In Arkansas, as across the country, school district quality is one of the top three factors homebuyers cite when choosing a neighborhood. Homes in higher-rated districts often command a premium of 5–25% compared to similar homes in adjacent districts. Whether you're buying, renting, or planning a move, understanding which school district serves your address is an essential first step.

Frequently Asked Questions
How many school districts are in Arkansas?
Arkansas has 222 public school districts covering 615+ zip codes and serving an estimated 492,841 students. The statewide average district rating is 7/10 based on state assessment data.
How do I find my school district in Arkansas?
Enter your 5-digit zip code in the search box above to instantly find your Arkansas school district, including ratings, enrollment, and assigned elementary, middle, and high schools.
What is the best school district in Arkansas?
The table above is sorted by rating (highest first). Districts rated 9–10/10 are top-tier based on state reading and math proficiency. Click any district name to view its full profile.
Can I search by address instead of zip code?
Yes — on any district page, enter a full street address in the search box and it will resolve to the correct zip code automatically.
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