Best public schools in Fort Smith, AR

29 public schools in Fort Smith: 17 elementary · 4 middle · 6 high · 2 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

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Elementary schools

17 schools in Fort Smith, best first

JOHN P. WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 92.2

Fort Smith School District · Grades PK-5 · 505 students

ELA 61%Math 59%Science 56%

#40 of 504 in Arkansas

CAVANAUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 84.4

Fort Smith School District · Grades PK-5 · 298 students

ELA 47%Math 60%Science 51%

#79 of 504 in Arkansas

ELMER H. COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 77.7

Fort Smith School District · Grades PK-5 · 494 students

ELA 52%Math 48%Science 46%

#113 of 504 in Arkansas

BALLMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 68.6

Fort Smith School District · Grades PK-5 · 284 students

ELA 44%Math 46%Science 42%

#159 of 504 in Arkansas

RAYMOND F. ORR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 58.4

Fort Smith School District · Grades K-5 · 309 students

ELA 40%Math 42%Science 38%

#210 of 504 in Arkansas

BONNEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 57.3

Fort Smith School District · Grades PK-5 · 290 students

ELA 41%Math 40%Science 38%

#215 of 504 in Arkansas

EUPER LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 56.2

Fort Smith School District · Grades PK-5 · 401 students

ELA 41%Math 43%Science 32%

#221 of 504 in Arkansas

FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 40.2

Fort Smith School District · Grades PK-5 · 491 students

ELA 37%Math 31%Science 29%

#302 of 504 in Arkansas

BEARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 31.2

Fort Smith School District · Grades PK-5 · 287 students

ELA 26%Math 34%Science 28%

#347 of 504 in Arkansas

HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 30.7

Fort Smith School District · Grades PK-5 · 253 students

ELA 31%Math 29%Science 22%

#350 of 504 in Arkansas

SUNNYMEDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 21.9

Fort Smith School District · Grades PK-5 · 503 students

ELA 24%Math 25%Science 25%

#394 of 504 in Arkansas

SPRADLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 20.7

Fort Smith School District · Grades PK-5 · 294 students

ELA 23%Math 24%Science 25%

#400 of 504 in Arkansas

CARNALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 18.9

Fort Smith School District · Grades PK-5 · 203 students

ELA 26%Math 19%Science 20%

#409 of 504 in Arkansas

PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 18.0

Fort Smith School District · Grades PK-5 · 359 students

ELA 24%Math 22%Science 18%

#414 of 504 in Arkansas

SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 13.6

Fort Smith School District · Grades PK-5 · 416 students

ELA 22%Math 18%Science 16%

#436 of 504 in Arkansas

HARRY C. MORRISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 12.8

Fort Smith School District · Grades PK-5 · 418 students

ELA 18%Math 20%Science 20%

#440 of 504 in Arkansas

TILLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 9.4

Fort Smith School District · Grades PK-5 · 341 students

ELA 18%Math 16%Science 15%

#457 of 504 in Arkansas

Middle schools

4 schools in Fort Smith, best first

L. A. CHAFFIN MIDDLE SCHOOL 91.2

Fort Smith School District · Grades 6-8 · 691 students

ELA 48%Math 55%Science 53%

#17 of 187 in Arkansas

RAMSEY MIDDLE SCHOOL 52.7

Fort Smith School District · Grades 6-8 · 808 students

ELA 34%Math 35%Science 37%

#89 of 187 in Arkansas

WILLIAM O. DARBY MIDDLE SCHOOL 33.4

Fort Smith School District · Grades 6-8 · 720 students

ELA 29%Math 29%Science 30%

#125 of 187 in Arkansas

DORA KIMMONS MIDDLE SCHOOL 15.8

Fort Smith School District · Grades 6-8 · 800 students

ELA 18%Math 24%Science 19%

#158 of 187 in Arkansas

High schools

6 schools in Fort Smith

HAAS HALL ACADEMY FORT SMITH 97.9

Haas Hall Academy · Grades 7-12 · Charter · 67 students

ELA 83%Math 65%Science 91%

#3 of 121 in Arkansas

FUTURE SCHOOL OF FORT SMITH —

Future School of Fort Smith · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 219 students

INSTITUTE FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS SCHOOL —

Institute for the Creative Arts · Grades 9-12 · Charter

NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL —

Fort Smith School District · Grades 9-12 · 2,253 students

SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL —

Fort Smith School District · Grades 9-12 · 1,970 students

WESTERN ARKANSAS TECHNICAL CENTER —

Westark Technical Center · Grades 9-12 · 0 students

No published test results

Combined schools

2 schools in Fort Smith, best first

FORT SMITH VIRTUAL ACADEMY 36.5

Fort Smith School District · Grades 6-12 · Charter · 133 students

ELA 28%Math 11%Science 30%

#17 of 26 in Arkansas

BELLE POINT ALTERNATIVE CENTER 1.9

Fort Smith School District · Grades 6-12 · 73 students

#26 of 26 in Arkansas

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